Walsall vs Plymouth: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 4, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Plymouth?
Walsall won 2-1 on August 4, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 40′R. EdwardsPlymouth
- 45′A. CookWalsall
- 64′L. LeahyWalsall
Official lineup for Walsall vs Plymouth
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 9A. Cook
- 16M. Ferrier
- 4G. Dobson
- 6N. Devlin
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 10Z. Ismail
- 11J. Ginnelly
- 3L. Leahy
- 5J. Guthrie
- 27J. Fitzwater
- 1L. Roberts
Plymouth
- 9R. Taylor
- 6Jamie Ness
- 8D. Fox
- 10G. Carey
- 11Rúben Lameiras
- 15C. Grant
- 2Joe Riley
- 5R. Edwards
- 23A. Smith-Brown
- 25S. Wootton
- 1M. Macey
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Plymouth have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2018 | Fleetwood Town(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| May 1, 2018 | Bradford(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Northampton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Scunthorpe(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 14, 2018 | AFC Wimbledon(home) | 2-3 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2018 | Gillingham(away) | 2-5 | League One |
| May 1, 2018 | Scunthorpe(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Rotherham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Apr 24, 2018 | Rochdale(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Northampton(away) | 0-2 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Walsall win, 0 draws, 1 Plymouth win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2018 | Plymouth 1-0 Walsall | League One |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Walsall 2-1 Plymouth | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 0.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Plymouth score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Plymouth | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Plymouth | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 23 |
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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