Walsall vs Salford City Predictions

• Walsall have won two of their last three League Two home games.
• Salford have lost three of their four League Two away games so far this season.
• Salford are without several first-team regulars through injury or international duty.

Salford shorn of some key players

Opportunity knocks for the Saddlers this weekend as they take on a Salford City side shorn of several regulars through injury, suspension or international call-ups.

Gary Bowyer is without Ibou Touray and Tyreik Wright (call-ups); Ian Henderson, Conor McAleny and D’Mani Mellor (fitness); and Brandon Thomas-Asante (suspension). It doesn’t bode well for an Ammies side that have struggled away from home already this season, losing three out of their first four on the road.

Oddsmakers overreact to Ammies’ Colchester win

Walsall have picked up the bulk of their points this season at Banks’s Stadium and were unlucky to see a three-game unbeaten home run ended by Bristol Rovers’ stoppage-time winner a fortnight ago.

We’ll take the Saddlers to get back on the horse and ride away with the points this Saturday even if Salford were able to muster a win on their last awayday at Colchester. Bowyer’s team dominated a team that lacked any presence up front last week but we think the oddsmakers have overreacted to that.

The Ammies will surely find things tougher against a team that has scored seven goals in their five previous home league games. Salford have scored in three of their four away games, but the key attacking absences they must overcome mean we’ll go with a 1-0 correct score prediction this time.