The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Tranmere Rovers are in the 11th position while the guesting Bolton Wanderers worry at 17th.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Tranmere have less rest than Bolton Wanderers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Prenton Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Bolton Wanderers have had more rest.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Tranmere Rovers at their home stadium (Prenton Park) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Tranmere's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Forest Green Rovers (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Tranmere played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Stevenage.
Scott Davies loved the game against Forest Green Rovers. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 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 Tranmere have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost six.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Harrogate Town are coming to town in three days.
The Tranmere fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. On the other hand, Tranmere have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bolton Wanderers playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Wanderers has drawn their two previous away games.
Wanderers's last game was the home draw against Cheltenham Town (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Exeter City that ended 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Bolton Wanderers, one draw and one defeat.
Wanderers has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Mansfield Town in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Wanderers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wanderers have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Bolton Wanderers - Tranmere 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Tranmere Rovers two wins, one draw and Bolton Wanderers four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 11 goals |   E. Doyle 9 goals |  N. Delfouneso 5 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 55% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 74% |
| 41% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 43% |
| 32% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 18% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 48% |
| 45% | 40% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 45% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 39% | 47% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 43% | 35% |
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Cambridge United | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | Newport County | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Salford City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Morecambe | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 33 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 20 |