England - EFL League TwoData current as of 23 July 2026

Walsall vs Notts County: match statistics

Walsall crest
Walsall
1 : 2half-time 1:0
Notts County crest
Notts County
130%(3.25)
X25%(3.40)
245%(2.20)

Notts County displays clearly superior form and statistics in this clash. The guests sit in 5th place in the table with a record of 18 wins and a positive goal difference (+2) away, while Walsall is in 11th position with a negative goal difference (-1) at home. In away matches, Notts County wins 44% of fixtures and scores an average of 1.19 goals, failing to score in only 19% of games. Walsall has gained only 0.8 points per game in the last five matches and lost three of the last five, confirming the hosts' poor disposition. Notts County's higher scoring efficiency (12% shot conversion) and superior ball possession (53%) give the guests a real advantage. Taking all these factors into account, a victory for Notts County is the most probable scenario.

Walsall vs Notts County: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Walsall play Notts County in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 7 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

Walsall: 61-75 (16 goals). Notts County: 76-90+ (18 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Notts County displays clearly superior form and statistics in this clash. The guests sit in 5th place in the table with a record of 18 wins and a positive goal difference (+2) away, while Walsall is in 11th position with a negative goal difference (-1) at home. In away matches, Notts County wins 44% of fixtures and scores an average of 1.19 goals, failing to score in only 19% of games. Walsall has gained only 0.8 points per game in the last five matches and lost three of the last five, confirming the hosts' poor disposition. Notts County's higher scoring efficiency (12% shot conversion) and superior ball possession (53%) give the guests a real advantage. Taking all these factors into account, a victory for Notts County is the most probable scenario.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
WalsallNotts County
12Shots12
WalsallNotts County
1Shots on target7
WalsallNotts County
1.27xG1.62
WalsallNotts County
5Corners2
WalsallNotts County
60Dangerous attacks52
WalsallNotts County
10Fouls16
WalsallNotts County
3Cards4
WalsallNotts County

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.

WalsallNotts County
1.22Goals scored / match1.59
WalsallNotts County
1.22Goals conceded / match1.06
WalsallNotts County
41%Average possession55%
WalsallNotts County
3.85Shots on target / match4.37
WalsallNotts County

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.33Shots per match11.04
WalsallNotts County
3.85Shots on target4.37
WalsallNotts County
10.7%Shot conversion14.4%
WalsallNotts County
41%Possession55%
WalsallNotts County
1.32xG for1.34
WalsallNotts County
1.34xG against1.2
WalsallNotts County

Shooting quality

Walsall: BalancedNotts County: Efficient finishing
WalsallNotts County
Accuracy (shots on target)34%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.36

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.

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

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%
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 away (W-D-L)
12-4-8
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%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 30% better for: goals scored per match.

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

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

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

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).

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).

56Goals scored (season)78
WalsallNotts County
56Goals conceded (season)52
WalsallNotts County
2.43Average goals in match2.65
WalsallNotts County
5Goals scored (last 5)6
WalsallNotts County
12Goals conceded (last 5)1
WalsallNotts County

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal82%
WalsallNotts County
35%2 goals45%
WalsallNotts County
15%3 goals18%
WalsallNotts County
4%4 goals10%
WalsallNotts County

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal67%
WalsallNotts County
37%2 goals29%
WalsallNotts County
7%3 goals8%
WalsallNotts County
2%4 goals2%
WalsallNotts County

* 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-time22%
WalsallNotts County
2%BTTS in both halves2%
WalsallNotts County
24%Scored in both halves29%
WalsallNotts County

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
WalsallNotts County
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
WalsallNotts County
60%BTTS - last 520%
WalsallNotts County

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-time67%
WalsallNotts County
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
WalsallNotts County
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
WalsallNotts County

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
WalsallNotts County
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
WalsallNotts County
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
WalsallNotts County

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).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.49
WalsallNotts County
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.71
WalsallNotts County
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.49
WalsallNotts County
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.2
WalsallNotts County
59%Clean sheet before half-time61%
WalsallNotts County
59%No goal before half-time49%
WalsallNotts County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.53
WalsallNotts County
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
WalsallNotts County
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
WalsallNotts County
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.45
WalsallNotts County
48%Clean sheet after half-time51%
WalsallNotts County
50%No goal after half-time41%
WalsallNotts County

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 - 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 - 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
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

* 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.

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.

* 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
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
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

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%

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.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
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%

* 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

WalsallLigaNotts County
Average goals in match 2.432.57 2.65
Both teams scored 52%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%48% 55%
Clean sheets 24%27% 33%
Goal before half-time 70%67% 67%
Goal after half-time 74%78% 90%

^ 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 0 - 1 - 0 Notts County. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Walsall vs Notts County?

The EFL League Two match finished Walsall 1:2 Notts County. 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 Notts County?

Walsall score 1.22 goals per game on average and Notts County 1.59. 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 53% of Notts County's.

What form are Walsall and Notts County in?

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

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

The statistical background for Walsall vs Notts County — 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.