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Walsall vs Chesterfield — League Two 2018

Walsall
Walsall
Preview
19:45
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
12/29/2026League TwoLeague Two · Round 22Bescot Stadium
Big match
37%
Walsall
model favours
37%26%37%

Chesterfield score first in only 18% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
52%
under 2.5 goals
53%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Walsall37%
×Draw26%
Chesterfield37%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

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.

Walsall
1.31
Chesterfield
1.30

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 10 home / 13 away

creates per match

Walsall
1.06
Chesterfield
1.22

allows per match

Walsall
1.39
Chesterfield
1.57

finishing

Walsall-0.06on par
Chesterfield+0.09on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Walsall ↓

Chesterfield →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–110%
0–26%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Walsall or draw
63%
Walsall or Chesterfield
74%
Draw or Chesterfield
63%

Winning margin

Walsall wins by 2+
17%
Chesterfield wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Walsall 1+ goals
73%
Walsall 2+ goals
38%
Walsall 3+ goals
14%
Chesterfield 1+ goals
73%
Chesterfield 2+ goals
37%
Chesterfield 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Walsall (draw refunded)
50%
Chesterfield (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Walsall at home — creates 1.06, concedes 1.39 · 10 matches

Chesterfield away — creates 1.22, concedes 1.57 · 13 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Walsall attack 1.06 + Chesterfield defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.31

Chesterfield attack 1.22 + Walsall defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.30

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 37%?"

Walsall scores more
37%
level
26%
Chesterfield scores more
37%

Walsall at 37% 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 37% does not mean "Walsall 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.

Match Insights

  • Style contrast — Walsall play Direct / counter-attacking, Chesterfield Possession-dominant

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Walsall
Direct / counter-attacking
Chesterfield
Possession-dominant
44%PossessionBiggest gap60%
64%Pass accuracy78%
12.1Shots11.9
1.47xG1.38
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
WalsallChesterfield

Head-to-head

6 previous meetings

4
Walsall
2
Draws
0
Chesterfield
Avg goals: 3BTTS: 67%
2–21–02–12–03–1

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Walsall
LDLLW
Chesterfield
LDDLW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Walsall vs Chesterfield — Match Preview

Walsall face Chesterfield on December 29, 2026 in this League Two fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Walsall host Chesterfield at Bescot Stadium.

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