Evenly matched teams: Tranmere Rovers vs Gillingham match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

Tranmere Rovers open their doors to Gillingham for another engrossing League Two match here at Prenton Park.

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

The home fans saw their team lose the first League Two game of the season here at Prenton Park. Last season these fans witnessed 16 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from Tranmere Rovers's 23 home games.

The Tranmere Rovers coach Mellon and his players return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Accrington Stanley in the Carabao Cup. The attacking player Hawkes was declared "man of the match" for Tranmere Rovers with a rating of 7.83/10. Hawkes scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Mansfield Town.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tranmere Rovers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tranmere Rovers as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Tranmere has won 10 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

The manager Mellon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hartlepool United in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Tranmere Rovers's 1 home game: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Gillingham form and stats

Gillingham have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the League Two were 4 victories, 8 draws and 11 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Two away matches in a row for Gillingham, whose boss Harris could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against AFC Wimbledon. Goalkeeper Turner got the top player rating of the team with 8.31/10. Turner topped it up with a clean sheet.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Rochdale.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Gillingham in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Gillingham, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

After this away game Gillingham return home for a League Two game against Harrogate Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.

It's early days yet, but Gillingham has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Tranmere Rovers won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Gillingham managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

TranmereK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
1 goals
GillinghamS. Kashket
S. Kashket
1 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Gillingham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
4.5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 5.5
10.5 9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4.5
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 5 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.5 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 9
2.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 3
20% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
 
15 15 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7 6
7 7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 2.5
Tranmere Rovers Last season Gillingham
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
21 16   Won W   4 8
12 3   Drew D   8 16
13 4   Lost L   11 22
53 36   Scored S   22 35
40 16   Conceded C   33 69
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 87%
59% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 67%
24% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 33%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 20%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 9%
30% 26%   BTTS BTTS   57% 46%
46% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 26%
30% 17%   Failed to Score F T   30% 41%
 
4.7 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.4
5.8 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
6 4   Red cards R C   3 7
 
11.7 12.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.7 10.4
3.6 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.1
32% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 25%
 
12.2 11.7   Shots against (avg) S A   17.2 15
3.1 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Walsall 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
2 Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
3 Leyton Orient 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
5 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
6 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Salford City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
8 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Mansfield Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
15 Bradford City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Newport County 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 Grimsby Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Swindon Town 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Hartlepool United 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
21 Stockport County 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
22 Rochdale 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Crawley Town 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
Last season 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 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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 Walsall 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
2 Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
3 Leyton Orient 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 Barrow 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 6
5 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
6 AFC Wimbledon 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Salford City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
8 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Mansfield Town 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
15 Bradford City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Newport County 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
18 Grimsby Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Swindon Town 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Hartlepool United 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
21 Stockport County 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
22 Rochdale 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Crawley Town 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0

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