Bescot Stadium hosts Walsall and Mansfield Town this Saturday in League Two. Walsall find themselves in the bottom half of the table, looking to close in on a spot in the top half whereas Mansfield look to usurp Stockport at the top of the table.
Walsall currently sit 16th in League Two After 30 games. The Saddlers have ten wins, nine draws and 11 losses, leaving them on 39 points, ten points above the relegation zone and six points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Walsall have three draws and two losses.
Akil Wright opened the scoring for Stockport in the second minute of added time in the first half, but Douglas James-Taylor equalised in the fourth minute of the added time. However, a goal from Isaac Olaofe and a penalty from Paddy Madden gave Stockport the 3 - 1 win. Donervon Daniels gave Walsall the early lead but Craig Eastmond equalised just five minutes later for Sutton United. Neither team could find another goal and had to settle for the 1 - 1 draw.
Isaac Hutchinson’s 62nd minute penalty opened the scoring for Walsall but once again Conor Masterson equalised for Gillingham, meaning Walsall had to settle for another 1 - 1 draw. Bryn Morris, Will Evans and Henry William James Charsley all scored in the first half to give Newport the 3 - 0 win over ten-man Walsall, who had Owen Evans sent off late on.
The last time out for Walsall was another 1 - 1 draw for Walsall, this time against Crawley Town. Hutchinson was on the scoresheet yet again, also another penalty to give Walsall the lead. However, Liam Kelly equalised for Crawley in the second half.
Mansfield Town, on the other hand, currently sit second in League Two. In 31 games, The Stags have 16 wins, 12 draws and three losses which leaves them on 60 points, just one point from top of the league Stockport.
In their last five games in all competitions, Mansfield have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Both goals in the clash against Sutton United came in the first half. Lee Angol opened the scoring for Sutton in the eighth minute but George Maris equalised for Mansfield. However, there were only three shots on target in the entire 90 minutes as both teams settled for the 1 - 1 draw. The early red card to Jordan Bowery in the 20th minute allowed for Omar Bugiel to give Wimbledon the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. Will Swan equalised for Mansfield but following another red card, this time to Stephen Quinn, Ronan Curtis scored in the 96th minute to give Wimbledon the 2 - 1 win.
Mansfield bounced back against Notts County. KD Davis scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute to give Mansfield the 1 - 0 win. Ollie Clarke grabbed a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Tom Nichols and Swan in the 4 - 0 win for Mansfield over Forest Green Rovers.
The most recent outing for Mansfield was an 11 goal game against Harrogate Town. Both Swan and Lucas Akins grabbed a brace and Hiram Boateng bagged a hat-trick along with goals from Nichol and Davies in the 9 - 2 win for Mansfield.
Walsall and Mansfield Town have met 66 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1926. Walsall have the better record in the fixture with 30 wins in comparison to Mansfield’s 22 wins, the other 14 games ending in a draw.