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Walsall

WAL· 11,300 capacity

Position

3

Played

13

Points

22

5W 7D 1L

Goal difference

+9

21 scored, 12 against

Expected goals

21.9

21.1 against

Points vs expectedest.

+3.5

18.5 expected

Form

Recent form, oldest first: D, D, W, L, W
Where the season ends3%to win it

From 8,000 simulated seasons.

Win the leagueest.

3.3%

Top fourest.

37.0%

European placeest.

0.0%

Relegationest.

<1%

Projected pointsest.

73

likely 64–83

Projected finishest.

6th

range 2–11

Power rating

1519

#7 in the division

Attack / defenceest.

92 / 66

75 is league average

Squad16

16 players from 6 countries.

England8Wales3Scotland2Jamaica1Republic of Ireland1+1 more
Squad by position, ordered by minutes played
PlayerMinutesGAShare of goals
GK
1Jed Ward27001—
DF
25Declan Skura2701113%
4James Connolly27000—
3Mason Hancock20202—
22Elicha Ahui15100—
26Ryan Leak9800—
29James Furlong8700—
MF
15Isaac Moore27000—
7Tai Sodje2211113%
8Charlie Crew18400—
17Courtney Clarke1401013%
6Sven Sprangler8600—
FW
19Aaron Pressley2484050%
11Reece Smith20201—
10Lewis Simper1931013%
9Andrew Dallas4900—

Ordered by minutes within each position, so the first-choice side sits at the top. Share of goals is measured against this squad’s 8 in the same matches these minutes come from — never against the league table, whose season is longer than the window player data covers. That window is 30 of 163 matches.

Season by season17 seasons
Finishing position, 2010/2011 to 2026/20272010/2011: 20 of 24 in the League One, 48 points2011/2012: 19 of 24 in the League One, 50 points2012/2013: 9 of 24 in the League One, 68 points2013/2014: 13 of 24 in the League One, 58 points2014/2015: 14 of 24 in the League One, 59 points2015/2016: 3 of 24 in the League One, 84 points2016/2017: 14 of 24 in the League One, 58 points2017/2018: 19 of 24 in the League One, 52 points2018/2019: 22 of 24 in the League One, 47 points2019/2020: 12 of 24 in the League Two, 47 points2020/2021: 19 of 24 in the League Two, 53 points2021/2022: 16 of 24 in the League Two, 54 points2022/2023: 16 of 24 in the League Two, 55 points2023/2024: 11 of 24 in the League Two, 65 points2024/2025: 4 of 24 in the League Two, 77 points2025/2026: 13 of 24 in the League Two, 65 points2026/2027: 3 of 24 in the League Two, 22 points
Best32015/2016Worst222018/2019Seasons17
League OneLeague Two

First place is at the top. A change of division breaks the line, because 8th in one is not 8th in another.

Show data
Finishing position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosPts
2026/2027League Two3 of 2422
2025/2026League Two13 of 2465
2024/2025League Two4 of 2477
2023/2024League Two11 of 2465
2022/2023League Two16 of 2455
2021/2022League Two16 of 2454
2020/2021League Two19 of 2453
2019/2020League Two12 of 2447
2018/2019League One22 of 2447
2017/2018League One19 of 2452
2016/2017League One14 of 2458
2015/2016League One3 of 2484
2014/2015League One14 of 2459
2013/2014League One13 of 2458
2012/2013League One9 of 2468
2011/2012League One19 of 2450
2010/2011League One20 of 2448
Honours0 titles
  • EFL Trophy0
  • League One0
  • League Two0
In the dugout11 managers
Manager by season, with points per game
SeasonManagerW–D–LPts / game
2026/2027Lee GrantLeague Two5–7–1
1.69
2025/2026Mat SadlerLeague Two15–8–13
1.47
2025/2026Darren ByfieldLeague Two3–3–4
1.20
2024/2025Mat SadlerLeague Two21–14–11
1.67
2023/2024Mat SadlerLeague Two18–11–17
1.41
2022/2023Michael FlynnLeague Two11–18–14
1.19
2022/2023Mat SadlerLeague Two1–1–1
1.33
2021/2022Matthew TaylorLeague Two7–8–14
1.00
2021/2022Neil McDonaldLeague Two1–0–0
3.00
2021/2022Michael FlynnLeague Two6–4–6
1.38
2020/2021Darrell ClarkeLeague Two7–9–6
1.36
2020/2021Brian DuttonLeague Two4–11–9
0.96
2019/2020Darrell ClarkeLeague Two13–8–15
1.31
2018/2019Dean KeatesLeague One11–9–21
1.02
2017/2018Jon WhitneyLeague One11–11–15
1.19
2017/2018Dean KeatesLeague One2–2–5
0.89
2016/2017Jon WhitneyLeague One14–16–16
1.26
2015/2016Dean SmithLeague One10–6–3
1.89
2015/2016Jon WhitneyLeague One8–1–3
2.08
2014/2015Dean SmithLeague One14–17–15
1.28
2013/2014Dean SmithLeague One14–16–16
1.26
2012/2013Dean SmithLeague One17–17–12
1.48

