Preview: Walsall vs. Tranmere Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups

Walsall play big to Tranmere Rovers connected Saturday day looking to fortify their presumption astatine the apical of the League Two table.

Meanwhile, Rovers marque the travel to the West Midlands sitting conscionable 5 points wide of the relegation zone.

Match preview

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With the past crippled astatine Cheltenham Town falling foul of the weather, Matt Sadler whitethorn person welcomed the other week disconnected for his all-conquering Walsall side.

However, determination is simply a aerial of uncertainty implicit whether the Saddlers volition beryllium capable to seamlessly proceed a seven-match winning streak arsenic they effort to cruise to the title.

There is presently a 10-point spread implicit 2nd spot with a crippled successful hand, Walsall present besides having back-to-back location fixtures against the 20th and 11th-placed teams successful the 4th tier.

Goals person not needfully been casual to travel by, though. The West Midlands outfit person failed to people much than doubly successful immoderate of their past six league encounters.

Nevertheless, conscionable 1 onslaught has been conceded during that period, portion Walsall volition present look to amended a location grounds that presently stands astatine 29 points being accumulated from a imaginable 36.

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Back successful August, Tranmere were capable to grounds a 1-0 triumph implicit Walsall astatine Prenton Park, a effect which was followed by a triumph astatine Carlisle United.

Since then, though, Nigel Adkins's squad person recorded conscionable 4 victories successful 19 league matches, leaving them successful a scrap to debar demotion to the National League.

On a affirmative note, 4 points person been collected from their past 3 outings, the treble being completed implicit Carlisle to widen the spread to the bottom-placed broadside to 7 points.

That said, Tranmere marque the travel to Walsall with the worst distant grounds successful the division, racking up conscionable 8 points from 11 matches and losing their past five.

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Team News

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The extended interruption provided this Walsall squad with a much-needed interruption and it frees up Sadler to sanction his strongest XI.

Having been partially rested past clip out, Jamille Matt volition instrumentality to the onslaught to instrumentality the spot of chap seasoned Albert Adomah.

While Josh Gordon is pushing for a instrumentality to the squad aft a hamstring injury, Priestley Farquharson remains connected the sidelines.

Barring immoderate fittingness issues, Adkins could prime the aforesaid Tranmere broadside that started the potentially-pivotal triumph implicit Carlisle.

Adkins switched to a backmost 3 for that contest, the instauration of Cameron Norman astatine close wing-back proving decisive arsenic helium scored the lone extremity of the game.

Walsall imaginable starting lineup:
Simkin; Okagbue, Williams, Weir; Barrett, Jellis, Stirk, Lakin, Gordon; Lowe, Matt

We say: Walsall 2-0 Tranmere Rovers

With Tranmere having posted a important triumph past clip out, determination volition beryllium other content up of taking connected the toughest situation successful the division. Nevertheless, we inactive expect Walsall to travel done with the 3 points and to support a cleanable expanse successful the process.

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