There has been loss and gain for these two contenders this season, placed in positions near the median of the League Two table. Here's the Tranmere Rovers - Swindon Town latest:
- Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Swindon Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Tranmere Rovers at their home stadium (Prenton Park) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Tranmere Rovers lost their last game at Carlisle United (placed 3rd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Tranmere's goalkeeper Hewelt was extremely busy against Carlisle United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Harrogate Town that ended 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tranmere Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 10, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 11 have had two goals or less.
Tranmere has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. From these home matches, Tranmere Rovers have conceded only 19 goals.
Swindon Town form and stats
The visitors are W6-D7-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Recent form does not give Swindon much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Tranmere Rovers will be a tough nut to crack.
Swindon Town failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Mansfield Town (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 2-4. A bonkers fixture with heaps of goals last time out for Swindon, as mentioned above. 6 goals in total, will this fixture be as enjoying?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hartlepool United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Swindon Town in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Swindon Town, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Swindon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 24 away goals from 20 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Swindon Town have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This duo met each other before this season: Swindon Town - Tranmere Rovers 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tranmere one win, two draws and Swindon Town seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Williams 9 goals |   J. Hawkes 8 goals | K. Hemmings 8 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 39 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 38 | 24 | 10 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 52 |
| 42 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 27 | 49 |
| 92% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| 70% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 75% | 72% |
| 28% | 35% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 45% | 49% |
| 8% | 10% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 2% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 38% | 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 60% | 54% |
| 38% | 45% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 20% | 28% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 30% | 28% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10.9 | 11.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 33% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| 10.7 | 9.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.8 | 11.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
- Swindon Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- 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 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 80 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 70 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 69 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 69 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 67 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 39 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 65 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 64 |
| 8 | Salford City | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 63 |
| 9 | Barrow | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 58 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -1 | 57 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 51 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -15 | 51 |
| 13 | Walsall | 40 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 50 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -8 | 48 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 48 |
| 17 | Newport County | 39 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 20 | -2 | 47 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -5 | 47 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 47 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -12 | 40 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 27 | -12 | 39 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 64 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 38 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 69 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -22 | 38 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 61 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -23 | 32 |
