Rochdale vs Walsall Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

While their overall form may have been a bit patchy of late, these two teams have fared very well in their respective home and away matches and therefore this is a hard one to call. The hosts have been in incredible form at home, winning each of their last eight games in front of a home crowd, although you’d have to feel that this run will end at some point. On the other hand, Walsall have acquitted themselves well away from home and are unbeaten in seven on their travels.

At odds of 5/6, ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ is the best way to play this one. Two teams who’re tough to beat could easily cancel each other out here and so a high-scoring game doesn’t look to be on the cards.

Walsall’s strong away from has been built on their ability to keep things tight at the back- they’ve conceded just eight goals on the road this season (the second lowest in the league). It’s hard to think anything will change here and the visitors will no doubt come into this match and defend. This could make things tough for the hosts and they may struggle to create as much as they often have.

The fact that Walsall have seen more than two goals hit the net just once in their eight game unbeaten run (all-competitions) goes a long way to showing just how strong they’ve been at the back when playing on the road. On top of this, none of their league matches away from home have seen more than two goals hit the net.

In addition, Rochdale have only seen three goals hit the net in 44% of their home games this season and a match against Walsall means that this stat is unlikely to increase.