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Luton Town pack their bags to visit Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Bescot Stadium was more than three years back, in February 2001, with Walsall running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Luton Town | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Mar | Walsall | 2 - 3 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | Luton Town | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Luton Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Walsall find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches. Luton Town are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 13 games giving them a return of 32 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Hatters has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Walsall. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Luton Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |