Walsall vs Chelsea U21 – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

28/10/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Bescot Stadium (Walsall).

EFL Trophy
Referee: Swallow E. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.04	0.88
Ball Possession
24%	76%
Total shots
12	8
Shots on target
4	3
Big Chances
1	2
Corner Kicks
3	1
Passes
74% (156/211)	89% (632/709)
Yellow Cards
1	3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.04	0.88
xG on target (xGOT)
0.70	1.27
Total shots
12	8
Shots on target
4	3
Shots off target
5	4
Blocked Shots
3	1
Shots inside the Box
8	5
Shots outside the Box
4	3
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Big Chances
1	2
Corner Kicks
3	1
Touches in opposition box
19	10
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
12	19
Passes
74% (156/211)	89% (632/709)
Long passes
41% (21/51)	58% (42/72)
Passes in final third
57% (55/96)	73% (80/109)
Crosses
36% (5/14)	17% (1/6)
Expected assists (xA)
0.85	0.52
Throw-ins
24	18
Fouls
19	12
Tackles
47% (8/17)	42% (8/19)
Duels won
51	59
Clearances
16	21
Interceptions
10	5
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
xGOT faced
1.27	0.70
Goals prevented
1.27	0.70

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
20', Runham F. 🟨,
45', Harper V. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
61', Harrison O. ↓, Walsh R. ↑,
61', Deivid Washington ↓, Gordon S. ↑,
62', Finnigan R. ↓, Jellis J. ↑,
62', Richards R. ↓, Clarke C. ↑,
63', Osagie J. 🟨,
73', Runham F. ↓, Da Silva I. B. P. ↑,
74', Matt J. ↓, Makavore P. ↑,
74', Lakin C. ↓, McLloyd O. ↑,
74', Browne R. ↓, Straw S. ↑,
85', Richards L. ↓, Sambou G. ↑,
85', Barbour K. ↓, Pennie A. ↑,
90+7', Wilson K. 🟨,
Penalties (4 - 2)
1, Adomah A. (Pen),
1, Best K. (Pen),
2, Clarke C. (Pen),
2, Walsh R. (Pen),
3, Straw S. (Pen),
3, Pennie A. (Pen),
4, Jellis J. (Pen),
4, Sambou G. (Pen),
5, Okeke J. (Pen),

Chances of winning

Walsall
60.3%

Draw
21.2%

Chelsea U21
18.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

57.8%

22.2%

19.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

61.2%

21%

18.8%

Walsall - Chelsea U21 Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.56 ↓ (1.6)	4.33 ↑ (4.15)	4.94 ↑ (4.63)	7.5% (8.4%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

Preview Facts

Walsall has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Chelsea U21 has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, Walsall is considered a favorite.
In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Walsall won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 4:4. (average 2:2).
Including home matches between the teams, Walsall won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 4:4. (average 2:2).

How many head-to-head matches has Walsall won against Chelsea U21?

Walsall has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Chelsea U21 won against Walsall?

Chelsea U21 has won of their last 0 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Walsall - Chelsea U21 were as follows:

Latest results of Walsall

25.10.2025 Cheltenham Town - Walsall 1:0 ✺

18.10.2025 Walsall - Barrow 1:2 ✺

11.10.2025 Crawley Town - Walsall 1:1 ✺

07.10.2025 Walsall - Northampton Town 0:1 ✺

04.10.2025 Walsall - Bristol Rovers 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Chelsea U21

25.10.2025 Chelsea U21 - Arsenal U21 2:1 ✺

18.10.2025 Chelsea U21 - Dinamo II Zagreb 1:2 ✺

05.10.2025 Burnley U21 - Chelsea U21 0:1 ✺

27.09.2025 Chelsea U21 - Stoke City U21 1:2 ✺

23.09.2025 Northampton Town - Chelsea U21 3:0 ✺

English EFL Trophy Table

2025/26

Group 1

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Salford	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
2	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	1	6:6	3
3	Wolves U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:6	3
4	Wigan	2	0	0	0	2	1:4	0

Group 2

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Blackpool	2	2	0	0	0	7:1	6
2	Tranmere	2	1	1	0	0	4:3	5
3	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	3:7	3
4	Nottingham U21	3	0	0	1	2	3:6	1

Group 3

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bradford City	2	2	0	0	0	7:2	6
2	Doncaster	2	2	0	0	0	5:1	6
3	Grimsby	2	0	0	0	2	1:5	0
4	Everton U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 4

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Lincoln	2	2	0	0	0	6:0	6
2	Barnsley	2	1	0	0	1	6:4	3
3	Notts Co	2	1	0	0	1	2:4	3
4	Manchester Utd U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:8	0

Group 5

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Bolton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Rotherham	3	2	0	0	1	7:5	6
3	Manchester City U21	3	1	0	0	2	7:8	3
4	Oldham	2	0	0	0	2	3:8	0

Group 6

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Harrogate	2	2	0	0	0	2:0	6
2	Huddersfield	2	1	0	0	1	6:3	3
3	Newcastle Utd U21	2	0	1	0	1	4:8	2
4	Mansfield	2	0	0	1	1	2:3	1

Group 7

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Port Vale	2	2	0	0	0	6:1	6
2	Fleetwood	2	1	1	0	0	6:2	5
3	Accrington	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1
4	Leeds U21	2	0	0	0	2	1:8	0

Group 8

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Crewe	2	2	0	0	0	9:1	6
2	Burton	2	1	0	0	1	2:1	3
3	Chesterfield	2	1	0	0	1	2:7	3
4	Liverpool U21	2	0	0	0	2	0:4	0

Group 9

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Arsenal U21	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
2	Exeter	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
3	Newport	2	1	0	0	1	2:2	3
4	Cardiff	2	1	0	0	1	1:1	3

Group 10

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Plymouth	2	2	0	0	0	8:2	6
2	Bristol Rovers	2	1	1	0	0	5:4	5
3	Cheltenham	3	0	1	0	2	2:5	2
4	Tottenham U21	3	0	0	2	1	8:12	2

Group 11

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Northampton	2	2	0	0	0	4:0	6
2	Walsall	3	1	1	0	1	3:2	5
3	Shrewsbury	2	1	0	0	1	4:4	3
4	Chelsea U21	3	0	0	1	2	1:6	1

Group 12

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	West Ham U21	3	2	0	0	1	9:6	6
2	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6:4	6
3	Swindon	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	MK Dons	2	0	0	0	2	1:6	0

Group 13

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Stevenage	3	3	0	0	0	12:4	9
2	AFC Wimbledon	2	1	0	0	1	4:6	3
3	Bromley	2	0	1	0	1	4:5	2
4	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	1	2	6:11	1

Group 14

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Leyton Orient	3	3	0	0	0	6:2	9
2	Crawley	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
3	Peterborough	2	1	0	0	1	5:5	3
4	Aston Villa U21	3	0	0	0	3	4:9	0

Group 15

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Colchester	2	2	0	0	0	4:2	6
2	Gillingham	2	1	0	0	1	5:3	3
3	Wycombe	2	1	0	0	1	4:3	3
4	Fulham U21	2	0	0	0	2	2:7	0

Group 16

		Pl	W	W	L	L		Pts
1	Luton	3	2	0	0	1	8:5	6
2	Barnet	3	1	1	0	1	5:7	5
3	Cambridge Utd	2	1	0	0	1	5:4	3
4	Brighton U21	2	0	0	1	1	2:4	1