Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Walsall play Crewe Alexandra in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Walsall: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Crewe Alexandra: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Walsall scores 1.22 and concedes 1.22 goals per match. Crewe Alexandra scores 1.39 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Walsall 52%, Crewe Alexandra 57%. Over 2.5: Walsall 48%, Crewe Alexandra 52%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Crewe Alexandra has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.32. Walsall: 11.3 shots per match, Crewe Alexandra: 11.9.

Match halves

Walsall: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.67. Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Walsall: 61-75 (16 goals). Crewe Alexandra: 76-90+ (15 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 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
14Shots10
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
5Shots on target2
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.53xG1.14
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
2Corners10
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
40Dangerous attacks51
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
10Fouls9
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1Cards2
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

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.

WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.22Goals scored / match1.39
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.22Goals conceded / match1.26
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
41%Average possession50%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
3.85Shots on target / match3.67
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.33Shots per match11.89
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
3.85Shots on target3.67
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
10.7%Shot conversion11.7%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
41%Possession50%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.32xG for1.36
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.34xG against1.55
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

Shooting quality

Walsall: BalancedCrewe Alexandra: Balanced
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
Accuracy (shots on target)34%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.38

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.

Crewe Alexandra is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Walsall · 0.8 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

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 at home (W-D-L)
8-5-10
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Crewe Alexandra
WLLLD
Season result split
41% W22% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-10-17
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-11
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Crewe Alexandra is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Walsall · 1.39 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Walsall scoring profile: very strong

Walsall scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 24% (11 of 46 matches).

56Goals scored (season)64
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
56Goals conceded (season)58
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
2.43Average goals in match2.65
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
5Goals scored (last 5)4
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
12Goals conceded (last 5)8
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal72%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
35%2 goals39%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
15%3 goals20%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
4%4 goals9%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal80%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
37%2 goals33%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
7%3 goals13%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
2%4 goals0%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

* 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

13%BTTS at half-time24%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
2%BTTS in both halves2%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
24%Scored in both halves26%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
60%BTTS - last 540%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

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.

Walsall is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Walsall · 1.28 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Walsall - half-time state
35% leading35% draw30% trailing
Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
28% leading43% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.28
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.7
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.33
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
59%Clean sheet before half-time50%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
59%No goal before half-time54%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.39
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.33
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
48%Clean sheet after half-time52%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra
50%No goal after half-time48%
WalsallCrewe Alexandra

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.

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

33% W41% R26% P
59
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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.

Crewe Alexandra
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
6
61-75
15
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
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%

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
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.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

WalsallLigaCrewe Alexandra
Average goals in match 2.432.57 2.65
Both teams scored 52%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%48% 52%
Clean sheets 24%27% 20%
Goal before half-time 70%67% 72%
Goal after half-time 74%78% 72%

^ 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: Walsall 1 - 0 - 0 Crewe Alexandra. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra?

The EFL League Two match finished Walsall 1:0 Crewe Alexandra. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra?

Walsall score 1.22 goals per game on average and Crewe Alexandra 1.39. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Walsall's matches and 57% of Crewe Alexandra's.

What form are Walsall and Crewe Alexandra in?

Over the last 5 games Walsall have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Crewe Alexandra 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra?

The statistical background for Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.