With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Tranmere Rovers fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Grimsby Town.
Grimsby Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a EFL Trophy game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Hull City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Tranmere Rovers at their home stadium (Prenton Park) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Tranmere enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Port Vale's place. The match ended 4-3 with James Vaughan (2), Kieron Morris and Kaiyne Woolery scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a EFL Trophy home game that ended 2-2 versus Wigan Athletic (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties).
The game against Port Vale had lots of late drama as Tranmere Rovers came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Kieron Morris's goal in the 90th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Tranmere, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Port Vale. Fun stuff to watch! Some amazing scenes last match, when Kieron Morris scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tranmere have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won six times, drawn three and lost two.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Carlisle United are coming to town in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tranmere Rovers here at Prenton Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Tranmere's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Grimsby Town form and stats
Playing away, Grimsby Town have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.
Grimsby Town have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper James McKeown. It's been 246 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Grimsby play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Hull City. A 1-3 loss hosting Leicester U21 before that.
We have checked recent matches where Grimsby have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were three victories, two draws and eight defeats.
Grimsby has another fixture away, a League Two game, against Crawley Town in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Grimsby have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Tranmere Rovers wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 5 goals |  K. Morris 2 goals |  J. Tilley 2 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 10% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 42% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | 46 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 53 | 93 |
| 27 | 8 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 17 | 29 |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 31% |
- Grimsby Town has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 | Newport County | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Salford City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Barrow | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 24 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 5 |
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