Wigan vs Walsall: result 2-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 11Kick-off on September 30, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Walsall?
Wigan won 2-0 on September 30, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 30′W. GriggWigan
- 54′W. GriggWigan (pen.)
Official lineup for Wigan vs Walsall
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-3-2-1- 11G. Massey
- 9W. Grigg
- 8L. Evans
- 2N. Byrne
- 25N. Powell
- 5Sam Morsy
- 17M. Jacobs
- 3C. Elder
- 22C. Dunkley
- 33D. Burn
- 23James Jones
Walsall
4-1-4-1- 18T. Roberts
- 10E. Öztümer
- 11K. Morris
- 19Z. Ismail
- 7Adam Craig Chambers
- 5J. Guthrie
- 3L. Leahy
- 6N. Devlin
- 2J. Edwards
- 14J. Wilson
- 1M. Gillespie
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Walsall have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2017 | Plymouth(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Peterborough(away) | 2-3 | League One |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Northampton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Bristol Rovers(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Charlton(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2017 | Charlton(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Oxford United(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Sep 19, 2017 | West Bromwich Albion U21(home) | 3-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Peterborough(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Rotherham(away) | 1-5 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Wigan win, 1 draw, 0 Walsall wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2016 | Walsall 1-2 Wigan | League One |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Wigan 0-0 Walsall | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Walsall score 1.4 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Walsall | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
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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