On the 28th of January, Walsall and Leicester City will play a match in Walsall in a clash of the FA Cup. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Walsall recorded a 2-1 win against Stockport County. Danny Johnson scored the first goal for Walsall in the 63rd minute, then Paddy Madden tied it up for Stockport County in the 88th minute on a feed from Kyle Wootton. Walsall should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Leicester City recorded a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 27th minute on a feed from Pervis Estupinan, but Marc Albrighton got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 38th minute . Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Leicester City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Kelechi Iheanacho, and they each have 1 goal. Walsall’s most prolific scorer has been Andy Williams. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.