League Two: Tranmere Rovers host Harrogate Town in what is nearly guaranteed to be an engaging football match. Here's all the news, stats and facts!
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals in the first half (31) 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.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Prenton Park as Tranmere Rovers have scored 27 goals to get 40 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 13-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Tranmere's last game was hosting Mansfield Town (placed 9th) and winning 3-2. Defender Clarke got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.81/10. Clarke scored one goal and won 6 of 13 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Northampton Town (2-3).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tranmere Rovers handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and three defeats.
Tranmere Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Sutton United awaits in four days.
The Tranmere fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 18 league matches. Tranmere Rovers have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Harrogate Town form and stats
6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Harrogate Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Harrogate are travelling again after losing away to Bristol Rovers in their previous match (0-3). Thomson got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, top player of the team. Thomson hit three key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).
A 1-2 loss hosting Hartlepool United before that.Harrogate Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Walsall in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Harrogate Town have scored 26 goals in 18 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Harrogate have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tranmere Rovers and Harrogate Town have duelled previously this season: Harrogate Town - Tranmere Rovers 2-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Tranmere Rovers wins - draws - Harrogate Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Armstrong 11 goals | J. Muldoon 10 goals | A. Pattison 9 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Harrogate Town missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Harrogate Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 41 | 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 26 | 52 |
| 32 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | 55 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 53% | 67% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| 28% | 33% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 61% | 60% |
| 19% | 17% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 44% | 40% |
| 8% | 6% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 28% | 22% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 57% |
| 47% | 56% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 39% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 11.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 31% | 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 31% | 32% |
| 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
- Harrogate Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Harrogate Town have the most matches over the total-line (19) in League Two
- Harrogate Town have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tranmere Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (10) at home in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most points (40) 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 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 33 | 68 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 60 |
| 3 | Newport County | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 59 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 59 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 58 |
| 7 | Sutton United | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 57 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 56 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 53 |
| 11 | Salford City | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 49 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -8 | 48 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -7 | 45 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 31 | -3 | 43 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 43 |
| 16 | Walsall | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 43 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 40 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -6 | 39 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -14 | 39 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 21 | Barrow | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 34 |
| 22 | Stevenage | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -24 | 34 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -18 | 31 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -37 | 24 |
