Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Stevenage 1st with 9, Walsall 2nd with 6. The last five rounds placed Walsall no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Stevenage were scoring 4 and conceding 1.33, Walsall 1 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Stevenage 5/15, Walsall 12/15.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 4 for Stevenage, 3 for Walsall and 6 drawn, at 2.31 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 69% of the meetings.
The Lamex Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,722. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Stevenage: C. Piergianni (57') · Walsall: Rico Richards (63'), Rico Richards (72')
Key stats
Possession: Stevenage 69% · Walsall 31% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 4-2