-0.21 points a game is the venue form gap, in Salford City's favour: Walsall takes 1.29 a game at home over the last two seasons, Salford City 1.50 away.
Walsall: 50 league matches in the bank, 11 from this season and the rest from last season. Salford City: 50 league matches in the bank, 12 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Walsall -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 2, lost 0 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 5, drew 5, lost 9 of 19, scoring 19 and conceding 28 -- 1.05 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Oldham Athletic 3-0 at home; drew with Swindon Town 1-1 away; drew with Fleetwood Town 1-1 away; drew with Tranmere Rovers 1-1 away; beat Port Vale 2-0 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 14 matches with one recorded (11, 3 apiece), most recently Grant Lee with 11. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Salford City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 1, lost 2 of 6, scoring 12 and conceding 9. Last season away: won 9, drew 2, lost 9 of 20, scoring 22 and conceding 26 -- 1.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 away; beat Crawley Town 2-1 at home; beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 away; beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 at home; beat Oldham Athletic 4-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 25 matches with one recorded (13, 12 apiece), most recently Peter Cklamovski with 12. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 09:32 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.