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

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Peter Wild and Steve Evans take on one another in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Tranmere Rovers face Bristol Rovers at the Prenton Park. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League Two performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Tranmere
28%
--
Draw
27%
--
Bristol R
45%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bristol R 1-0
13%
--
Tranmere 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Bristol R 2-1
9%
--
Bristol R 2-0
9%
--
Tranmere 2-1
6%
--
Tranmere 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bristol R 3-1
4%
--
Bristol R 3-0
4%
--
Tranmere 3-1
2%
--
Bristol R 3-2
2%
--
Tranmere 3-0
2%
--
Tranmere 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
51%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
55%
--
Away/draw
72%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
47%
--
Away DNB
64%
--
Tranmere win to nil
16%
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Bristol R win to nil
27%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Tranmere have played 40 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

34 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 8 and won 7. Tranmere have conceded 60 goals, scored 40, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Tranmere have played 20 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 11 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 33 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Bristol R lay in 16th place on 49 points in the League Two league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 5 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bristol R have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Bristol R have played 20 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 12 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Tranmere
Bristol R
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley41221452580 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
2
MK Dons41211283575 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
3
Cambridge40201372773 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
4
Notts C41227122473 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-1A
May 2
5
Salford4123414873 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
6
Swindon41218121871 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1F
7
Chesterfield40171491065 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
8
Oldham401713101764 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
9
Crewe41189141063 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
10
Grimsby391711111462 
May 2
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
11
Walsall41171113762 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
12
Barnet41161312761 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
13
Fleetwood41141314155 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
14
Colchester40141214754 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
15
Accrington4014917-451 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
16
Bristol R4115422-1749 
Apr 18
w
 
1-4F
-
-
17
Gillingham40111316-1446 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
18
Shrewsbury4112821-2644 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
19
Cheltenham3911919-2342 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 21
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
20
Crawley4181320-2037 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 11
l
 
4-0A
21
Tranmere409922-2236 
-
-
l
 
1-4A
Apr 18
22
Newport419725-2934 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3F
23
Barrow408923-2633 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
24
Harrogate418924-2933 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Tranmere 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Tranmere0 - 1Swindon
Tranmere0 - 3Harrogate
Tranmere1 - 3Oldham
Tranmere0 - 1Accrington
Tranmere2 - 0Crawley
Tranmere0 - 2Salford
Tranmere1 - 3Walsall
Tranmere0 - 2Bromley
Tranmere1 - 3Barrow
Tranmere1 - 0Fleetwood
Tranmere1 - 4Crewe
Tranmere2 - 2MK Dons
Tranmere3 - 2Cheltenham
Tranmere1 - 1Chesterfield
Tranmere0 - 2Barnet
Tranmere0 - 0Cambridge
Tranmere1 - 1Newport
Tranmere1 - 2Notts C
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
Tranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
1
Lost
16
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATranmere0 - 1Shrewsbury
HTranmere0 - 1Swindon
HTranmere0 - 3Harrogate
ATranmere0 - 0Fleetwood
HTranmere1 - 3Oldham
ATranmere1 - 3Newport
ATranmere1 - 2Crewe
ATranmere0 - 5Notts C
HTranmere0 - 1Accrington
HTranmere2 - 0Crawley
ATranmere1 - 2Gillingham
HTranmere0 - 2Salford
ATranmere0 - 1Barnet
ATranmere2 - 4Cambridge
HTranmere1 - 3Walsall
HTranmere0 - 2Bromley
ATranmere2 - 0Harrogate
HTranmere1 - 3Barrow
HTranmere1 - 0Fleetwood
ATranmere1 - 3Oldham
Bristol R 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gillingham1 - 2Bristol R
Bromley1 - 0Bristol R
Barrow0 - 2Bristol R
Swindon1 - 1Bristol R
Oldham2 - 0Bristol R
Cambridge3 - 1Bristol R
MK Dons1 - 0Bristol R
Salford1 - 0Bristol R
Shrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
Crewe1 - 1Bristol R
Barnet4 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 0Bristol R
Accrington3 - 1Bristol R
Crawley4 - 0Bristol R
Walsall2 - 1Bristol R
Colchester1 - 1Bristol R
Newport2 - 3Bristol R
Grimsby0 - 1Bristol R
Chesterfield3 - 1Bristol R
Fleetwood2 - 1Bristol R
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R1 - 0Fleetwood
HBristol R2 - 0Accrington
ABristol R2 - 1Gillingham
HBristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
ABristol R0 - 1Bromley
ABristol R2 - 0Barrow
HBristol R2 - 1Crewe
ABristol R1 - 1Swindon
HBristol R3 - 1Grimsby
ABristol R0 - 2Oldham
ABristol R1 - 3Cambridge
HBristol R2 - 3Chesterfield
HBristol R2 - 0Walsall
HBristol R3 - 0Newport
ABristol R0 - 1MK Dons
ABristol R0 - 1Salford
HBristol R0 - 1Colchester
ABristol R3 - 0Shrewsbury
HBristol R0 - 2Barnet
HBristol R2 - 3Bromley
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
TRA
2
D
2
BRI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Bristol R
Tranmere2 - 0
Tranmere2 - 0
0 - 2Bristol R
League games at Bristol R since 2008
Bristol R
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
TRA
2
D
3
BRI
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
1 - 4Tranmere
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bristol R2 - 0
0 - 1Tranmere
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bristol R2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Tranmere Rovers of late. It has been 9 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Bristol Rovers.