One row per season, which is the grain the source supplies — a manager who stayed four years appears four times. Points per game is what makes spells of different lengths comparable.

The groundPallet-Track Bescot Stadium
CityWalsall, West MidlandsCapacity11,300Opened1990SurfaceGrass

Results

Recent

Colchester
1–3FT
Walsall
  • Jack Payne (pen) 35'
  • Declan Skura 3'
  • Aaron Pressley 79'
  • Courtney Clarke 90'
2.65xG2.14
Walsall
2–4FT
Salford
  • Aaron Pressley 58'
  • Lewis Simper 66'
  • Macaulay Langstaff 45'
  • Jorge Grant 54'
  • Kallum Cesay 67'
  • Adebola Oluwo 82'
2.13xG2.39
Walsall
3–0FT
Oldham
  • Tai Sodje 21'
  • Aaron Pressley 26'
  • Aaron Pressley (pen) 58'
    2.53xG1.52
    Swindon
    1–1FT
    Walsall
    Fleetwood
    1–1FT
    Walsall

    Fixtures

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    Where the chances come from49 shots

    Every shot taken, filterable by situation, body part and outcome.

    Shot map — Walsall
    Shots49Goals8xG6.88Conversion16%xG per shot0.140Big chances7

    Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; a heavier outline is a big chance (our threshold, not the provider’s).

    Show data
    Every shot for Walsall
    xGBodySituationOutcome
    0.89right footopen playgoal
    0.79right footpenaltygoal
    0.53headset piecegoal
    0.42left footopen playblocked
    0.42headopen playgoal
    0.38right footfast breakgoal
    0.37right footfast breakgoal
    0.30right footcornergoal
    0.25right footfast breakgoal
    0.22right footfast breaksaved
    0.21headopen playsaved
    0.16left footopen playoff target
    0.15left footopen playsaved
    0.13left footopen playoff target
    0.13left footopen playblocked
    0.13right footopen playsaved
    0.12right footcornerblocked
    0.10right footcornersaved
    0.10right footcorneroff target
    0.09right footopen playoff target
    0.06right footset pieceoff target
    0.06left footopen playsaved
    0.06right footopen playoff target
    0.05right footopen playblocked
    0.05left footfast breakblocked
    0.05right footfree kickoff target
    0.05left footfast breakblocked
    0.05right footopen playoff target
    0.05right footfast breakblocked
    0.04left footopen playsaved
    0.04right footopen playblocked
    0.04right footopen playoff target
    0.04right footcornerpost
    0.04right footfast breakoff target
    0.03right footset pieceoff target
    0.03headopen playoff target
    0.03right footopen playoff target
    0.03left footopen playsaved
    0.03right footopen playoff target
    0.03right footopen playsaved
    0.02right footcornerblocked
    0.02headopen playblocked
    0.02right footfast breaksaved
    0.02headcorneroff target
    0.02headopen playoff target
    0.02right footopen playoff target
    0.01left footopen playblocked
    0.01right footopen playblocked
    0.01left footfree kickblocked
    In the table3rd on 22
    League Two table. Ranked by points, then goal-difference, then goals-for.
    #ClubPlGDPtsTitle
    1
    Salford
    		14+1031
    25%
    2
    Barnet
    		13+1026
    27%
    3
    Walsall
    		13+922
    3%
    4
    Crewe
    		14022
    <1%
    5
    Cheltenham
    		14-221
    <1%
    6
    Grimsby
    		14+620
    39%
    7
    York City
    		14+320
    0%
    ChampionsPromotion

    European places are provisional: they shift with domestic cup winners and UEFA coefficient spots.

    Title and relegation chances are Monte Carlo estimates over the remaining fixturesest. A shown 0% means it did not occur in 8,000 simulated seasons — not that it is impossible.