Walsall vs Oldham Athletic prediction, odds and how to watch

Walsall bossed possession and created more than enough to win, but a 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup means the tie goes to a shootout. Twenty shots. Five on target. No goals. Work that one out.

Stoke City progressed in the Carabao Cup with a controlled 2-0 victory over Oldham Athletic, with an own goal and a late right-foot finish doing the damage. The numbers told the cleaner story, but the pattern behind the result was more instructive than the scoreline.

Bristol City dominated possession and created volume throughout but Walsall's organised low block and clinical finishing from a second-half set move earned a remarkable 1-0 victory at Ashton Gate.

Harrogate Town sealed a professional 2-0 victory at Walsall on the final day of the League Two season, a result that underlined just how much quality this division produced from top to bottom in 2025-26.

Bromley rounded off their League Two season with a convincing 3-1 home victory over Walsall, a result that confirmed the underlying quality gap between two sides who ended the campaign in very different positions in the table.

Bristol City host Walsall in the Carabao Cup first round on Thursday 6 August 2026.