HEAD TO HEAD: v Notts County HEAD TO HEAD: v Notts County
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HEAD TO HEAD: v Notts County

On Friday afternoon Walsall Football Club will play host to Notts County in the latest Sky Bet League 1 fixture of the season. The latest head-to-head information is below.
On Friday afternoon Walsall Football Club will play host to Notts County in the latest Sky Bet League 1 fixture of the season. The latest head-to-head information is below.

Of the sixty-three previous meetings it's Notts County that hold the overall lead with twenty-six wins to the Saddlers' twenty-one, There have also been sixteen draws during the fixture's history.

Their first meeting took place on Saturday, 20th January 1894 and ended 2-0 to the Magpies. The two sides' second meeting, which took place at Fellows Park, on Monday, 12th March 1894 ended 2-1 to the Saddlers, who were then known as Walsall Town Swifts.

Walsall won four, drew one and lost five of the first ten meetings, the run of games included some large scorelines including 5-0, 5-2, and 6-1 defeats.

In more modern times, their most recent meeting took place in front of 5,884 fans at Meadow Lane on Saturday, 1st November, and ended 2-1 to the Saddlers with a Gary Jones own goal and a Tom Bradshaw penalty enough to secure all three points for the travelling side, despite Garry Thompson's 31st minute strike.

Walsall are undefeated in the last five meetings with three wins and two draws, this run includes last season's 5-1 hammering of the Magpies at Meadow Lane.
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