The Morecambe & Tranmere Rovers managers D. Adams and K. Hill are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
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.
Morecambe form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Morecambe at their home stadium (Globe Arena) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jokull Andersson not having conceded a league goal in 233 minutes.
Happy days for Morecambe in their previous game, a League Two match away at Exeter City (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Colchester United in a game that was won 3-0.
Morecambe goalkeeper Jökull Andresson did an outstanding job against Exeter City with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
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 Morecambe have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn five and lost three.
The Morecambe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Morecambe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Visiting Tranmere has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The supporters enjoyed Tranmere's previous game versus Harrogate Town (placed 20th), a League Two 3-2 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Bolton Wanderers.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Tranmere Rovers in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Tranmere, six draws and one defeat.
After this away game Tranmere return home for a EFL Trophy game against Peterborough United. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Tranmere have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Tranmere Rovers have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe and Tranmere Rovers have met before this season: Tranmere Rovers - Morecambe 0-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - one - four (Morecambe wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 14 goals |   A. Phillips 8 goals |  C. Gomes 8 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Morecambe | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 33 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| 33 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 58% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 46% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 8% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 62% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 12% | 8% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 69% | 59% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | 40% |
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Morecambe | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Newport County | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Salford City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 | Colchester United | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 21 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 20 |