FM Preview: Notts. County v Walsall 02 Feb 2011

Last updated : 01 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Notts. County v Walsall fixture

Notts. County are ready to welcome Walsall to Meadow Lane on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 19 wins out of 27 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at Meadow Lane was more than three years back, in April 2007, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Magpies in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 01 JanWalsall0 - 3Notts. CountyLGE1
2006/2007Sat 14 AprNotts. County1-2WalsallLGE2
2006/2007Sat 25 NovWalsall2 - 1Notts. CountyLGE2
2000/2001Sat 03 MarNotts. County2 - 0WalsallLGE1
2000/2001Sat 30 SepWalsall5 - 1Notts. CountyLGE1
1998/1999Sat 27 FebNotts. County2 - 1WalsallLGE1
1998/1999Fri 18 SepWalsall3 - 2Notts. CountyLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Notts. County have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Magpies have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

In complete contrast to Notts. County, Walsall are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saddlers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Notts. County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 24 matches. Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 23 points from their 27 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Notts. County6231749
Walsall613215136

FootyMad's prediction ...

Notts. County may be coming up against a decent side in Walsall, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Notts. County Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Walsall Not won in previous 4 away matches.