Crewe vs Walsall Predictions

After suffering a dreadful 3-0 defeat at home to Plymouth in their League 2 opener earlier this month, things have started looking a lot brighter for Crewe Alexandra.

The hosts picked up their first league points away to Oldham last weekend courtesy of a comeback brace from Chris Porter. Porter was in the goals again in midweek too, with The Railwaymen getting an impressive 2-2 draw away to Middlesbrough before beating their Championship opponents on penalties in the EFL Cup.

Obviously it’s still very early in the season, but these are some promising signs for a club that seems to be back on the rise again. Whether this can transform into a challenge for promotion is another story entirely though.

For Walsall, the aim is very much to be battling it out for promotion from League 2. They were finally relegated from the 3rd tier last season after a couple of difficult campaigns, ending a 12 year stint in League 1.

The Saddlers haven’t started badly either, narrowly beating Northampton away from home in their opener before earning a 1-1 draw at home to Forest Green Rovers last weekend. Their midweek exit from the EFL Cup will have stung, but they will be keen to continue their unbeaten start to the league season on Saturday.

We think they have a good chance of doing just that too. At times, Crewe performed commendably at Gresty Road last season, but it was interspersed with more disappointing results as well. This is illustrated perfectly by their record of 4 wins and 4 defeats in their last 8 league games there.

Walsall have looked well up to standard so far in League 2, and their history against Crewe suggests they can get a result here. They have lost just 1 of their last 6 meetings with the Railwaymen, so we think backing a Walsall Double Chance looks a great bet here. Considering 4 of their last 5 encounters have ended in 1-1 stalemates, we’re also going for a 1-1 correct score prediction.