Walsall vs AFC Wimbledon Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Walsall

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Walsall will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-0 League Two defeat last time out to Swindon Town.

Charlie Austin (2') and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (88') scored for Swindon Town.

It has been seldom in recent games that Walsall have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Walsall have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals on the way. In any event, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend might persist here in this match.

Coming into this contest, Walsall haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

AFC Wimbledon

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Previously, AFC Wimbledon drew 2-2 in the League Two tie with Crewe Alexandra.

For AFC Wimbledon, the goals were scored by Josh Neufville (30') and James Tilley (38'). Joel Tabiner (51') and Elliott Nevitt (100') scored for Crewe Alexandra.

The numbers tell their own story, and AFC Wimbledon have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 10 goals in all. Defensively, AFC Wimbledon have not been doing too well.

Heading into this contest, AFC Wimbledon are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 25/11/2017, there has been little between the sides with Walsall winning 3 of those games, AFC Wimbledon 3 and 0 being draws in regulation time.

An aggregate of 19 goals were scored between them in this period, with 10 of them from The Saddlers and 9 for The Dons. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was League Two match day 26 on 28/03/2023 when it ended AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Walsall.

The match was refereed by Ben Speedie.

📰 Team News: Walsall

The Walsall boss Mat Sadler doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash owing to a fully injury-free group ready to go.

📰 Team News: AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson has to choose a team with limited availability. Huseyin Biler (Hamstring Injury) and Paul Kalambayi (Knee Surgery) are not able to play.

💭 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, AFC Wimbledon and Walsall may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.

Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. That’s why our selection here is for a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 scoreline after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:58 19/09/2023