Walsall vs Southend: result 0-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 16Kick-off on October 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Southend?
Southend won 0-1 on October 28, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 17′Simon CoxSouthend
Official lineup for Walsall vs Southend
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Walsall
3-4-1-2- 18T. Roberts
- 20A. Bakayoko
- 10E. Öztümer
- 15L. Kinsella
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 23S. Donnellan
- 5J. Guthrie
- 3L. Leahy
- 2J. Edwards
- 14J. Wilson
- 1M. Gillespie
Southend
4-4-2- 10Simon Cox
- 9M. Fortuné
- 18R. Leonard
- 24J. Demetriou
- 44J. Wright
- 4A. Wordsworth
- 7M. Kightly
- 8M. Timlin
- 48J. White
- 5A. Ferdinand
- 1M. Oxley
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats; Southend have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Doncaster(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Blackpool(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Coventry(home) | 2-2 | EFL Trophy |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Bury(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Peterborough(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Wigan(away) | 0-3 | League One |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Doncaster(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Reading U21(home) | 1-0 | EFL Trophy |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Walsall wins, 1 draw, 1 Southend win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2017 | Southend 3-2 Walsall | League One |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Walsall 0-0 Southend | League One |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Walsall 1-0 Southend | League One |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Southend 0-2 Walsall | League One |
| Aug 12, 2014 | Southend 1-2 Walsall | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.6 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Southend score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 13/15 | 9/15 |
| Southend | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
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