FM Preview: Walsall v Stevenage 01 Jan 2013

History of the Walsall v Stevenage fixture

Stevenage face a trip to Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.

The only previous meeting between Walsall and Stevenage at Bescot Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
2012/2013	Tue 18 Sep	Stevenage	3 - 1	Walsall	League One
2011/2012	Sat 24 Mar	Walsall	1-1	Stevenage	League One
2011/2012	Sat 26 Nov	Stevenage	0 - 0	Walsall	League One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Walsall's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Saddlers have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Stevenage's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 25 matches.

Stevenage's 37 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Walsall	6	2	2	2	10	12	8
Stevenage	6	1	2	3	7	12	5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Stevenage are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Walsall. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Walsall	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Stevenage	No sequences of note

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here