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Accrington Stanley vs Walsall Predictions

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      Accrington Stanley vs Walsall Predictions

      For a long time, it looked as though Accrington would comfortably avoid a scrap for their lives, though the last few months have been very tough for Stanley, who after losing at home to Rochdale in the week find themselves just two points above the drop-zone. This home match against a struggling Walsall side is nothing short of a must-win game for John Coleman’s men.

      Accrington may have lost in the week, but their performance was not without promise, In fact, as they bettered their opponents in terms of both shots and shots on target, and clocked 1.94 expected goals for, conceding just 1.01, it’s easy to say that Stanley were mightily unlucky, not only to lose but to avoid coming out on top. A repeat of that effort against lowly Walsall would likely be enough for John Coleman’s men to regain the winning thread.

      It’s no secret that Stanley have been struggling at home for a while, though they’ve not done too badly against the weaker teams. Stanley have lost just two of their seven home games against teams that currently reside in the bottom eight. In those seven games, they’ve kept just one clean sheet, but they’ve only shipped more than once in one of them. Moreover, against bottom-eight teams at home, Stanley have averaged a respectable 1.84 expected goals for, while they’ve surrendered an average of 0.95. Such numbers bode well ahead of a game against Walsall, who’re currently second from bottom.

      Stanley are not the only ones with a respectable record against the current bottom-eight. Walsall have won three, drawn one and lost two of their six away games against bottom-eight teams. That said, their underlying numbers against such teams haven’t been great. Saturday’s visitors have averaged 1.41 expected goals for away against bottom-eight teams, while they’ve shipped an average 1.66.

      When we look closely at both Accrington’s home efforts and Walsall’s away effort against the weaker sides in the division, it’s easy to conclude that Stanley have looked the better side. Both offensively and defensively, Saturday’s hosts have fared better at home against bottom-eight teams than Walsall have on the road. Keeping this in mind, John Coleman’s men could easily be a bit shorter in the betting and thus look a good bet to resume winning ways.

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