Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Walsall 13th on 65, Barrow 24th on 36. Walsall ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Barrow ran at 0.98 scored and 1.7 conceded, Walsall at 1.22 and 1.22.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 6 Barrow wins, 1 for Walsall, 4 draws, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings.
SO Legal Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Walsall led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Barrow: Jovan Malcolm (88') · Walsall: Albert Adomah (33'), Mason Hancock (45'), Mason Hancock (68')
Key stats
Possession: Barrow 56% · Walsall 44% · Total shots: 10-18 · On target: 2-12 · Corners: 5-3