Bescot Banter columnist Sam Wright previews Tuesday night's npower League One game with Scunthorpe United;
Scunthorpe, this season, have struggled. They are currently 4
points from safety sitting in 22nd spot and are in an even stickier
patch than ourselves at this moment in time. They have picked up just 2 points
from a possible last 21. It would seem to any onlooker who hasn’t seen the Iron
this season that all we have to do is keep top scorer Clarke quite, who’s 7
goals have saved them from being well and truly in trouble.
Walsall ourselves go into the game without a win in 8 in all
competitions, but the return to scoring form of Bowerman on Saturday surely has
to be a boost. However this leaves Smith with a huge decision as whether or not
to start the young striker, which in turn would mean having to change back to a
4-4-2 formation, or drop Northern Ireland international Grigg. Whichever he
chooses, it will ultimately be judged on the result of what is now a must win
game.
In the recent past when we have played the Iron, we have had
a good amount of success. The Saddlers have lost just 2 of the last 13
meetings, winning 7 of those. Last season when the sides met we also had the
better of the encounters, only managing a 2-2 home draw but taking an important
1-0 midweek away win when the league was extremely tense in February.
Overall this is simply a must win game for us.
Prediction: Walsall 2 Scunthorpe United 1
By: Sam Wright