Notts County vs Walsall: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Notts County played Walsall in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 20 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Notts County: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Walsall: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Notts County scores 1.75 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Walsall scores 1.50 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Notts County 65%, Walsall 55%. Over 2.5: Notts County 60%, Walsall 40%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Walsall has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.28. Notts County: 10.6 shots per match, Walsall: 11.3.

Match halves

Notts County: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.05. Walsall: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Notts County: 76-90+ (9 goals). Walsall: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
Notts CountyWalsall
62Dangerous attacks31
Notts CountyWalsall
6Fouls15
Notts CountyWalsall
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
1.75Goals scored / match1.5
Notts CountyWalsall
1.1Goals conceded / match0.95
Notts CountyWalsall
55%Average possession39%
Notts CountyWalsall
4.35Shots on target / match4.35
Notts CountyWalsall

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.6Shots per match11.25
Notts CountyWalsall
4.35Shots on target4.35
Notts CountyWalsall
16.5%Shot conversion13.3%
Notts CountyWalsall
55%Possession39%
Notts CountyWalsall
1.28xG for1.35
Notts CountyWalsall
1.26xG against1.27
Notts CountyWalsall

Shooting quality

Notts County: Efficient finishingWalsall: Counter-attacking
Notts CountyWalsall
Accuracy (shots on target)41%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.34

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
DLWWW
Season result split
55% W20% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-5
1.85 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Walsall
LWWWD
Season result split
60% W15% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-3-5
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 17% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Notts County · 1.5 goals / match - Walsall

Walsall is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Notts County · 0.95 goals / match - Walsall

Notts County scoring profile: very strong

Notts County scores in 95% of matches (19 of 20 matches), while Walsall keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 matches).

Walsall scoring profile: very strong

Walsall scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Notts County keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

35Goals scored (season)30
Notts CountyWalsall
22Goals conceded (season)19
Notts CountyWalsall
2.85Average goals in match2.45
Notts CountyWalsall
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Notts CountyWalsall
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Notts CountyWalsall

How often they score at least...

95%1 goal80%
Notts CountyWalsall
50%2 goals40%
Notts CountyWalsall
20%3 goals20%
Notts CountyWalsall
10%4 goals10%
Notts CountyWalsall

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal75%
Notts CountyWalsall
35%2 goals20%
Notts CountyWalsall
5%3 goals0%
Notts CountyWalsall
0%4 goals0%
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.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time20%
Notts CountyWalsall
5%BTTS in both halves5%
Notts CountyWalsall
25%Scored in both halves20%
Notts CountyWalsall

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Notts CountyWalsall
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Notts CountyWalsall
60%BTTS - last 540%
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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Notts CountyWalsall
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Notts CountyWalsall
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Notts CountyWalsall

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Notts CountyWalsall
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Notts CountyWalsall
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
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.

Walsall is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / match - Notts County · 1.65 pts / match - Walsall

Notts County - half-time state
25% leading55% draw20% trailing
Walsall - half-time state
45% leading30% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per match (1st half)1.65
Notts CountyWalsall
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.7
Notts CountyWalsall
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Notts CountyWalsall
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.25
Notts CountyWalsall
50%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Notts CountyWalsall
55%No goal before half-time50%
Notts CountyWalsall

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per match (2nd half)1.6
Notts CountyWalsall
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Notts CountyWalsall
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
Notts CountyWalsall
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.2
Notts CountyWalsall
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Notts CountyWalsall
25%No goal after half-time50%
Notts CountyWalsall

Notts County - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
26
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding220%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Walsall - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Notts County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Walsall - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
6
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
3
5
31-45
5
5
46-60
7
1
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Walsall
ScoredConceded
4
0
0-15
5
5
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
1
46-60
6
3
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
76%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 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.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Walsall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% 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

Notts CountyLigaWalsall
Average goals in match 2.852.69 2.45
Both teams scored 65%57% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%49% 40%
Clean sheets 30%24% 25%
Goal before half-time 65%72% 75%
Goal after half-time 100%76% 70%

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

2.69
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. WalsallYellow cardRyan Finnigan
  2. WalsallSubstitutionOn: Aaron PresleyOff: Jamille Antonio Matt
  3. Notts CountySubstitutionOn: Jodi JonesOff: Keanan Bennetts
  4. WalsallSubstitutionOn: Courtney ClarkeOff: Charlie Lakin
  5. Notts CountySubstitutionOn: Kellan Sheene GordonOff: Nicholas Andrew Tsaroulla
  6. Notts CountyYellow cardConor Michael Grant
  7. WalsallSubstitutionOn: Rico BrowneOff: Priestley Farquharson
  8. Notts CountySubstitutionOn: Qamaruddin Maziar KouhyarOff: Conor Michael Grant
  9. WalsallYellow cardConnor Ellis Barrett

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Steven CopelandMatches officiated: 9
2.33Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 211%Home wins33%Draws56%Away wins

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 1.75 goals per game on average and Walsall 1.50. The EFL League Two average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Notts County's matches and 55% of Walsall's.

What form are Notts County and Walsall in?

Over the last 5 games Notts County have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Walsall 3-1-1 (2.00 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.