Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salford City & Tranmere Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Salford and Tranmere Rovers.
Salford City form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the League Two, Salford City have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
Happy days for Salford in their previous game, a League Two match away at Colchester United that ended with a 2-0 victory. The attacking player Tom Elliott was announced as "man of the match" for Salford with the rating of 8.01/10. Elliott scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the match before that, Salford hosted Northampton Town and drew the League Two game 2-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Salford handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, seven draws and two defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Salford as they are travelling to their away game against Walsall in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
Salford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Salford City have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere was sent out of EFL Trophy in the final last season.Playing away, Tranmere Rovers have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.
Tranmere Rovers had fun at their own home (The Peninsula Stadium) last time out, beating Crawley Town 2-1. Peter Clarke (2) scored. Peter Clarke was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.7. The defender Clarke scored two goals and won 10 of 14 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Forest Green Rovers.We have checked recent matches where Tranmere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were four victories, two draws and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Colchester United in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Tranmere's away league games. Only 0 goals from 5 travels. Tranmere Rovers are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings with these sides: Salford won one, Tranmere Rovers triumphed in one and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Henderson 2 goals |  M. Lund 2 goals |  P. Clarke 2 goals |
Salford City missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Salford City | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.3 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Salford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Barrow | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Sutton United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Salford City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 7 |