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Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, The Memorial Stadium, Bristol

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League Two, and Darrell Clarke’s Bristol Rovers will have the blessing of it on Saturday afternoon. Andy Woodman’s Tranmere Rovers are their visitors to The Memorial Stadium. Below you'll find unique stats for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Bristol R
47%
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Draw
24%
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Tranmere
29%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Bristol R 1-0
9%
--
Bristol R 2-1
9%
--
Bristol R 2-0
8%
--
Tranmere 1-0
7%
--
Tranmere 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
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Draw 2-2
6%
--
Bristol R 3-1
5%
--
Tranmere 2-0
4%
--
Bristol R 3-0
4%
--
Bristol R 3-2
3%
--
Tranmere 3-1
3%
--
Tranmere 3-2
2%
--
Bristol R 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
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BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
71%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Bristol R win to nil
24%
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Tranmere win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Bristol R have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 16 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Bristol R have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Tranmere are in 18th position in the League Two on 11 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Tranmere are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Tranmere have conceded 13 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol R
Tranmere
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall11812825 
Jan 10
l
 
2-1F
Jan 17
l
 
4-2A
2
Swindon11803924 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Mar 21
Nov 8
3
Grimsby116321021 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
May 2
Nov 27
4
Gillingham11632721 
Nov 8
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
5
Salford11614219 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 24
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
6
MK Dons11533718 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Nov 22
Apr 25
7
Cambridge11533418 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
8
Chesterfield11533118 
Feb 7
l
 
3-1A
Oct 25
Apr 11
9
Notts C11524717 
Nov 29
May 2
l
 
1-2F
Feb 21
10
Barnet11524217 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Oct 11
Jan 27
11
Bristol R11524017 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
12
Crewe10514316 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Dec 13
Feb 28
13
Bromley11362215 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Jan 10
d
 
3-3A
14
Fleetwood11434-115 
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
Dec 26
Mar 14
15
Harrogate10424-114 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Mar 17
Jan 1
16
Oldham11353114 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 17
Mar 7
Dec 20
17
Barrow11416-313 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Dec 29
Dec 9
18
Tranmere10253111 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
19
Colchester11254011 
Jan 17
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
20
Accrington10235-69 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Feb 17
-
21
Crawley11227-118 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
22
Cheltenham11218-187 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Nov 15
Mar 28
23
Shrewsbury11137-136 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
4-0F
Apr 3
24
Newport11128-115 
Jan 31
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol R 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R2 - 1Salford
Bristol R2 - 1Barrow
Bristol R1 - 0Cambridge
Bristol R0 - 0Oldham
Bristol R0 - 1Harrogate
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 1Stevenage
Bristol R1 - 2Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Mansfield
Bristol R3 - 2Bolton
Bristol R1 - 0Huddersfield
Bristol R2 - 3Rotherham
Bristol R3 - 1Burton
Bristol R1 - 1Stockport
Bristol R3 - 1Peterborough
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R2 - 3L Orient
Bristol R1 - 1Wrexham
Bristol R0 - 2Blackpool
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol R1 - 2Walsall
HBristol R2 - 1Salford
ABristol R1 - 1Colchester
HBristol R2 - 1Barrow
ABristol R3 - 2Newport
ABristol R1 - 0Grimsby
HBristol R1 - 0Cambridge
HBristol R0 - 0Oldham
ABristol R1 - 3Chesterfield
ABristol R1 - 2Fleetwood
HBristol R0 - 1Harrogate
ABristol R1 - 4Blackpool
HBristol R0 - 2Reading
HBristol R0 - 1Stevenage
ABristol R1 - 1Wrexham
HBristol R1 - 2Exeter
ABristol R0 - 1Bolton
HBristol R1 - 2Birmingham
HBristol R1 - 2Mansfield
ABristol R0 - 1Crawley
Tranmere 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bromley3 - 3Tranmere
Walsall4 - 2Tranmere
Salford3 - 1Tranmere
Crawley0 - 2Tranmere
Colchester1 - 1Tranmere
Newport1 - 4Tranmere
Barrow0 - 0Tranmere
Accrington3 - 3Tranmere
Harrogate3 - 2Tranmere
Fleetwood0 - 0Tranmere
Bradford0 - 1Tranmere
Grimsby1 - 1Tranmere
Notts C2 - 1Tranmere
Salford2 - 0Tranmere
Swindon3 - 1Tranmere
AFC Wim2 - 0Tranmere
Walsall5 - 1Tranmere
Morecambe2 - 0Tranmere
Doncaster3 - 1Tranmere
Chesterfield3 - 0Tranmere
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATranmere3 - 3Bromley
HTranmere0 - 0Cambridge
ATranmere2 - 4Walsall
HTranmere1 - 1Newport
ATranmere1 - 3Salford
HTranmere1 - 2Notts C
ATranmere2 - 0Crawley
HTranmere1 - 1Gillingham
HTranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
ATranmere1 - 1Colchester
ATranmere4 - 1Newport
HTranmere2 - 0Crewe
ATranmere0 - 0Barrow
HTranmere0 - 3Doncaster
ATranmere3 - 3Accrington
HTranmere4 - 0Chesterfield
ATranmere2 - 3Harrogate
HTranmere2 - 0Cheltenham
ATranmere0 - 0Fleetwood
ATranmere1 - 0Bradford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Bristol R have drawn with Tranmere in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Bristol R have not lost to Tranmere in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bristol R since 2008
Bristol R
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
2 / 6
BRI
2
D
3
TRA
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bristol R2 - 0
0 - 1Tranmere
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol R2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Tranmere since 2008
Tranmere
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
3 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
3 / 6
BRI
2
D
2
TRA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Bristol R
Tranmere2 - 0
Tranmere2 - 0
0 - 2Bristol R
Goal Statistics

