Walsall vs Accrington ST

3 - 2

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ William Davis 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Walsall 2 · Accrington ST 21

Referee Stats

William Davis

3 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Accrington ST outshot their opponent (15-21).
Walsall controlled possession (62%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 2

Avg: 1.25 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Accrington ST (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-3

Goals For / Against

3 / 7

Avg: 1.00 / 2.33

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.00

1.25

1.00

0.50

2.33

25%

O2.5

67%

25%

BTTS

67%

50%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Walsall rank2nd

Accrington ST rank21st

Walsall points13

Accrington ST points6

Walsall: #2 · 13 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Accrington ST: #21 · 6 pts · GD -3

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Walsall last 5 home

W D W D

Points8/12

Weighted index73

Goals5-2

Record2-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Accrington ST last 5 away

Points0/9

Weighted index0

Goals3-7

Record0-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 50% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home50%

Walsall clean sheet at home75%

Accrington ST score away67%

Accrington ST clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first50%

Walsall win after scoring first100%

Accrington ST score first33%

Accrington ST win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 0% · Accrington ST 0%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 29.0' · Accrington ST 27.0'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.25 vs 1.58

Walsall concede at home0.50 vs 0.94

Accrington ST score away1.00 vs 0.94

Accrington ST concede away2.33 vs 1.58

Walsall score 21% below league average, while Accrington ST score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 47% below league average at home, and Accrington ST are 47% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Walsall goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Accrington ST goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

485

282

Passes Accurate

360

174

Passes %

74%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

-5'

-5' S. Conneely

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Smith

Normal Goal

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Woods

Normal Goal

45+6' ⚽

⚽

45+6' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

H. Burke

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Hancock

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Rico Browne

1st substitution · For: E. Ahui

49'

49' S. Sprangler

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Pressley

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Smith

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ S. Whalley

1st substitution · For: T. Walton

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ Alex Henderson

2nd substitution · For: Stefan Mols

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ S. Conneely

3rd substitution · For: L. Coyle

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Stefan Mols

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Walton

60'

60' L. Coyle

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Taione Richard Evumena Sodje

2nd substitution · For: A. Dallas

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Clarke

3rd substitution · For: L. Simper

75'

75' Isaac Moore

75'

75' T. Walton

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ T. Moore

4th substitution · For: D. Tutonda

79'

79' D. Skura

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Smith

4th substitution · For: A. Adomah

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Isaac Moore

5th substitution · For: C. Crew

90+1'

90+1' E. Ahui

Walsall vs Accrington ST 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall beat Accrington ST 3-2 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by William Davis. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: S. Conneely received a yellow card for Accrington ST during the match. Walsall took an early lead at 8' when R. Smith scored, making the score 1-0. Accrington ST leveled the score at 12' when J. Woods scored, making the score 1-1. Walsall took the lead at 45+6' when H. Burke scored, with the assist credited to M. Hancock, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Walsall made their 1st substitution at 46', with Rico Browne replacing E. Ahui. S. Sprangler received a yellow card for Walsall at 49'. Walsall extended the lead at 53' when A. Pressley scored, with the assist credited to R. Smith, making the score 3-1. Accrington ST made their 1st substitution at 55', with S. Whalley replacing T. Walton. Accrington ST made their 2nd substitution at 55', with Alex Henderson replacing Stefan Mols. Accrington ST made their 3rd substitution at 55', with S. Conneely replacing L. Coyle. Accrington ST reduced the deficit at 57' when Stefan Mols scored, with the assist credited to T. Walton, making the score 3-2. L. Coyle received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 60'. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Taione Richard Evumena Sodje replacing A. Dallas. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 73', with C. Clarke replacing L. Simper. Isaac Moore received a yellow card for Walsall at 75'. T. Walton received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 75'. Accrington ST made their 4th substitution at 78', with T. Moore replacing D. Tutonda. D. Skura received a yellow card for Walsall at 79'. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 86', with R. Smith replacing A. Adomah. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 90', with Isaac Moore replacing C. Crew. E. Ahui received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+1'.

Walsall used 5 substitutions while Accrington ST used 4 substitutions. Walsall got 4 yellow cards, while Accrington ST got 3 yellow cards.