Another fun-filled match as Tranmere Rovers entertain Exeter City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

League Two: Two sides in reasonable shape get together for this game. Exeter City could have a tiny upper hand with their 2nd place in the standings?

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
  • Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

45 points is a decent return from 21 League Two games here at Prenton Park for Tranmere Rovers. The data says 14 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The last three games played by Tranmere Rovers, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

An away draw last time out for Tranmere, facing Bradford City in a game that ended 1-1. McManaman was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Bradford City after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Clarke was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Clarke won 8 of 15 duels.

Before that, Tranmere Rovers drew at home versus Bristol Rovers.

The Tranmere fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 21 league matches. Tranmere Rovers have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Exeter City form and stats

9 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Exeter City playing as the away team in the League Two this season. The fact that Exeter have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

322 minutes! That's how long the Exeter City goalkeeper Cameron Dawson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Exeter City won their last game, 2-0 versus Colchester United played at home. Midfielder Collins was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Collins hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 47 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Carlisle United.

Exeter have scored 27 goals on their travels this season, from 21 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. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (19 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Exeter City - Tranmere Rovers 0-1 was the output when this pair of squads previously played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (Tranmere Rovers wins - draws - Exeter City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
12 goals
Exeter CityT. Dieng
T. Dieng
11 goals
Exeter CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 7 21 41
18 14 1 Won W 5 9 21
12 3 2 Drew D 1 8 14
12 4 4 Lost L 1 4 6
48 32 5 Scored S 11 27 60
38 16 12 Conceded C 7 19 36
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 83%
57% 71% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 71% 71%
26% 33% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 43% 49%
19% 19% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 19% 22%
7% 5% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
33% 29% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 52% 54%
43% 52% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 43% 41%
31% 19% 57% Failed to Score F T 14% 19% 22%
 
4.8 4.8 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.6 5.6 5.9
5.8 5.6 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.6 4.9
1.9 1.7 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.3 1.1
6 4 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
11.7 12 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 12.5 13.2
3.7 4.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.1 4.5 4.6
31% 36% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 28% 32%
 
12.2 11.8 13.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8.9 10.2 10
3.2 3 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals (19) away in League Two
  • Exeter City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (20) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most points (45) at home 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 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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 Forest Green Rovers 41 22 13 6 69 37 21 13 4 4 31 15 20 9 9 2 38 22 32 79
2 Exeter City 41 21 14 6 60 36 20 12 6 2 33 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 24 77
3 Port Vale 42 21 12 9 64 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 25 75
4 Northampton Town 42 20 10 12 49 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 21 8 6 7 21 20 15 70
5 Bristol Rovers 42 20 10 12 57 45 21 13 3 5 31 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 12 70
6 Mansfield Town 41 20 9 12 59 47 20 13 3 4 34 22 21 7 6 8 25 25 12 69
7 Sutton United 41 19 10 12 62 48 20 12 5 3 33 16 21 7 5 9 29 32 14 67
8 Newport County 42 18 12 12 64 52 21 9 6 6 39 27 21 9 6 6 25 25 12 66
9 Tranmere Rovers 42 18 12 12 48 38 21 14 3 4 32 16 21 4 9 8 16 22 10 66
10 Swindon Town 41 18 11 12 66 50 20 7 7 6 30 21 21 11 4 6 36 29 16 65
11 Salford City 42 18 11 13 52 37 21 10 7 4 29 17 21 8 4 9 23 20 15 65
12 Crawley Town 41 16 9 16 52 56 21 8 6 7 27 27 20 8 3 9 25 29 -4 57
13 Hartlepool United 42 14 11 17 42 56 21 9 7 5 24 21 21 5 4 12 18 35 -14 53
14 Leyton Orient 42 12 16 14 56 41 21 9 5 7 34 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 15 52
15 Walsall 42 13 11 18 43 54 21 9 5 7 28 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -11 50
16 Bradford City 42 11 16 15 45 50 21 4 10 7 25 28 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 49
17 Rochdale 42 10 17 15 44 52 21 6 11 4 23 18 21 4 6 11 21 34 -8 47
18 Harrogate Town 42 12 11 19 58 69 21 5 7 9 29 34 21 7 4 10 29 35 -11 47
19 Carlisle United 42 12 11 19 36 56 21 6 7 8 16 22 21 6 4 11 20 34 -20 47
20 Colchester United 42 11 12 19 39 57 21 5 8 8 20 26 21 6 4 11 19 31 -18 45
21 Barrow 41 9 13 19 38 48 21 4 9 8 23 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -10 40
22 Stevenage 41 9 13 19 37 61 21 7 6 8 23 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -24 40
23 Oldham Athletic 42 9 10 23 42 66 21 5 3 13 25 37 21 4 7 10 17 29 -24 37
24 Scunthorpe United 42 4 12 26 26 79 21 3 5 13 13 34 21 1 7 13 13 45 -53 24

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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.