Walsall will be wanting a better result here after a 1-3 League Two loss in their previous game against Notts County.
The only player to score from Walsall was Modou Faal (68\'). Macauley Langstaff (2\'), Aaron Nemane (28\') and Sam Austin (69\') scored for Notts County.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Walsall have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Walsall have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 11 goals on the way. Let’s find out if that trend will be sustained here.
Looking at their past form shows that Walsall:
haven\'t beaten Swindon Town in their last 2 matches in the league.
are unbeaten in their last 5 league matches at home.
Swindon Town come into this encounter following on from a 3-2 League Two win over AFC Wimbledon in their most recent outing.
For Swindon Town, goals were scored by Aaron Drinan (51\') and Dawson Devoy (71\', 84\'). Joe Lewis (2\', 88\') scored for AFC Wimbledon.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Swindon Town have amassed a tally of 9 goals. Swindon Town have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 11 goals scored by their opponents.
A look at their previous results shows us that Swindon Town:
remain undefeated by Walsall when they\'ve played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
are without a win away from home in their last 8 matches in the league. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.
Head to head
Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 22/02/2022 shows that Walsall have won 2 of these and Swindon Town 3, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A total of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them for The Saddlers and 11 being from The Robins. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was League Two match day 8 on 16/09/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Swindon Town 2-0 Walsall.
The referee was Matthew Corlett.
Team News: Walsall
The Walsall manager Mat Sadler has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this match owing to a completely injury-free squad to choose from.
Team News: Swindon Town
Thanks to a mainly healthy group, there’s only the lone fitness issue for the Swindon Town gaffer Gavin Gunning to contend with. Nnamdi Ofoborh (heart problems) misses out for this game.
Prediction
We’re of the view that Swindon Town have the ability to break down this Walsall lineup, but it probably won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re going for both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Walsall after the 90. It’s a very tough call.
