Walsall vs Macclesfield: result 0-1 and analysis
FA Cup1st RoundKick-off on November 5, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Macclesfield?
Macclesfield won 0-1 on November 5, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 23′John McCombeMacclesfield
Official lineup for Walsall vs Macclesfield
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 9S. Jackson
- 2J. Edwards
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 10E. Öztümer
- 18J. Ginnelly
- 44Franck Moussa
- 3S. Laird
- 5J. McCarthy
- 16M. Preston
- 32K. Toner
- 1N. Etheridge
Macclesfield
- 10J. Sampson
- 3David James Fitzpatrick
- 8P. Lewis
- 11Daniel Martin Rowe
- 23Danny Whitaker
- 2Andrew Thomas Halls
- 4N. Byrne
- 5George Pilkington
- 6John McCombe
- 14Kingsley Tyrone James
- 13C. Ross
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Macclesfield have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | Coventry(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Swindon Town(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Oct 18, 2016 | Gillingham(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Shrewsbury(home) | 3-2 | League One |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 2-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | Maidstone Utd(away) | 1-2 | National League |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Chester(home) | 0-0 | National League |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Dagenham & Redbridge(away) | 1-1 | National League |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Boreham Wood(home) | 0-2 | National League |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Barrow(away) | 1-1 | National League |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Macclesfield score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | 11/15 | 7/15 |
| Macclesfield | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 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