Betting preview: Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall should be interesting

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Prenton Park (16567 seats)

Data, recent trends, game results, player info, head-2-head, selected XIs and a lot else: Here's all you must know on Tranmere Rovers - Walsall!

Insights:
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Tranmere Rovers at their home stadium (Prenton Park) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Tranmere Rovers drew their last game, also a home match. Sutton United (placed 12th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. The forward Hemmings won the honour of being "man of the match" for Tranmere Rovers with a rating of 7.51/10. Hemmings scored one goal.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Crewe Alexandra (0-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tranmere have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 1 and lost 3.

The Tranmere Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Tranmere Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Prenton Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.

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Walsall form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 3-4-4 so far. Walsall love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Two away matches in a row for Walsall, whose boss Flynn could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Stockport County.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Mansfield Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Walsall in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Walsall, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Walsall as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head encounter ended Walsall - Tranmere Rovers 0-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Tranmere wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tranmere RoversK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
7 goals
Tranmere RoversJ. Hawkes
J. Hawkes
5 goals
Tranmere RoversE. Nevitt
E. Nevitt
4 goals

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tranmere Rovers Walsall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 11 23
9 5 1 Won W 1 3 10
7 3 2 Drew D 2 4 6
9 4 1 Lost L 1 4 7
27 17 5 Scored S 5 10 29
22 11 4 Conceded C 4 10 21
88% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
68% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 70%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 43%
4% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 13%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 55% 57%
44% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 30%
32% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 22%
 
4.9 5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.4 4.7
4.9 3.8 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 4.8
1.4 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.4 10.3 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 9.5 11.3
3.4 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.7 3
32% 39% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 53% 43%
 
10 8.3 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 11.5 10.8
2.6 1.8 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 2.6 2.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Tranmere Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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.