Match Report
Walsall, 11th on 65 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Mansfield Town (3rd, 86). Walsall ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Walsall were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.59, Mansfield Town 1.96 and 1.02, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Walsall's winless run stood at 6. Mansfield Town entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Walsall held 3 points of 15 and Mansfield Town 10.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Walsall, 2 draws and 4 for Mansfield Town, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 88%.
The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium in Walsall (capacity 11,300). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.