Betting preview: Morecambe vs Tranmere Rovers should be interesting

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Globe Arena (6476 seats)

46 rounds of fixtures have been played and both Morecambe and Tranmere Rovers are up there with the best. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Morecambe nor Tranmere Rovers 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.

For Tranmere most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Morecambe form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Morecambe at their home stadium (Globe Arena) is 13 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Morecambe, who won 2-1 against Tranmere Rovers. Nathaniel Knight-Percival was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.71 out of 10. The defender Knight-Percival scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bradford City.

This is expected to be a close game, with Morecambe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Morecambe as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Morecambe has won five of these, drawn four and lost four.

A decent goal production from Morecambe in their home games so far, with 38 goals from 23 league matches. Morecambe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 27 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

9 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Tranmere Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Tranmere failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Morecambe that ended with defeat 1-2. Peter Clarke was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.32. The defender Clarke scored one goal and won 10 of 12 duels.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Colchester United.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Tranmere in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Tranmere Rovers, four draws and one defeat.

Tranmere Rovers have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 23 away 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. Tranmere have conceded 28 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tranmere Rovers - Morecambe 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Morecambe, one draw and five wins for Tranmere Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
MorecambeC. Gomes
C. Gomes
15 goals
MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
13 goals

Morecambe missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
24 13 2 Won W 1 9 20
9 5 0 Drew D 2 8 13
14 5 4 Lost L 3 6 14
71 38 5 Scored S 6 25 56
59 27 12 Conceded C 9 28 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 78% 85%
79% 74% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 52% 55%
57% 52% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 43%
28% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 35% 30%
9% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 13%
62% 61% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 36%
23% 26% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 48% 40%
15% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.5
6 3 2 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
12 12.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.3 10.1
1.9 2.2 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3.1
78% 75% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 37% 39%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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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.