Match Report
13 points for Walsall (2nd), 6 for Accrington Stanley (21st): a 7-point gap. Accrington Stanley had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Walsall 1.43 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Accrington Stanley 1.43 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.26.
Walsall had not lost in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Walsall wins, 5 for Accrington Stanley, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting.
The referee was W. Davis, with 81 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. Poundland Bescot Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Walsall led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Walsall: Reece Smith (8'), Harrison Burke (45'), Aaron Pressley (53') · Accrington Stanley: Josh Woods (12'), Stefan Mols (57')
Key stats
Possession: Walsall 62% · Accrington Stanley 38% · Total shots: 16-22 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-4