10 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Fleetwood Town vs Walsall League Two prediction & result

Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
Full time1 – 1

Final score: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Walsall.

Before kick-off the model made it 37% Fleetwood Town, 30% draw, 33% Walsall — fair odds of 2.70, 3.33 and 3.03. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Fleetwood Town at 37% here. Across 3,740 settled matches (as of 15 October 2026), 2,920 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Fleetwood Town4%Draw93%Walsall3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

48'
Sven Sprangler
R. Bennett
54'
⚽Ronan Coughlanassist: Lewis McCann
61'
65'
🔁Ryan Leakout: Courtney Alphonso Clarke
65'
🔁Sven Spranglerout: Charlie Crew
Harrison Neal
74'
76'
Reece Smith
Lewis McCann
76'
🔁Ronan Coughlanout: Aaron Loupalo-Bi
78'
Mark Helm
80'
81'
🔁Declan Skuraout: Elicha Ahui
82'
🔁Lewis Simperout: Taione Richard Evumena Sodje
82'
⚽Aaron Pressleyassist: Andrew Dallas
🔁Ched Evansout: Will davies
89'
90+1'
Isaac Moore

Match stats — Fleetwood Town vs Walsall

46%Possession54%
17Shots8
7On target2
7Corners1
1.63xG0.89

Goals against chances

Fleetwood Town1 from 1.63 xGless than the chances were worth
Walsall1 from 0.89 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Fleetwood Town 3-1-4-2
  • 1J. LynchG
  • 26S. RooneyD
  • 6R. BennettD
  • 5F. PotterD
  • 4H. NealM
  • 14L. McCannM
  • 10M. HelmM
  • 15A. MurphyM
  • 24Jake Thomas BattyM
  • 17C. EvansF
  • 19R. CoughlanF
Substitutes
  • 29R. CirinoD
  • 9W. DaviesF
  • 36J. DempseyD
  • 16Conor HaugheyD
  • 20A. Loupalo-BiF
  • 22J. PradicG
  • 28J. RobertsonM
Coach: M. Lawlor
Walsall 4-2-3-1
  • 1J. WardG
  • 25D. SkuraD
  • 4J. ConnollyD
  • 26R. LeakD
  • 3M. HancockD
  • 15Isaac MooreM
  • 6S. SpranglerM
  • 10L. SimperM
  • 9A. DallasM
  • 11R. SmithM
  • 19A. PressleyF
Substitutes
  • 37A. AdomahF
  • 22E. AhuiD
  • 17Courtney ClarkeM
  • 8C. CrewM
  • 29J. FurlongD
  • 7Taione Richard Evumena SodjeF
  • 31Tom WoosterG
Coach: Lee Grant

Form going into Fleetwood Town vs Walsall

Fleetwood Town

  • L0-1away to Salford City3 October 2026
  • L1-2Rochdale26 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Barnet19 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Newport County12 September 2026

Walsall

  • D1-1away to Tranmere26 September 2026
  • W2-0Port Vale19 September 2026
  • D0-0Rochdale12 September 2026
  • D0-0away to Exeter City5 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

League Two table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
16Fleetwood Town102531011-111
6Walsall9360126+615

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Fleetwood Town vs Walsall

  • 3 March 2026Walsall 0–1 Fleetwood TownLeague Two
  • 13 September 2025Fleetwood Town 1–1 WalsallLeague Two
  • 28 January 2025Fleetwood Town 2–0 WalsallLeague Two
  • 1 October 2024Walsall 2–6 Fleetwood TownLeague Two
  • 9 March 2019Walsall 2–0 Fleetwood TownLeague One
  • 17 November 2018Fleetwood Town 0–0 WalsallLeague One

Leading scorers: Fleetwood Town and Walsall

Fleetwood Town

No player in League Two's leading scorers — 10 league goals as a side.

Walsall

GoalsAssists

  • A. Pressley50

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.