Barnet vs Walsall — League Two 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 10+ matches
Barnet40%
Walsall36%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 10 home / 10 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over63
- Under37
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes64
- No36
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Barnet ↓
Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Barnet at home — creates 2.12, concedes 1.28 · 10 matches
Walsall away — creates 1.86, concedes 1.21 · 10 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Barnet attack 2.12 + Walsall defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.67
Walsall attack 1.86 + Barnet defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 1.57
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 40%?"
Barnet at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 40% does not mean "Barnet will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Walsall substitutes
Head to Head
2 previous meetings · small sample
Notts County
Bromley
Milton Keynes Dons
Salford City
Cambridge United
Grimsby
ChesterfieldBarnet
Swindon Town
Oldham
Crewe
ColchesterWalsall
Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Accrington ST
Gillingham
Cheltenham
Shrewsbury
Newport County
Tranmere
Crawley Town
Harrogate Town
BarrowIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Barnet host Walsall on Saturday, 16 August 2025 at 14:00. The match is part of the League Two 2018/2019 season.
League Two: Barnet 1–2 Walsall
Walsall beat Barnet 2-1 in League Two on August 16, 2025.
Goals: C. Barrett (2'), A. Pressley (22'), O. Hawkins (40').
Barnet controlled possession (66%) and registered 10 shots to 6.
The match was played at The Hive Stadium in London.