Tranmere Rovers vs Oldham Athletic match guide

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

League Two: What this fixture might miss in glitz it should pay back in pace and enthusiasm. Let's go: Tranmere Rovers - Oldham Athletic!

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League Two

For Oldham Athletic it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Tranmere Rovers are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Prenton Park. 15 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 22 games.

The fans are hoping that Tranmere will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Stevenage (placed 22nd). Merrie was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.73 out of 10. The defender Merrie won 11 of 14 duels.

Before that, Tranmere Rovers had a home game versus Exeter City which ended with a victory 2-0.

Tranmere Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prenton Park with 34 goals in 22 league matches. Tranmere Rovers have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

Oldham Athletic have only collected 19 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-7-11 (22 played). With the Oldham losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The manager Sheridan was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Boundary Park. Oldham Athletic suffered a 1-2 loss to Salford City (placed 8th). Midfield player Hope was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Hope hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Forest Green Rovers's place.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Oldham Athletic have conceded 31 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic have faced each other previously this season: Oldham Athletic - Tranmere Rovers 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Tranmere wins - draws - Oldham Athletic wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
14 goals
Tranmere RoversE. Nevitt
E. Nevitt
7 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
6 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
19 15 6 Won W 0 4 9
12 3 1 Drew D 3 7 10
13 4 0 Lost L 4 11 25
50 34 15 Scored S 7 17 43
40 16 2 Conceded C 14 31 70
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 82% 86%
59% 73% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 59% 70%
25% 32% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 45% 55%
18% 18% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 18% 23%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 9% 9%
32% 27% 14% BTTS BTTS 57% 41% 48%
43% 55% 86% Clean Sheets C S 14% 32% 27%
32% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 43% 45% 39%
 
4.8 4.8 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.8 4.9
5.8 5.6 5.1 Corners against (avg) C A 7.1 6.4 5.8
1.8 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.1 2.3 1.9
6 4 2 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
11.6 12 11.9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.2 10.9
3.7 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.2
31% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 30%
 
12.3 11.9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 18.4 14 13.4
3.2 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.9 3.8 4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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 matches under the total-line (22) in League Two
  • Tranmere Rovers have the most points (48) 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 43 23 14 6 71 37 22 14 4 4 33 15 21 9 10 2 38 22 34 83
2 Exeter City 43 22 14 7 62 38 21 13 6 2 35 17 22 9 8 5 27 21 24 80
3 Northampton Town 44 22 10 12 56 36 22 13 4 5 31 14 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 76
4 Port Vale 44 21 12 11 65 44 22 11 6 5 34 20 22 10 6 6 31 24 21 75
5 Bristol Rovers 44 21 11 12 60 46 22 13 4 5 31 20 22 8 7 7 29 26 14 74
6 Mansfield Town 43 21 9 13 61 48 21 14 3 4 36 22 22 7 6 9 25 26 13 72
7 Sutton United 43 20 10 13 63 49 21 13 5 3 34 16 22 7 5 10 29 33 14 70
8 Salford City 44 19 12 13 56 40 22 10 8 4 31 19 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 69
9 Tranmere Rovers 44 19 12 13 50 40 22 15 3 4 34 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 10 69
10 Swindon Town 43 19 11 13 70 52 21 7 7 7 31 23 22 12 4 6 39 29 18 68
11 Newport County 44 18 12 14 65 55 22 9 6 7 40 29 22 9 6 7 25 26 10 66
12 Crawley Town 43 17 9 17 53 58 22 9 6 7 28 27 21 8 3 10 25 31 -5 60
13 Leyton Orient 44 13 16 15 60 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 22 4 11 7 24 25 14 55
14 Walsall 44 14 11 19 45 55 22 10 5 7 30 26 22 4 6 12 15 29 -10 53
15 Hartlepool United 44 14 11 19 43 61 22 9 7 6 24 24 22 5 4 13 19 37 -18 53
16 Bradford City 44 12 16 16 47 54 22 5 10 7 27 29 22 7 6 9 20 25 -7 52
17 Colchester United 44 13 12 19 44 58 22 6 8 8 23 26 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 51
18 Rochdale 44 11 17 16 46 55 22 7 11 4 25 19 22 4 6 12 21 36 -9 50
19 Harrogate Town 44 13 11 20 61 72 22 6 7 9 32 34 22 7 4 11 29 38 -11 50
20 Carlisle United 44 13 11 20 37 59 22 7 7 8 17 22 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 50
21 Barrow 43 10 14 19 41 50 22 5 9 8 24 25 21 5 5 11 17 25 -9 44
22 Stevenage 43 10 14 19 40 62 22 8 6 8 25 28 21 2 8 11 15 34 -22 44
23 Oldham Athletic 44 9 10 25 43 70 22 5 3 14 26 39 22 4 7 11 17 31 -27 37
24 Scunthorpe United 44 4 13 27 28 82 22 3 6 13 14 35 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 25

