Tranmere Rovers - Rochdale. 2nd spot versus 17th spot. The ball is round - get a comprehensive game guide here!
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (15) in League Two
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Little time to rest for the home team, as they played a League Two game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Salford City.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers have performed here at Prenton Park this season with 9 wins from 12 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3. After failing to beat Sutton United here at Prenton Park, Tranmere Rovers has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The home team returns to Prenton Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Salford City (placed 11th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Glatzel was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Salford City after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.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 Rovers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost three.
Tranmere Rovers has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Tranmere Rovers have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rochdale form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rochdale have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from Kelly and Beesley (2) secured the home win 3-0 against Newport County in their previous game. Attacker Beesley got a player rating of 9.05 in the game. "Man of the match" Beesley scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bristol Rovers wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were seven victories, five draws and three defeats.
The visiting Rochdale have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips. Rochdale has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this season, as the results database show this recent match: Rochdale - Tranmere 1-0. Last eight meetings with these sides: Tranmere Rovers won two, Rochdale were winners in four and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Beesley 9 goals | A. Newby 5 goals |  K. Morris 4 goals |
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| Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 30 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 46% | 58% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 21% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 55% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 45% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 18% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 54% | 58% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 12.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 43% | 38% |
| 13.1 | 11.7 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 conceded goals (15) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (13) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tranmere Rovers is in the best form (5-1-0) in League Two
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 23 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
