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Walsall will arrive at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday for the League Two clash with hosts AFC Wimbledon.
View all of the AFC Wimbledon v Walsall predictions, poll and stats below - along with the latest match odds.
๐ Form Guide
AFC Wimbledon
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AFC Wimbledon will be wanting a better result here following a 3-2 League Two loss in their previous game against Tranmere Rovers.
The only name on the scoresheet from AFC Wimbledon was Josh Kelly (56', 95'). Harvey Saunders (35'), Rob Apter (45') and Connor Jennings (71') scored for Tranmere Rovers.
Itโs been all too rare in recent games where AFC Wimbledon havenโt conceded. The facts show that AFC Wimbledon have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 9 goals during that time. That being said, we must now wait to see if such a trend might be maintained in this match.
Pre-game facts show that AFC Wimbledon:
- have not been beaten in the league by Walsall in their last 2 matches.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Walsall
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Bradford City in League Two competition, Walsall will be aiming to make amends here.
For Walsall, the scorers were Ryan Stirk (7') and Modou Faal (16'). Andy Cook (19') and Jamie Walker (40', 53') scored for Bradford City.
Showing their fondness for action-packed encounters, goals have been celebrated 22 times in the previous six games in which Walsall have taken to the field, making it a mean average of 3.67 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have managed 11 from this total.
๐ฅ Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 14/04/2018 shows us that AFC Wimbledon have won 4 of them & Walsall 2, with the number of drawn games being 0.
A combined total of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 11 of them from The Dons and 9 netted by The Saddlers. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.
The last league clash between the two was League Two match day 9 on 23/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Walsall 1-3 AFC Wimbledon.
The referee was Declan Bourne.
๐ Team News: AFC Wimbledon
The AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match owing to a completely healthy squad to pick from.
โน๏ธ Team News: Walsall
With a completely healthy squad available to choose from, the Walsall manager Mat Sadler does not have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash.
โก Prediction
Weโre envisaging that Walsall might well have a job on their hands to find the net against this AFC Wimbledon side who we think should emerge victorious.
Weโre going for a very even contest with a 1-0 winning score for AFC Wimbledon at the end of the match.
It should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 13:01 27/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
AFC Wimbledon
Formed: 2002
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium (9,215)
Captain: Jake Reeves
Chairman: Mick Buckley
Manager: Johnnie Jackson
Competitions: League Two position 12
โญ Star Man: Omar Bugiel
Usually played in the Striker position, Omar Bugiel was born in Germany. Having made a first senior appearance for Forest Green Rovers in the 2016 - 2017 season, the gifted Forward has hit 10 league goals in this League Two 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 40 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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45 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 92 | WWWWW |
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45 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 85 | LWWWW |
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45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 85 | LWWWW |
4 |
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45 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 77 | WDWLW |
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45 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 70 | WWWWW |
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45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 70 | LDWLL |
7 |
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45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 68 | LLDLL |
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45 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 67 | WLLDD |
9 |
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45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 66 | DWWWW |
10 |
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45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 65 | WLLWL |
11 |
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45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 63 | DLLWL |
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45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 62 | DLWLL |
13 |
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45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 62 | WLWDL |
14 |
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45 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 61 | DWWLW |
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45 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 57 | LDLWW |
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45 | 17 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 57 | WLLLL |
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45 | 16 | 7 | 22 | -11 | 55 | LLLLL |
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45 | 15 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 54 | DWLLL |
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45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 53 | LWWLL |
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45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 50 | LLLLW |
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45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | -15 | 49 | WLWLW |
22 |
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45 | 11 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 44 | LWWLL |
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45 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -25 | 41 | WWLDD |
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45 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -35 | 39 | WLLLW |
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Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 41 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 2.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 42 |
Time first goal conceded | 30 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.2 |
Biggest victory | 6-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Ali Al Hamadi | 13 |
Omar Bugiel | 10 |
James Tilley | 7 |
Ronan Curtis | 4 |
Josh Davison | 4 |
Isaac Hutchinson | 11 |
Freddie Draper | 10 |
Modou Faal | 6 |
Danny Johnson | 5 |
Jamille Matt | 5 |
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