Who will win when Bradford City travel to Tranmere Rovers? In this game guide you'll find all the relevant info and numbers needed to enjoy the game more.
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League Two
- Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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 and Bradford City.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers have collected 15 points from their League Two home games so far after 5-0-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Tranmere Rovers, their manager M. Mellon and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Tranmere drew their last game, 2-2 away at Bristol Rovers (placed 14th). Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Bristol Rovers last time out, but a goal from Paul Glatzel completed a comeback to a draw result for Tranmere Rovers. The forward Paul Glatzel was declared "man of the match" for Tranmere Rovers with the rating of 7.84/10. Glatzel scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home game against Sutton United that was lost 0-1.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 19 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost eight.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Stevenage in only four days. This game is also played here at Prenton Park.
The Tranmere fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Tranmere are not conceding a lot of goals here at Prenton Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Bradford City form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Bradford City have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far. The last three matches for Bradford have all ended in a draw.
Bradford delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Northampton Town (placed 5th) in their previous match; a League Two game. Charles Vernam got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Vernam scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Exeter City (after extra-time)'s place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bradford City playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were two Bradford wins, four draws and ten defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bradford manager D. Adams as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Scunthorpe United.
Bradford find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Bradford have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Tranmere Rovers victories, three draws and three Bradford City wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 7 goals |  C. Vernam 4 goals |  P. Clarke 3 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
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| Tranmere Rovers | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 41% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 82% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 53% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 24% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.1 | 13.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 22% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 34% |
| 14.1 | 13.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.6 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (13) 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Newport County | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Salford City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | Barrow | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 13 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -20 | 12 |
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