Peterborough United travel to Walsall on Saturday looking to close the gap on the play-offs. Find out facts and figures about our hosts the Saddlers.
Walsall -Vs- Peterborough United
Venue: Banks`s Stadium
Date: Saturday, 18th February, 2017
Kick-off: 15:00pm
| Name | Walsall |
| Nickname | The Saddlers |
| Ground | Banks`s Stadium |
| Capacity | 11,300 |
| Manager | Jon Whitney |
| One To Watch | Erhun Oztumer |
| League Position Last Season | 3rd |
| Current League Position | 12th |
| Top Scorer | 12 – Erhun Oztumer |
RECENT RESULTS
| Competition | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| League One | Tue, 14 Feb | Scunthorpe United | 0 – 0 | Walsall |
| League One | Sat, 11 Feb | Bolton Wanderers | 4 – 1 | Walsall |
| League One | Sat, 04 Feb | Walsall | 2 – 1 | Northampton Town |
| League One | Wed, 01 Feb | Millwall | 0 – 0 | Walsall |
| League One | Sat, 28 Jan | Bury | 3 – 3 | Walsall |
| League One | Wed, 01 Feb | Walsall | 3 – 1 | Bristol Rovers |
HEAD TO HEAD
| Saddlers | Draws | Posh | |
| League | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 14 | 15 |
LAST TIME OUT
| Posh | Walsall | ||
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Scorers | Marcus Maddison (27) | Simeon Jackson (16) | |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 | |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 | |
| Attendance | 4,906 | ||
| Possession | 55% | 45% | |
| Shots | 18 | 10 | |
| Shots on Target | 9 | 1 | |
| Corners | 6 | 1 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 8 | |
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