Walsall vs Exeter City Predictions

• Walsall have netted 19 times in 12 home league games, with Exeter scoring 16 in 12 on their travels.
• The two teams shared a 2-2 draw back in October in the reverse fixture.
• While Walsall have only won four of 12 at home this term, Exeter have only managed three wins in 12 road trips.

End-to-end game expected at the Bescot

Walsall have lost back-to-back games, going three games without a win to open 2022, but the Saddlers have netted in 11 of their last 14 games, and scored 19 goals in 12 home league games, a record bettered by just five fourth-tier sides, all of whom are above Walsall in the League Two table.

Saturday’s clash with Exeter City, with whom Walsall shared an entertaining 2-2 draw in October’s reverse fixture, should be a decent watch for neutrals, with only six League Two clubs able to better the Grecians’ record of 35 goals in their 24 league outings.

Exeter beat lowly Scunthorpe last time out to end a dire run of five games without a win, which threatened to derail their promotion push. Even before that unconvincing run, Exeter’s season has been blighted by a tendency to leak goals; they recently ended a 15-match sequence during which both teams scored in every one of their contests.

Back both sides to net

With Walsall only managing four home league wins this season, and Exeter tasting victory just three times on their travels, the win markets should probably be avoided for this clash between inconsistent outfits.

Backing both teams to score, however, looks a strong play, with a 1-1 draw potentially representing good value on the correct score market, since Exeter have already managed six away league draws this term.