Walsall vs Accrington ST match stats & report

3–2 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 3 · Bescot Stadium, Walsall · Ref W. Davis

Walsall stats & fixtures · Accrington ST stats & fixtures

Walsall beat Accrington ST 3–2 in League Two on 29 August 2026. Expected goals finished 3.23–2.69. Walsall had 62% of the ball.

Walsall vs Accrington ST match statistics

WalsallAccrington ST

62% Ball possession 38%
3.23 Expected goals (xG) 2.69
16 Total shots 22
5 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 10
5 Blocked shots 6
13 Shots inside the box 10
4 Corners 4
8 Fouls 18
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 3
485 Passes 281
74% Pass accuracy 62%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card S. Conneely Accrington ST
8' Goal R. Smith Walsall
12' Goal J. Woods Accrington ST
45' Goal H. Burke (assist M. Hancock) Walsall
49' Yellow card S. Sprangler Walsall
53' Goal A. Pressley (assist R. Smith) Walsall
57' Goal Stefan Mols (assist T. Walton) Accrington ST
60' Yellow card L. Coyle Accrington ST
75' Yellow card Isaac Moore Walsall
75' Yellow card T. Walton Accrington ST
79' Yellow card D. Skura Walsall
90+1' Yellow card E. Ahui Walsall

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Walsall

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lee Grant

1 J. Ward

3 M. Hancock 25 D. Skura 5 H. Burke 2 Rico Browne

6 S. Sprangler 15 Isaac Moore

11 R. Smith 7 Taione Richard Evumena Sodje 17 Courtney Clarke

19 A. Pressley

Bench Tom Wooster , E. Ahui , J. Furlong , C. Crew , L. Simper , A. Adomah , A. Dallas

Accrington ST

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 John Doolan

1 L. Moulden

17 D. Matthews 5 F. Rawson 4 T. Moore

22 J. Anderson 10 Alex Henderson 28 S. Conneely 2 D. Love

7 S. Whalley

18 C. Caton 39 J. Woods

Bench J. Rogerson , D. Tutonda , T. Walton , Stefan Mols , L. Coyle , C. Grant , C. Brown

Form guide

Walsall at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Accrington ST away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Walsall vs Accrington ST head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
24 Jan 26	Walsall v Accrington ST	0–0
27 Sep 25	Accrington ST v Walsall	1–3
26 Apr 25	Walsall v Accrington ST	0–1
26 Oct 24	Accrington ST v Walsall	0–0
27 Feb 24	Walsall v Accrington ST	2–1
23 Dec 23	Accrington ST v Walsall	2–1

The full Walsall vs Accrington ST head-to-head record