Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Stockport County (1st, 92 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Walsall (11th, 65 pts). Walsall ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.09/1.04 for Stockport County and 1.5/1.59 for Walsall (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Stockport County win, 4 for Walsall, 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Edgeley Park in Stockport staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,841. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.