Tranmere Rovers hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 22 points and a 21st position in the League One table. Visiting Bristol Rovers holds 13th place with 38 pts.
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 Tranmere Rovers and Bristol Rovers.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers's struggle is real here at Prenton Park with only 14 points collected from 16 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-8. It's been an uphill battle for Tranmere Rovers in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Blackpool game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Tranmere Rovers with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Southend United game, 31 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Tranmere Rovers are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 418 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by E. Monthe).
The Tranmere Rovers fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Prenton Park: A 0-2 defeat against Portsmouth (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Tranmere Rovers lost 0-3 at home to Doncaster Rovers.
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 twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost five.
The manager M. Mellon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rochdale in only four days.
Tranmere Rovers has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tranmere Rovers defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
5-2-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bristol Rovers in their League One matches away. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Bristol Rovers, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Ipswich Town game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Two away games in a row for Bristol Rovers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Wycombe Wanderers in the League One. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Coventry City.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Bristol Rovers in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bristol Rovers, six draws and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Blackpool in just four days.
Bristol Rovers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Bristol Rovers have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bristol Rovers - Tranmere Rovers 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Tranmere Rovers victories, two draws and four Bristol Rovers wins. zero of these games ended with three goals or more, ten matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Clarke-Harris 11 goals |   C. Jennings 4 goals |  S. Payne 4 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 28 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 53 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 41 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 79% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 50% | 45% |
| 31% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 24% |
| 21% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 48% | 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 43% | 45% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 41% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 50% | 41% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 340 | 222 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 167 | 351 |
| 107 | 67 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 44 | 105 |
| 26% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 32% | 31% |
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tranmere Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tranmere Rovers is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 44 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 37 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -13 | 33 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 22 |
| 22 | Southend United | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -39 | 16 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | -34 | 11 |