Stevenage vs Walsall Predictions

• Stevenage have scored just one goal in their last six games.
• Walsall have scored nine and conceded 10 in their 10 away games this season.
• Only nine League Two teams have better defensive records than that of mid-table Walsall this season.

Goals unlikely at the Lamex

Stevenage have scored a dreadful 16 goals in 23 League Two matches this campaign, and have been dragged into a relegation dogfight, following a run of seven games without a win, and after scoring one solitary goal in their last six outings.

Saturday’s clash with Walsall is unlikely to offer neutrals a huge amount of entertainment; the Saddlers sit in a comfortable 13th place, with a better defensive record than all but nine of the division’s 24 clubs.

So far this season, Walsall’s away trips have tended to be tight; they’ve managed just nine goals, and 10 concessions, in 10 matches on their travels. Their last three away games have all featured just a single goal, and four of their last five on the road have contained under 2.5 goals.

Under 2.5 the way to go?

Considering Stevenage’s horrendous attacking record, and Walsall’s tendency to keep things tight on their travels, backing under 2.5 goals seems the most obvious play for Saturday’s encounter.

Walsall are a tough side to predict; they’ve won just one of their last five games, but are unbeaten in their last three, earning an impressive draw with Newport on their last league outing. Given Stevenage’s dire run of form, however, backing the Saddlers to nick a 1-0 away victory, which they’ve done in two of their last three away games, could be a good correct score prediction.