Notts County vs Walsall: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Notts County play Walsall in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 13:30. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Notts County: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Walsall: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Notts County scores 1.59 and concedes 1.06 goals per match. Walsall scores 1.22 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Notts County 53%, Walsall 52%. Over 2.5: Notts County 55%, Walsall 48%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Notts County has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.32. Notts County: 11.0 shots per match, Walsall: 11.3.

Match halves

Notts County: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.88. Walsall: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Notts County: 76-90+ (18 goals). Walsall: 61-75 (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

76Possession (%)24
Notts CountyWalsall
13Shots1
Notts CountyWalsall
3Shots on target1
Notts CountyWalsall
1.5xG0.37
Notts CountyWalsall
6Corners1
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62Dangerous attacks31
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6Fouls15
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1Cards2
Notts CountyWalsall

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Notts CountyWalsall
1.59Goals scored / match1.22
Notts CountyWalsall
1.06Goals conceded / match1.22
Notts CountyWalsall
55%Average possession41%
Notts CountyWalsall
4.37Shots on target / match3.85
Notts CountyWalsall

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.04Shots per match11.33
Notts CountyWalsall
4.37Shots on target3.85
Notts CountyWalsall
14.4%Shot conversion10.7%
Notts CountyWalsall
55%Possession41%
Notts CountyWalsall
1.34xG for1.32
Notts CountyWalsall
1.2xG against1.34
Notts CountyWalsall

Shooting quality

Notts County: Efficient finishingWalsall: Balanced
Notts CountyWalsall
Accuracy (shots on target)40%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Notts County is 267% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Notts County · 0.6 pts / match - Walsall

Notts County
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
53% W18% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-9-14
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-5-6
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Walsall
LLWLL
Season result split
39% W24% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-11-17
1.41 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-6-7
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Notts County is 30% better for: goals scored per match.

1.59 goals / match - Notts County · 1.22 goals / match - Walsall

Notts County is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.06 goals / match - Notts County · 1.22 goals / match - Walsall

Notts County scoring profile: very strong

Notts County scores in 82% of matches (40 of 49 matches), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

Walsall scoring profile: strong

Walsall scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Notts County keeps a clean sheet in 33% (16 of 49 matches).

78Goals scored (season)56
Notts CountyWalsall
52Goals conceded (season)56
Notts CountyWalsall
2.65Average goals in match2.43
Notts CountyWalsall
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Notts CountyWalsall
1Goals conceded (last 5)12
Notts CountyWalsall

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal67%
Notts CountyWalsall
45%2 goals35%
Notts CountyWalsall
18%3 goals15%
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10%4 goals4%
Notts CountyWalsall

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal76%
Notts CountyWalsall
29%2 goals37%
Notts CountyWalsall
8%3 goals7%
Notts CountyWalsall
2%4 goals2%
Notts CountyWalsall

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time13%
Notts CountyWalsall
2%BTTS in both halves2%
Notts CountyWalsall
29%Scored in both halves24%
Notts CountyWalsall

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Notts CountyWalsall
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Notts CountyWalsall
20%BTTS - last 560%
Notts CountyWalsall

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Notts CountyWalsall
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
Notts CountyWalsall
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Notts CountyWalsall

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Notts CountyWalsall
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Notts CountyWalsall
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Notts CountyWalsall

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Notts County is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.49 pts / match - Notts County · 1.39 pts / match - Walsall

Notts County - half-time state
33% leading51% draw16% trailing
Walsall - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.49Points per match (1st half)1.39
Notts CountyWalsall
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.54
Notts CountyWalsall
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Notts CountyWalsall
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.02
Notts CountyWalsall
61%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Notts CountyWalsall
49%No goal before half-time59%
Notts CountyWalsall

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.17
Notts CountyWalsall
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Notts CountyWalsall
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
Notts CountyWalsall
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Notts CountyWalsall
51%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Notts CountyWalsall
41%No goal after half-time50%
Notts CountyWalsall

Notts County - second-half results

43% W24% R33% P
73
Half-time points
35
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.49
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Walsall - second-half results

26% W39% R35% P
64
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Notts County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.60
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.2
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Walsall - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.42.0
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Notts County
ScoredConceded
10
7
0-15
13
6
16-30
12
11
31-45
12
9
46-60
13
9
61-75
18
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
7
7
16-30
13
12
31-45
5
8
46-60
16
13
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (16 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Notts County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Notts CountyLigaWalsall
Average goals in match 2.652.57 2.43
Both teams scored 53%52% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%48% 48%
Clean sheets 33%27% 24%
Goal before half-time 67%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 90%78% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Notts County 1 - 0 - 0 Walsall. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Notts County vs Walsall?

The EFL League Two match finished Notts County 0:0 Walsall. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Notts County vs Walsall?

Notts County score 1.59 goals per game on average and Walsall 1.22. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Notts County's matches and 52% of Walsall's.

What form are Notts County and Walsall in?

Over the last 5 games Notts County have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Walsall 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Notts County vs Walsall?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.