FM Preview: Walsall v Exeter City 25 Oct 2011

Last updated : 24 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Walsall v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City face a trip to Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 24 out of 36 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Exeter City 2 - 1 Walsall League One
2010/2011 Sat 09 Oct Walsall 2-1 Exeter City League One
2009/2010 Sat 27 Mar Exeter City 2 - 1 Walsall League One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Walsall 3 - 0 Exeter City League One
2001/2002 Tue 21 Aug Exeter City 0 - 1 Walsall League Cup
2000/2001 Sat 18 Nov Walsall 4 - 0 Exeter City F.A. Cup
1997/1998 Tue 26 Aug Exeter City 0 - 1 Walsall League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Walsall are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Exeter City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Grecians have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.

Walsall find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 14 matches.

Exeter City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 11 points from their 14 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Walsall 6 1 3 2 5 6 6
Exeter City 6 2 0 4 6 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saddlers, as the Grecians have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Walsall Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Exeter City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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