Open game expected at Prenton Park: Tranmere Rovers vs Mansfield Town preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Tranmere Rovers fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Mansfield Town's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two
  • Mansfield Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) 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

When playing at home in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers have managed 10 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 18 games.

Tranmere Rovers shared the glory with Colchester United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ahead of that match, Tranmere won a home game hosting Exeter City (2-1).

Tranmere Rovers salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Colchester United, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Jay Spearing equalizing.

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 twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost five.

The Tranmere fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Tranmere have conceded 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats. Bitter travels for Mansfield as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Colchester United match. Mansfield Town have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

There were no winners in Mansfield Town's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 0-0 vs Forest Green Rovers (placed 3rd). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Grimsby Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mansfield playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Mansfield Town wins, three draws and seven defeats.

Mansfield have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Mansfield in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Mansfield Town - Tranmere 0-0, played this season. Tranmere-Mansfield Town H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Tranmere Rovers one win, Mansfield Town two wins, three draws. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

TranmereJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
Mansfield TownJ. Bowery
J. Bowery
10 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Woolery
K. Woolery
7 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Mansfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Mansfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
18 10 3 Won W 2 5 9
8 1 1 Drew D 3 7 16
10 7 1 Lost L 1 6 12
50 27 13 Scored S 6 19 44
41 20 6 Conceded C 5 21 48
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 89%
58% 61% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 61% 68%
47% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 43%
36% 33% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 30%
17% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 14%
36% 39% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 59%
39% 28% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 22%
36% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.9 9.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.1 12.1
3.3 3.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.4 2.9
42% 44% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 44% 41%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Mansfield Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) 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 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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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.