Are goals on the menu in the FA Cup First Round this week? At Banks’s Stadium, League Two’s Walsall hosts League One’s Bolton in a matchup of in-form, high-scoring teams. Will Mat Sadler’s Saddlers claim victory, or can Ian Evatt’s Trotters pull off a win?
Walsall is second in League Two, boasting 26 goals this season. They’ve won five of their six home games, though they suffered a heavy 6-2 defeat to Fleetwood. Since then, they’ve rebounded with two wins and two draws, including a 4-1 victory over Grimsby and a 3-1 win against Carlisle, but recently managed only a 0-0 draw at Accrington.
Bolton, sitting sixth in League One, has a solid away record with four wins from six, scoring 12 goals in those matches. They’re in good form, winning five of their last seven, highlighted by a 1-0 win over Peterborough and a 4-1 victory at Stevenage.