League Two match prediction: Little separates Tranmere Rovers and Grimsby Town in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

Tranmere Rovers are set for a new challenge after their 2-2 against Rochdale previously. Grimsby Town are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Tranmere Rovers nor Grimsby Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers have managed 9 wins, 6 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 21 games.

The Tranmere coach Dawes and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Rochdale (placed 24th). A disappointing finish for Tranmere Rovers in their match versus Rochdale as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Prior to that, an away loss at Crawley Town.

Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 15 league games, 12 have seen zero, one or two goals.

Tranmere Rovers has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Tranmere Rovers have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 9 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Grimsby go into this game after a win, the home game against Barrow that ended 1-0. Orsi-Dadomo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Barrow last time out, making the manager Hurst feel like a tactical genius. Crocombe was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.64. The agile goalkeeper Crocombe topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Mansfield Town.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 12 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.

After this away game Grimsby Town return home for a League Two game against Crewe Alexandra. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Grimsby Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 21 games. As opposed to that, Grimsby have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Grimsby Town - Tranmere Rovers 2-1 was the result in these participants' previous head-to-head match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Tranmere Rovers wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TranmereJ. Hawkes
J. Hawkes
9 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
8 goals
Grimsby TownH. Clifton
H. Clifton
7 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
14 9 4 Won W 4 9 14
12 6 2 Drew D 0 3 13
17 6 0 Lost L 2 9 15
42 25 11 Scored S 8 25 46
46 19 3 Conceded C 8 27 52
93% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
70% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 69%
30% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 48% 43%
9% 10% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 19%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 12%
40% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 48% 55%
37% 48% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 31%
30% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 24%
 
5 5.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.3 4.5
4.9 4.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.6
1.6 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.8 10.9 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.5 12
3.3 3.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4 4
29% 34% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 27%
 
11.1 9.7 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.8 11
3.3 2.6 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 42 24 12 6 56 29 21 14 6 1 30 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 27 84
2 Northampton Town 43 21 14 8 57 39 21 11 6 4 27 17 22 10 8 4 30 22 18 77
3 Stevenage 42 21 13 8 57 38 22 16 2 4 38 16 20 5 11 4 19 22 19 76
4 Stockport County 43 20 12 11 60 36 21 10 8 3 30 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 24 72
5 Carlisle United 43 19 15 9 62 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 72
6 Bradford City 42 19 14 9 54 36 21 9 8 4 30 20 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 71
7 Salford City 43 20 9 14 66 49 22 10 5 7 28 22 21 10 4 7 38 27 17 69
8 Mansfield Town 42 19 12 11 67 51 20 8 8 4 34 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 16 69
9 Barrow 43 18 8 17 46 48 21 12 3 6 29 17 22 6 5 11 17 31 -2 62
10 Sutton United 43 15 12 16 43 49 22 11 4 7 25 20 21 4 8 9 18 29 -6 57
11 Swindon Town 42 14 13 15 53 50 21 8 6 7 29 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 3 55
12 Grimsby Town 42 14 13 15 46 52 21 5 10 6 21 25 21 9 3 9 25 27 -6 55
13 Tranmere Rovers 43 14 12 17 42 46 21 9 6 6 25 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -4 54
14 Doncaster Rovers 43 15 7 21 43 60 21 10 1 10 25 27 22 5 6 11 18 33 -17 52
15 Walsall 43 11 18 14 42 45 21 8 9 4 24 15 22 3 9 10 18 30 -3 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 41 12 15 14 41 51 21 9 6 6 27 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -10 51
17 Gillingham 43 13 12 18 32 45 22 11 5 6 20 18 21 2 7 12 12 27 -13 51
18 Newport County 42 12 14 16 44 49 21 6 6 9 23 25 21 6 8 7 21 24 -5 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 11 14 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 24 24 22 4 8 10 22 29 -7 47
20 Colchester United 43 11 13 19 40 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 22 6 4 12 19 27 -7 46
21 Harrogate Town 42 10 15 17 52 61 22 6 9 7 30 31 20 4 6 10 22 30 -9 45
22 Crawley Town 43 10 12 21 45 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 21 1 6 14 14 39 -24 42
23 Hartlepool United 43 8 15 20 48 74 21 4 10 7 24 33 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 39
24 Rochdale 43 8 10 25 41 67 22 4 5 13 25 37 21 4 5 12 16 30 -26 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 42 24 12 6 56 29 21 14 6 1 30 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 27 84
2 Northampton Town 43 21 14 8 57 39 21 11 6 4 27 17 22 10 8 4 30 22 18 77
3 Stevenage 42 21 13 8 57 38 22 16 2 4 38 16 20 5 11 4 19 22 19 76
4 Stockport County 43 20 12 11 60 36 21 10 8 3 30 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 24 72
5 Carlisle United 43 19 15 9 62 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 21 8 7 6 30 21 23 72
6 Bradford City 42 19 14 9 54 36 21 9 8 4 30 20 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 71
7 Salford City 43 20 9 14 66 49 22 10 5 7 28 22 21 10 4 7 38 27 17 69
8 Mansfield Town 42 19 12 11 67 51 20 8 8 4 34 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 16 69
9 Barrow 43 18 8 17 46 48 21 12 3 6 29 17 22 6 5 11 17 31 -2 62
10 Sutton United 43 15 12 16 43 49 22 11 4 7 25 20 21 4 8 9 18 29 -6 57
11 Swindon Town 42 14 13 15 53 50 21 8 6 7 29 22 21 6 7 8 24 28 3 55
12 Grimsby Town 42 14 13 15 46 52 21 5 10 6 21 25 21 9 3 9 25 27 -6 55
13 Tranmere Rovers 43 14 12 17 42 46 21 9 6 6 25 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -4 54
14 Doncaster Rovers 43 15 7 21 43 60 21 10 1 10 25 27 22 5 6 11 18 33 -17 52
15 Walsall 43 11 18 14 42 45 21 8 9 4 24 15 22 3 9 10 18 30 -3 51
16 Crewe Alexandra 41 12 15 14 41 51 21 9 6 6 27 23 20 3 9 8 14 28 -10 51
17 Gillingham 43 13 12 18 32 45 22 11 5 6 20 18 21 2 7 12 12 27 -13 51
18 Newport County 42 12 14 16 44 49 21 6 6 9 23 25 21 6 8 7 21 24 -5 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 11 14 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 24 24 22 4 8 10 22 29 -7 47
20 Colchester United 43 11 13 19 40 47 21 5 9 7 21 20 22 6 4 12 19 27 -7 46
21 Harrogate Town 42 10 15 17 52 61 22 6 9 7 30 31 20 4 6 10 22 30 -9 45
22 Crawley Town 43 10 12 21 45 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 21 1 6 14 14 39 -24 42
23 Hartlepool United 43 8 15 20 48 74 21 4 10 7 24 33 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 39
24 Rochdale 43 8 10 25 41 67 22 4 5 13 25 37 21 4 5 12 16 30 -26 34

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.