Walsall 2-1 Sheffield United - October 14, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998
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WAL
WAL
49' - Goal
Vasilis Borbokis
56' - Goal
Andy Watson56
69' - Substitution
Piotr Kachurois substituted by Jan Age Fjortoft 87' - Own goal
Carl Tiler87
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Walsall
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jimmy Walker | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wayne Evans | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Adrian Viveash | 28 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Marsh | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Mountfield | 34 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Keister | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dean Keates | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jean-François Péron | 32 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Hodge | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roger Boli | 32 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Watson | 56 | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
6
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Simon Tracey | 29 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul McGrath | 37 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Holdsworth | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carl Tiler | 87 | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Nicky Marker | 32 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wayne Quinn | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Vasilis Borbokis | 49 | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mark Patterson | 32 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dane Whitehouse | 27 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Piotr Kachuro | 69 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Brian Deane | 29 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
36
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Jan Age Fjortoft | 69 | 30 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
42
16
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
Sörensen vs Sheffield United
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Sörensen vs Spackman
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
67
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Spackman vs Walsall
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Spackman vs Sörensen
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Walsall after 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Sheffield United at home (since 15/04/1893). It's a record streak. The first of history
Walsall keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw vs Sheffield United running (since 19/02/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Walsall after 6 consecutive matches without a win vs Sheffield United (since 07/01/1893). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWalsall 3-1 Southend30/08/1997 | LWalsall 0-2 Northampton Town02/09/1997 | VWalsall 2-0 York City20/09/1997 | DWalsall 2-2 Nottingham Forest24/09/1997 | VWalsall 3-1 Carlisle United04/10/1997 | VWalsall 3-0 Wrexham11/10/1997 |
| Overall | VNottingham Forest 0-1 Walsall17/09/1997 | VWalsall 2-0 York City20/09/1997 | DWalsall 2-2 Nottingham Forest24/09/1997 | LPlymouth 2-1 Walsall27/09/1997 | VWalsall 3-1 Carlisle United04/10/1997 | VWalsall 3-0 Wrexham11/10/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DWrexham 1-1 Sheffield United12/08/1997 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Sheffield United16/08/1997 | DHuddersfield Town 0-0 Sheffield United30/08/1997 | DWatford 1-1 Sheffield United16/09/1997 | VOxford United 2-4 Sheffield United20/09/1997 | VMiddlesbrough 1-2 Sheffield United05/10/1997 |
| Overall | VSheffield United 1-0 Nottingham Forest13/09/1997 | DWatford 1-1 Sheffield United16/09/1997 | VOxford United 2-4 Sheffield United20/09/1997 | VSheffield United 4-0 Watford23/09/1997 | DSheffield United 0-0 Birmingham City27/09/1997 | VMiddlesbrough 1-2 Sheffield United05/10/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 6 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 12 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.25 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.75 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Roger Boli | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Dane Whitehouse |  |
| Andy Watson | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Vasilis Borbokis | |
| Andy Watson | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 3 matches | Dane Whitehouse | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
3 ga
Away
2 gf
10 ga
Total
4 gf
13 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
2 ga
Away
3 gf
2 ga
Total
13 gf
4 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 07, 1893 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
September 06, 1983 |
Latest head to head
March 30, 1984 - Division 3 1983/1984
September 06, 1983 - Division 3 1983/1984
February 19, 1983 - Division 3 1982/1983
October 09, 1982 - Division 3 1982/1983
October 26, 1966 - League Cup 1966/1967
Competition info
The other matches
October 14, 1997
October 15, 1997
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