Walsall vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 15, 2011 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Preston?
Walsall won 1-0 on October 15, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 10′Alex NichollsWalsall
Official lineup for Walsall vs Preston
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
- 9W. Grigg
- 16Alex Nicholls
- 11K. Hurst
- 19Anton Peterlin
- 24Dave John Martin
- 2Darryl Westlake
- 3Mathew John Sadler
- 4A. Butler
- 6Emmanuele Gabriel Smith
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 1J. Walker
Preston
- 9J. Proctor
- 33Neil Mellor
- 4I. Ashbee
- 8P. Coutts
- 10Barry Nicholson
- 17P. Parry
- 22G. Alexander
- 3Conor Gerard McLaughlin
- 5C. Carlisle
- 12B. McLean
- 21Iain Turner
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Preston have 9, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2011 | Wycombe(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 4, 2011 | Rochdale(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 1, 2011 | Carlisle(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Colchester(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Scunthorpe(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2011 | Morecambe(away) | 2-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Oct 1, 2011 | Leyton Orient(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Sep 27, 2011 | Wycombe(away) | 4-3 | League One |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Tranmere(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Southampton(away) | 1-2 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 2.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
| Preston | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/14 | 9/14 |
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