Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Walsall
Match Time & Date:
02/03/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Doncaster
High-flying Walsall will look to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Doncaster Rovers on Matchday 36. The Saddlers have been in a splendid form of late and, as a result, the odds for home win are rapidly dropping. Mathew John Sadler has no fresh injury worries ahead of Saturday’s encounter.
The Donny, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Grimsby and AFC Wimbledon, but seeing that Walsall do not suit them, home win should be considered. It has to be noted that the Saddlers emerged triumphant in each of the last two meetings with the Donny. To make things even worse for the away team, defender Jamie Sterry is out of contention with injury. Joseph Olowu is widely expected to replace the 24-year-old in the starting XI. In their last meeting at the venue Walsall defeated Doncaster 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Tom Anderson):
Known for his heading and no-nonsense defending, the 1.92 m tall center back, is an English footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers in the third tier of English Football. Anderson was born in Burnley, on the 2nd of September, 1993. He joined Burnley's youth academy at the age of seven and went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in May 2012. The club then sent him out on loan to Conference Premier Club Barrow, where he made his first professional appearance on the 11th of August,2011, in a 0-0 draw against Telford United.
A further string of loans to Conference clubs Hyde, Halifax, and Lincoln City, League Two club Carlisle and League One club Chesterfield, succeeded his time at Harrow. On the 31st of January, 2018, Anderson joined his current club Doncaster Rovers initially on a year's loan before signing a two-year contract with the club in May.
This permanent switch ended his 18 years-long relationship with parent club Burnley during which, he never once made an appearance for the senior team. On the International front, the 26-year-old has never represented his country at any level.
Highlighted Team (Walsall):
Founded in 1888, Walsall are a professional club that play home matches at Bescot Stadium. The capacity of the venue is 11,300 people and it was opened in 1990. Nicknamed the Saddlers, Walsall footballers wear red shirts and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Walsall played out a goalless draw with Aston Villa on April 9, 1888 in their first ever game, with the team recording their biggest win on March 4, 1899 against Darwen (10-0). The Saddlers suffered their biggest defeat on December 17, 1892 as they were beaten by Small Heath 12-0.
Walsall fans consider wolverhampton wanderers the club’s biggest rivals, but the Saddlers have rivalries with Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale as well as the two clubs are only 30 miles away from Walsall. Crystal Palace centre-back Scott Dann is one of the most notable footballers who played for the Bescot Stadium.
