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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Walsall at Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 30 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 10 wins, and Walsall have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was more than a decade ago, in August 1999, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 22 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 4 | Walsall | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Walsall | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 19 Apr | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Oct | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saddlers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pilgrims's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Walsall's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 4 from their 2 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Saddlers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |