Walsall vs Tranmere: result 3-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 3, 2013 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, West Midlands
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What was the result of Walsall vs Tranmere?
Walsall won 3-1 on August 3, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 4′Craig WestcarrWalsall
- 25′Milan LalkovičWalsall
- 40′Andy RobinsonTranmere
- 71′Craig WestcarrWalsall
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Walsall have 5 wins, 9 draws and 1 defeats; Tranmere have 3, 2 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2013 | Crewe(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Bury(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Scunthorpe(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2013 | Coventry(home) | 4-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2013 | Bournemouth(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Preston(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 13, 2013 | Hartlepool(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Doncaster(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2013 | Portsmouth(away) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Walsall win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Tranmere win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2013 | Walsall 2-0 Tranmere | League One |
| Nov 20, 2012 | Tranmere 0-0 Walsall | League One |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Walsall 0-1 Tranmere | League One |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Tranmere 2-1 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Walsall score 1.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Tranmere score 0.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Tranmere | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy