League Two match preview: Tranmere Rovers versus Morecambe

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

The Tranmere Rovers & Morecambe managers K. Hill and D. Adams are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.

Insights:
  • Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Tranmere Rovers can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Tranmere Rovers are 11-5-7 (wins-draw-losses).

Prior to that, an away loss at Forest Green Rovers.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tranmere as they are travelling to their away game against Morecambe in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Tranmere are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 30 goals in 23 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Tranmere have conceded only 22 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Morecambe form and stats

The visitors are W10-D4-L9 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Morecambe has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Morecambe goalkeeper Kyle Letheren is eager to challenge this, with his 225 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Walsall.

After this away game Morecambe return home for a League Two game against Tranmere Rovers. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Morecambe find the net regularly in their away games. 31 goals from 23 away fixtures in the league. 31 goals have been conceded by Morecambe in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Morecambe - Tranmere 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Tranmere victories, one draw and two Morecambe wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TranmereJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
18 goals
MorecambeC. Gomes
C. Gomes
15 goals
MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
13 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Morecambe
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
46 23 6 Played P 6 23 46
20 11 3 Won W 1 10 23
13 5 2 Drew D 2 4 9
13 7 1 Lost L 3 9 14
55 30 7 Scored S 8 31 69
50 22 7 Conceded C 10 31 58
85% 91% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
54% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
41% 39% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 61% 57%
30% 26% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 28%
13% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 4% 9%
35% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 61% 61%
41% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 24%
39% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
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 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
10 9.7 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 11.8 12.1
3.1 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 1.6 1.9
39% 40% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 84% 78%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Morecambe is in the best form (5-0-1)

  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 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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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.