Match Report
The table read 3rd (Walsall, 2 pts) against 2nd (Oxford United, 6 pts), 4 points apart. Walsall's recent output lagged their position: 49th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.7 goals per team per game, Walsall ran at 1 scored and 1.33 conceded, Oxford United at 1.33 and 0.67.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Walsall wins, 2 for Oxford United, 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. 71% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Poundland Bescot Stadium in Walsall staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,300. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.