Oldham Athletic:
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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 Forest Green Rovers 43 23 14 6 71 37 22 14 4 4 33 15 21 9 10 2 38 22 34 83
2 Exeter City 43 22 14 7 62 38 21 13 6 2 35 17 22 9 8 5 27 21 24 80
3 Northampton Town 44 22 10 12 56 36 22 13 4 5 31 14 22 9 6 7 25 22 20 76
4 Port Vale 44 21 12 11 65 44 22 11 6 5 34 20 22 10 6 6 31 24 21 75
5 Bristol Rovers 44 21 11 12 60 46 22 13 4 5 31 20 22 8 7 7 29 26 14 74
6 Mansfield Town 43 21 9 13 61 48 21 14 3 4 36 22 22 7 6 9 25 26 13 72
7 Sutton United 43 20 10 13 63 49 21 13 5 3 34 16 22 7 5 10 29 33 14 70
8 Salford City 44 19 12 13 56 40 22 10 8 4 31 19 22 9 4 9 25 21 16 69
9 Tranmere Rovers 44 19 12 13 50 40 22 15 3 4 34 16 22 4 9 9 16 24 10 69
10 Swindon Town 43 19 11 13 70 52 21 7 7 7 31 23 22 12 4 6 39 29 18 68
11 Newport County 44 18 12 14 65 55 22 9 6 7 40 29 22 9 6 7 25 26 10 66
12 Crawley Town 43 17 9 17 53 58 22 9 6 7 28 27 21 8 3 10 25 31 -5 60
13 Leyton Orient 44 13 16 15 60 46 22 9 5 8 36 21 22 4 11 7 24 25 14 55
14 Walsall 44 14 11 19 45 55 22 10 5 7 30 26 22 4 6 12 15 29 -10 53
15 Hartlepool United 44 14 11 19 43 61 22 9 7 6 24 24 22 5 4 13 19 37 -18 53
16 Bradford City 44 12 16 16 47 54 22 5 10 7 27 29 22 7 6 9 20 25 -7 52
17 Colchester United 44 13 12 19 44 58 22 6 8 8 23 26 22 7 4 11 21 32 -14 51
18 Rochdale 44 11 17 16 46 55 22 7 11 4 25 19 22 4 6 12 21 36 -9 50
19 Harrogate Town 44 13 11 20 61 72 22 6 7 9 32 34 22 7 4 11 29 38 -11 50
20 Carlisle United 44 13 11 20 37 59 22 7 7 8 17 22 22 6 4 12 20 37 -22 50
21 Barrow 43 10 14 19 41 50 22 5 9 8 24 25 21 5 5 11 17 25 -9 44
22 Stevenage 43 10 14 19 40 62 22 8 6 8 25 28 21 2 8 11 15 34 -22 44
23 Oldham Athletic 44 9 10 25 43 70 22 5 3 14 26 39 22 4 7 11 17 31 -27 37
24 Scunthorpe United 44 4 13 27 28 82 22 3 6 13 14 35 22 1 7 14 14 47 -54 25

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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.