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

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

the Prenton Park is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Peter Wild's Tranmere Rovers host Steve Evans's Bristol Rovers in the League Two. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Tranmere Rovers's next match is v MK Dons at 12:30 on Saturday 25th April
Bristol Rovers's next match is v Cheltenham at 15:00 on Saturday 25th April
The last English League Two meeting between Tranmere and Bristol R was on Saturday 18th April 2026
English League Two
April 18th 2026
Tranmere 1
2 Bristol R
 
J. Joseph 71'65' P. Omochere
84' Y. Akhamrich
 
TRA
BRI
Shots On
3
4
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
5
2
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
11
14
Yellow/red cards
4/0
3/0
 
TranmereBristol R
 
N. Smith
W. Tamen
S. Finley
J. Josephfootball icon
O. Patrick
L. O'Connor (P. Brough 45')
M. Maroši
E. Bristow
Z. Obiero (C. Whitaker 79')
N. Kenneh (R. Watson 64')
K. Woolery (K. Dennis 64')
J. Senior
B. Young
J. Sparkes
(Y. Akhamrich 78') K. Thompson-Sommers
(M. Rijks 90') S. Forde
K. Balmer
R. De Havilland
R. Harbottle
(J. McEachran 46') T. Leigh
(E. Harrison 79') J. Quigley
(P. Omochere 60') F. cavegn

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 77% chance of Tranmere and Bristol R a maximum of 3 goals combined during this League Two clash according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on latest form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Bristol R coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Tranmere
24%
9/5
8%
90/1
7%
Draw
26%
12/5
5%
14/1
3%
Bristol R
50%
27/20
4%
1/40
4%
Bristol R 1-0
13%
7/1
7%
11/10
7%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/23/5
4%
Bristol R 2-0
10%
10/1
8%
19/5
Bristol R 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
2/9
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
6%
5/4
5%
Tranmere 1-0
8%
8/1
13%
19/5
Tranmere 2-1
6%
10/1
10%
17/4
6%
Bristol R 3-0
5%
22/1
12%
14/1
Bristol R 3-1
5%
18/1
10%
13/2
Draw 2-2
5%
14/113/2
Tranmere 2-0
4%
14/1
15%
16/1
8%
Bristol R 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
33/1
Tranmere 3-1
2%
22/122/1
Bristol R 4-0
2%
50/150/1
Bristol R 4-1
2%
40/1
20%
50/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
1/1
5%
6/5
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/5
6%
8/13
Home 1st Goal
42%
11/10
2%
21/10
5%
Away 1st Goal
52%
10/11
2%
15/8
3%
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
6%
5/4
BTTS - Yes
48%
4/5
2%
13/8
3%
BTTS - No
52%
10/11
4%
4/9
BTTS - Home Win
11%
5/140/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
5%
6/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
4/1
9%
1/12
2%
Home/draw
50%
4/7
5%
12/1
1%
Away/draw
76%
2/5
3%
1/1000
6%
Home/away
74%
3/101/66
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
3/10
4%
4/6
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
12/5
13%
11/10
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
5/2
7%
7/1
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/7
3%
1/16
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
6/1
13%
50/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/10
2%
1/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1
11%
66/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
1/500
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
4/7
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2
6%
5/4
5%
Home DNB
43%
1/1
5%
11/10
5%
Away DNB
68%
8/11
4%
13/20
5%
Tranmere win to nil
14%
4/1
15%
-
Bristol R win to nil
29%
3/1-
Tranmere / Tranmere
17%
15/4
6%
9/1
10%
Tranmere / Bristol R
3%
25/1
10%
33/1
Tranmere / Draw
6%
14/120/1
Draw / Tranmere
12%
11/229/10
Draw / Bristol R
15%
5/112/5
8%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
5%
9/5
4%
Bristol R / Tranmere
3%
28/133/1
Bristol R / Bristol R
22%
3/1
8%
8/1
Bristol R / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
20/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Tranmere have played 42 matches so far this season and are in 20th 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 20 games, drawn 9 and won 5. Tranmere have conceded 62 goals, scored 37, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Tranmere have played 21 games at home, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 12 fixtures. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 34 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 8 times in home league games.

Bristol R lay in 15th place on 55 points in the League Two league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 0 and losing 6 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bristol R have conceded 21 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Bristol R have played 21 away games, winning 6, 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
Bromley44231562584 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
2
MK Dons44231383882 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
3
Cambridge44211583078 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
4
Salford4424515877 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
5
Notts C44237142176 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-1A
May 2
6
Swindon44229131675 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1F
7
Grimsby442111122074 
May 2
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
8
Chesterfield44191691273 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
9
Barnet441913121270 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
10
Crewe4419916866 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
11
Oldham441714131465 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
12
Walsall44181115465 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
13
Colchester441712151163 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
14
Fleetwood44151415-159 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
15
Bristol R4418422-1358 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-4F
-
-
16
Accrington44141020-852 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
17
Cheltenham44141020-1952 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3A
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
18
Gillingham44121418-1650 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
19
Shrewsbury4413922-2648 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
20
Tranmere44101024-2240 
-
-
l
 
1-4A
w
 
1-2F
21
Crawley4481422-2438 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
4-0A
22
Newport4410727-3137 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3F
23
Barrow449926-2936 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
24
Harrogate449926-3036 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Bristol R have won 6 consecutive league games
6
Bristol R have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
Tranmere 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
D
2
Lost
16
Bristol R 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
1
Lost
7
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
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
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Tranmere Rovers of late. It has been 11 League Two games 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.

Bristol Rovers have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.5 against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Tranmere 20th Bristol R 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Tranmere scoring 1 goal or less
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Bristol R will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-39
Tranmere have scored 39% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
Bristol R’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Tranmere
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1
1.5
Attack rating
3%
better
TRA
BRI
view stats
Games scored30
28
Failed to score12
15
Scored first17
17
Goals scored49
49
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
TRA
BRI
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded34
33
Clean sheets8
10
Conceded first23
25
Goals conceded72
63
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
18%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+4%

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
449510
N SmithC WhitakerO PatrickS Finley
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Marosi GLK14
2
-
L O'Connor DEF11
1
-
W Tamen DEF8
3
-
N Smith DEF444
7
-
J. Joseph MID2832
3
-
S Finley MID2821
9
1
N Kenneh MID331
5
-
E Bristow MID171
2
-
O Patrick FWD3575
1
-
Z Obiero FWD132
3
-
K Woolery FWD6
-
Subs
J. Barrett GLK4
-
P Brough DEF4212
7
-
J Plant MID121
2
-
R Watson MID4
-
C Whitaker MID3992
4
-
K Dennis FWD2341
5
-
J Ironside FWD3552
3
-
Bristol R League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3710410
J SparkesF CavegnJ SeniorJ Sparkes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Young GLK221
2
-
J Senior DEF294
2
1
K Balmer DEF2022
4
-
R Harbottle DEF1311
5
-
J Sparkes DEF
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID141
1
-
R Havilland MID171
-
T Leigh MID1241
3
-
S Forde MID2234
6
2
J Quigley FWD1531
1
-
F Cavegn FWD4210
1
-
Subs
L Southwood GLK22
3
-
T Moore DEF18
1
-
J McEachran MID2111
5
-
P Omochere FWD132
3
-
Y. Akhamrich FWD1762
-
E Harrison FWD3672
7
-
M Rijks FWD121
1
-