Walsall vs Coventry: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 22, 2015 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Coventry?
Walsall won 2-1 on August 22, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 40′A. FordeWalsall
- 52′T. BradshawWalsall
- 56′J. MurphyCoventry
Official lineup for Walsall vs Coventry
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 9T. Bradshaw
- 2J. Demetriou
- 8S. Mantom
- 10R. Sawyers
- 12A. Forde
- 15Milan Lalkovič
- 3A. Taylor
- 4James O'Connor
- 6Paul Michael Downing
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 1N. Etheridge
Coventry
- 8Rúben Lameiras
- 9A. Armstrong
- 7J. Fleck
- 10J. Maddison
- 11J. O'Brien
- 2J. Willis
- 3C. Stokes
- 4Romain Vincelot
- 5Réda Johnson
- 18S. Ricketts
- 1L. Burge
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Coventry have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2015 | Rochdale(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Southend(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 4-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Oldham(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| May 3, 2015 | Bristol City(away) | 2-8 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2015 | Crewe(home) | 3-2 | League One |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Millwall(away) | 4-0 | League One |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Rochdale(away) | 2-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Wigan(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| May 3, 2015 | Crawley Town(away) | 2-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Walsall win, 1 draw, 4 Coventry wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2015 | Walsall 0-2 Coventry | League One |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Coventry 0-0 Walsall | League One |
| Mar 5, 2014 | Coventry 2-1 Walsall | League One |
| Oct 26, 2013 | Walsall 0-1 Coventry | League One |
| Apr 1, 2013 | Walsall 4-0 Coventry | League One |
| Dec 8, 2012 | Coventry 5-1 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.6 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Coventry score 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Coventry | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy