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 3rd and Stevenage's 21st place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Stevenage have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Tranmere nor Stevenage as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers have managed 8 wins, 0 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Tranmere has won five games in a row. The Stevenage match was the last time out without a victory. After failing to beat Bradford City here at Prenton Park, Tranmere has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Tranmere Rovers supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Port Vale in League Two and win 3-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Peterborough United.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tranmere handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and two defeats.
Tranmere Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Grimsby Town awaits in four days.
Tranmere Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Prenton Park with 22 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Tranmere have conceded 15 goals.
Stevenage form and stats
Stevenage have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-6-5 (12 played).
Stevenage's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Morecambe that finished 2-2. A 0-1 loss hosting Exeter City before that.
Stevenage are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, eight draws and ten defeats. From a total of 18 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Bolton Wanderers.
The attacking power of Stevenage when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Stevenage struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Stevenage - Tranmere Rovers 0-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Tranmere Rovers, six draws and one win for Stevenage. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 16 goals |  P. Lewis 4 goals | K. Woolery 4 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
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| Tranmere Rovers | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 35 | 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | 29 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 58% | 69% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 58% |
| 46% | 54% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 42% | 38% |
| 35% | 38% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 23% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 38% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 46% |
| 42% | 31% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 38% | 31% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 8.2 | 10.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 41% | 48% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 24% |
- Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) 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 at home as Stevenage have scored away.
- 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 | Cambridge United | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 44 |
| 4 | Newport County | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 32 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | Barrow | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 21 |
| 24 | Southend United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -27 | 20 |