Bristol Rovers have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive League Two matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Bristol R 11th Tranmere 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Bristol R will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Tranmere will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Bristol R’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+18
Tranmere have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Bristol R
PG (predicted goals)
Tranmere
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
BRI
TRA
14%
better
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Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
1
Scored first5
6
Goals scored12
13
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game6
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
BRI
TRA
4%
better
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Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first4
2
Goals conceded11
12
Avg. goals conceded1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%

Bristol R v Tranmere League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11424
J SparkesF CavegnA KilgourJ McEachran
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sparkes DEF11
2
-
A Kilgour DEF112
1
-
J McEachran MID111
4
-
K Conteh MID11
-
E Harrison FWD1131
2
-
L Southwood GLK10
1
-
L Thomas MID102
3
-
F Cavegn FWD104
-
M Southam-Hales DEF91
3
-
P Omochere FWD91
2
-
K Lopata DEF8
2
-
T Moore DEF7
-
R Sotiriou FWD7
2
-
J Senior DEF6
1
I Hutchinson MID61
1
-
C Mola DEF5
2
-
A Chang MID52
1
-
R Howley MID5
-
O. Dewsbury MID5
-
B Bilongo DEF3
1
-
J Cotterill MID3
1
-
F Issaka FWD3
-
B Young GLK1
-
Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10633
P BroughO PatrickO PatrickP Brough
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Brough DEF10
3
-
N Smith DEF102
-
C Norman DEF1012
1
-
R Smallwood  MID101
3
-
C Jennings FWD1011
-
O Patrick FWD1063
-
J Davison FWD1011
1
-
C Whitaker MID92
1
-
N Kenneh MID91
2
-
J Turnbull DEF8
-
T. Harris FWD81
1
-
J Lowe MID7
-
L O'Connor DEF6
1
-
J. Joseph DEF61
1
-
J Murphy GLK5
2
-
L McGee GLK5
1
-
J Ironside FWD51
2
-
S Solomon FWD5
1
-
B. Blacker MID41
-
E Bristow DEF3
1
-
K Dennis FWD311
-