A vital game in League Two as both squads are battling for the top positions. With Tranmere Rovers in 2nd place and Swindon Town located at 8th, this promises to be a thriling duel. Read on to learn more!
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two
- Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Tranmere Rovers nor Swindon Town 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
Tranmere Rovers are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Prenton Park. 11 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 15 games.
The Tranmere Rovers coach Mellon and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Barrow (placed 19th). Midfield player O'Connor got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, the max score being 10. O'Connor hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Stevenage.The manager Mellon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Walsall in only four days.
Tranmere Rovers has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Tranmere Rovers have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Swindon Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Exeter City with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Tomlinson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.02/10. Tomlinson scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Crawley Town.After this away game Swindon return home for a League Two game against Scunthorpe United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Swindon Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Swindon Town have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date past meeting involving both these teams is the Swindon Town - Tranmere Rovers 0-0 played not long ago this season. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Tranmere Rovers, two draws and eight wins for Swindon Town. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
![]() H. McKirdy 10 goals | ![]() J. Payne 8 goals | ![]() K. Morris 5 goals |
Tranmere Rovers missing players
Swindon Town missing players
| Tranmere Rovers | Swindon Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 20 | 0 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 43 |
| 20 | 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 48% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 82% |
| 21% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 54% |
| 14% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 43% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| 21% | 13% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 21% |
| 34% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 11.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 28% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| 12.6 | 11.7 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
- Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (20) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have the most clean sheets (16) 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 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 48 |
| 5 | Newport County | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | Salford City | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 40 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 33 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 32 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 19 | Barrow | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 30 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 30 |
| 21 | Walsall | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 22 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -29 | 19 |