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Swansea City travel to take on Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was just over four years ago, in January 2001, with Walsall annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Walsall | 5 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 27 Feb | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Walsall | 4 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 27 Aug | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Swansea City | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 20 Aug | Swansea City | 2 - 2 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 08 Dec | Swansea City | 2 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Swans have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 8 points from 4 games. Swansea City's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saddlers, as the Swans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |