Walsall 2-1 Mansfield Town: result and report

Walsall 2-1 Mansfield Town

League Two · Sunday 1 January 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Walsall beat Mansfield Town 2-1 in the League Two on Sunday 1 January 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Douglas James-Taylor opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Walsall's goals came from Douglas James-Taylor (43') and Liam Kinsella (47'). Mansfield Town scored through Rhys Oates (82').

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Mansfield Town received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Walsall were 13th on 33 points from 22 and Mansfield Town 6th on 38 points from 23. Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 55 points, and Mansfield Town 8th with 75.

Walsall lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Mansfield Town in a 4-1-2-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to L. Kinsella of Walsall (8.2), ahead of Douglas James-Taylor (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 1 for Mansfield Town.

Going into the match Walsall's last five read L-W-W-W-D and Mansfield Town's W-D-D-W-L.