Tranmere 21st Bristol R 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Tranmere will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Tranmere have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
Bristol R have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Tranmere
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
TRA
BRI
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
TRA
BRI
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
40958
N SmithC WhitakerO PatrickS Finley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Smith DEF403
6
-
P Brough DEF3911
7
-
C Norman DEF3832
5
-
C Whitaker MID3592
4
-
J Ironside FWD3352
3
-
O Patrick FWD3165
1
-
N Kenneh MID301
4
-
C Jennings FWD2843
2
-
B. Blacker MID2411
3
-
J. Joseph MID2411
3
-
S Finley MID2411
7
1
J Murphy GLK22
4
-
A McGowan DEF222
2
-
K Dennis FWD2041
3
-
J Lowe MID16
1
-
E Bristow DEF14
2
-
J Turnbull DEF141
3
-
S Solomon FWD13
2
-
S Negru DEF11
-
J Plant MID101
2
-
Z Obiero MID102
3
-
L Warrington MID9
4
-
L O'Connor DEF8
1
-
M. Dickov FWD81
-
L McGee GLK5
1
-
J. Barrett GLK4
-
W Tamen DEF4
1
-
D. Jones FWD41
-
K Woolery FWD2
-
Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3510410
J SparkesF CavegnA KilgourJ Sparkes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Cavegn FWD3910
1
-
J Sparkes DEF3823
9
1
A Kilgour DEF3414
8
-
E Harrison FWD3342
7
-
L Thomas FWD312
4
-
C Mola DEF29
9
-
J Senior DEF263
2
1
L Southwood GLK22
3
-
B Young GLK19
1
-
J McEachran MID1911
5
-
S Forde FWD1923
6
2
T Moore DEF18
1
-
K Balmer DEF1721
3
-
M Southam-Hales DEF151
4
-
R Havilland MID151
-
Y. Akhamrich FWD1442
-
T Lockyer DEF13
3
-
R Smallwood  MID12
2
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID121
1
-
J Quigley FWD1231
1
-
P Omochere FWD121
3
-
R Harbottle DEF1011
3
-
M Rijks FWD10
1
-
T Leigh MID94
2
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Fleetwood v Barnet
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Swindon v Walsall
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Gillingham v Accrington
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Cheltenham v Cambridge
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Tranmere v Colchester
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Harrogate v Bristol R
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Crawley v Grimsby
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Crewe v Salford
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Barrow v Chesterfield
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Notts C v Newport
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Oldham v MK Dons
Mon 6th Apr, 15:00
Bromley v Shrewsbury
Tue 7th Apr, 20:00
Colchester v Swindon
Fri 10th Apr, 19:45
MK Dons v Bromley
Sat 11th Apr, 12:30
Bristol R v Crawley
Sat 11th Apr, 12:30
Grimsby v Crewe
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Chesterfield v Tranmere
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Walsall v Cheltenham
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Salford v Gillingham
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Newport v Harrogate
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Cambridge v Notts C
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Oldham
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Barnet v Barrow
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Accrington v Fleetwood
Sat 11th Apr, 15:00
Chesterfield v Grimsby
Tue 14th Apr, 19:45
Cheltenham v Gillingham
Tue 14th Apr, 19:45
Colchester v Accrington
Tue 14th Apr, 19:45
Bromley v Cambridge
Thu 16th Apr, 20:00
Swindon v Accrington
Sat 18th Apr, 12:30
Barrow v Walsall
Sat 18th Apr, 12:30
Fleetwood v Chesterfield
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Oldham v Salford
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Crewe v MK Dons
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Crawley v Shrewsbury
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Notts C v Barnet
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Harrogate v Colchester
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Gillingham v Grimsby
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Cheltenham v Newport
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00
Tranmere v Bristol R
Sat 18th Apr, 15:00