Tranmere Rovers vs Northampton Town fact sheet

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

League Two: Two sides in reasonable shape get together for this match. Northampton Town might have a slight advantage with their 3rd place in the standings?

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

Tranmere Rovers can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two. Northampton Town are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

10-6-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Tranmere Rovers so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Prenton Park.

The Tranmere manager Dawes and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus AFC Wimbledon (placed 21st). Taylor was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against AFC Wimbledon after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Defender Turnbull got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Turnbull won 11 of 13 duels.

Before that, Tranmere Rovers had a home game versus Grimsby Town which ended with a victory 2-0.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 17 league matches, 14 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

Tranmere Rovers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 22 games. Tranmere have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Playing away, Northampton Town have won 10 games, drawn 8 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Bradford City with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Late heartbreak for Northampton Town in the Bradford City match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Defender Sherring was the best team player with a rating of 8.1. Sherring served one assist, hit two key passes and won 16 of 21 duels.

Before that, Northampton Town secured a home win against Harrogate Town with the score 3-1.

Northampton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 30 away goals from 22 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Northampton Town have put together a streak of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Tranmere Rovers.

It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: Northampton Town - Tranmere Rovers 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
21 goals
Tranmere RoversJ. Hawkes
J. Hawkes
10 goals
TranmereK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
8 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
15 10 2 Won W 4 10 22
13 6 1 Drew D 2 8 14
17 6 4 Lost L 1 4 9
45 27 4 Scored S 11 30 61
47 19 8 Conceded C 8 22 42
93% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 89%
71% 73% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 71%
29% 32% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 36% 44%
9% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 18% 18%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 7%
40% 36% 29% BTTS BTTS 57% 55% 56%
38% 50% 43% Clean Sheets C S 29% 32% 33%
29% 18% 43% Failed to Score F T 14% 23% 22%
 
5 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5
5 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.4 4
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 1.8 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.6 10.7 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 11.1 11.6
3.4 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.8 4.2
30% 34% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 36% 32%
 
11.2 10 11.9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 10.7 9.9
3.4 2.7 2.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 2.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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 45 26 12 7 60 33 23 15 6 2 32 13 22 11 6 5 28 20 27 90
2 Stevenage 45 23 13 9 60 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 21 82
3 Northampton Town 45 22 14 9 61 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 22 10 8 4 30 22 19 80
4 Stockport County 45 22 12 11 64 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 78
5 Carlisle United 45 20 15 10 65 42 23 11 8 4 34 21 22 9 7 6 31 21 23 75
6 Salford City 45 22 9 14 72 53 22 10 5 7 28 22 23 12 4 7 44 31 19 75
7 Bradford City 44 20 15 9 58 39 22 9 9 4 32 22 22 11 6 5 26 17 19 75
8 Mansfield Town 45 20 12 13 70 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 22 11 4 7 33 24 15 72
9 Barrow 45 18 8 19 47 52 22 12 3 7 29 18 23 6 5 12 18 34 -5 62
10 Swindon Town 45 15 13 17 59 54 22 8 6 8 29 23 23 7 7 9 30 31 5 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 45 15 13 17 45 47 22 10 6 6 27 19 23 5 7 11 18 28 -2 58
12 Grimsby Town 45 15 13 17 48 56 22 6 10 6 23 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -8 58
13 Sutton United 45 15 12 18 45 57 22 11 4 7 25 20 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 57
14 Newport County 45 14 14 17 51 54 22 6 6 10 25 28 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 56
15 Doncaster Rovers 45 16 7 22 45 63 23 11 1 11 27 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -18 55
16 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 15 16 43 56 22 10 6 6 29 24 22 3 9 10 14 32 -13 54
17 Walsall 45 11 19 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 23 3 10 10 18 30 -4 52
18 Gillingham 45 13 13 19 35 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 22 2 8 12 14 29 -14 52
19 Harrogate Town 45 12 15 18 58 67 22 6 9 7 30 31 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 51
20 Colchester United 45 12 13 20 44 49 22 6 9 7 25 21 23 6 4 13 19 28 -5 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 45 11 15 19 48 59 23 7 7 9 26 30 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 48
22 Crawley Town 45 11 13 21 47 69 23 9 7 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 46
23 Hartlepool United 45 9 15 21 51 77 23 5 10 8 27 36 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 42
24 Rochdale 45 9 10 26 45 69 23 5 5 13 29 38 22 4 5 13 16 31 -24 37

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 45 26 12 7 60 33 23 15 6 2 32 13 22 11 6 5 28 20 27 90
2 Stevenage 45 23 13 9 60 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 21 82
3 Northampton Town 45 22 14 9 61 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 22 10 8 4 30 22 19 80
4 Stockport County 45 22 12 11 64 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 78
5 Carlisle United 45 20 15 10 65 42 23 11 8 4 34 21 22 9 7 6 31 21 23 75
6 Salford City 45 22 9 14 72 53 22 10 5 7 28 22 23 12 4 7 44 31 19 75
7 Bradford City 44 20 15 9 58 39 22 9 9 4 32 22 22 11 6 5 26 17 19 75
8 Mansfield Town 45 20 12 13 70 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 22 11 4 7 33 24 15 72
9 Barrow 45 18 8 19 47 52 22 12 3 7 29 18 23 6 5 12 18 34 -5 62
10 Swindon Town 45 15 13 17 59 54 22 8 6 8 29 23 23 7 7 9 30 31 5 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 45 15 13 17 45 47 22 10 6 6 27 19 23 5 7 11 18 28 -2 58
12 Grimsby Town 45 15 13 17 48 56 22 6 10 6 23 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -8 58
13 Sutton United 45 15 12 18 45 57 22 11 4 7 25 20 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 57
14 Newport County 45 14 14 17 51 54 22 6 6 10 25 28 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 56
15 Doncaster Rovers 45 16 7 22 45 63 23 11 1 11 27 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -18 55
16 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 15 16 43 56 22 10 6 6 29 24 22 3 9 10 14 32 -13 54
17 Walsall 45 11 19 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 23 3 10 10 18 30 -4 52
18 Gillingham 45 13 13 19 35 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 22 2 8 12 14 29 -14 52
19 Harrogate Town 45 12 15 18 58 67 22 6 9 7 30 31 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 51
20 Colchester United 45 12 13 20 44 49 22 6 9 7 25 21 23 6 4 13 19 28 -5 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 45 11 15 19 48 59 23 7 7 9 26 30 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 48
22 Crawley Town 45 11 13 21 47 69 23 9 7 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 46
23 Hartlepool United 45 9 15 21 51 77 23 5 10 8 27 36 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 42
24 Rochdale 45 9 10 26 45 69 23 5 5 13 29 38 22 4 5 13 16 31 -24 37

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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.