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

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Prenton Park, Birkenhead

the Prenton Park faithful welcome Crewe Alexandra's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Andy Crosby's Tranmere Rovers face Lee Bell's charges in the League Two. League Two stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. It's all on this page, with data visualisations and the best odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Tranmere and Crewe will score a minimum of 2 between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 75%. Bookies have it available at 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Tranmere are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Tranmere
38%
31/20
6%
8/5
4%
Draw
26%
23/105/2
6%
Crewe
36%
13/8
3%
8/5
5%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
Tranmere 1-0
9%
17/27/1
Crewe 1-0
9%
17/2
5%
7/1
6%
Tranmere 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Crewe 2-1
8%
9/115/2
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
6%
Tranmere 2-0
6%
12/110/1
Crewe 2-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
9%
Tranmere 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
Crewe 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Tranmere 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
Crewe 3-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Tranmere 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
Crewe 3-2
2%
28/118/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
9/10
3%
17/20
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
9/10
3%
17/20
Home 1st Goal
48%
20/21
2%
1/1
3%
Away 1st Goal
48%
1/11/1
2%
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
17/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/68/11
2%
BTTS - No
46%
11/101/1
2%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1
5%
19/5
7%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/310/3
3%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
4/118/5
4%
Home/draw
64%
4/91/2
4%
Away/draw
62%
1/2
2%
10/21
1%
Home/away
74%
1/33/10
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/42/7
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/412/5
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/4
8%
21/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3
2%
1/3
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
19/4
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
2%
1/9
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/111/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
6%
Home DNB
56%
5/6
2%
17/20
3%
Away DNB
54%
5/6
4%
17/20
3%
Tranmere win to nil
20%
7/2-
Crewe win to nil
19%
4/1-
Tranmere / Tranmere
19%
10/3
8%
3/1
3%
Tranmere / Crewe
3%
25/120/1
Tranmere / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Tranmere
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Crewe
13%
11/219/4
4%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
4%
Crewe / Tranmere
3%
25/122/1
10%
Crewe / Crewe
19%
10/33/1
5%
Crewe / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Tranmere have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 6 and won 1. Tranmere have conceded 22 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Tranmere have played 9 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Crewe lay in 12th place on 28 points in the League Two league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Crewe have conceded 8 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Crewe have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Tranmere
Crewe
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1912251138 
Jan 17
l
 
4-2A
Mar 14
Dec 26
2
Notts C1910451134 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 21
w
 
2-1F
Jan 24
3
Swindon191045634 
Mar 21
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
4
Bromley19964833 
Jan 10
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
5
MK Dons199551432 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
6
Cambridge19865430 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
May 2
l
 
2-1F
7
Salford19937-130 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
8
Gillingham19784629 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
9
Chesterfield19784329 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
d
 
3-3A
Apr 25
10
Colchester19775728 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
11
Barnet19775728 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 27
l
 
1-2F
Jan 4
12
Crewe19847328 
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
-
13
Grimsby19766727 
May 2
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 11
14
Fleetwood19766127 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Feb 17
w
 
1-4F
15
Tranmere19685626 
-
-
Feb 28
Dec 13
16
Accrington19667124 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
17
Oldham19586223 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
18
Barrow19559-820 
Dec 29
w
 
0-3F
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
19
Cheltenham196211-1720 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
Jan 1
Mar 17
20
Shrewsbury19469-1318 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 3
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
21
Crawley194510-1017 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
22
Bristol R195212-2017 
Apr 18
w
 
1-4F
Dec 19
Mar 7
23
Harrogate194411-1316 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Jan 10
w
 
1-2A
24
Newport193412-1513 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
d
 
2-2F
Dec 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Tranmere 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Tranmere2 - 2MK Dons
Tranmere3 - 2Cheltenham
Tranmere1 - 1Chesterfield
Tranmere0 - 2Barnet
Tranmere0 - 0Cambridge
Tranmere1 - 1Newport
Tranmere1 - 2Notts C
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
Tranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
Tranmere2 - 0Crewe
Tranmere0 - 3Doncaster
Tranmere4 - 0Chesterfield
Tranmere2 - 0Cheltenham
Tranmere2 - 1Bromley
Tranmere1 - 1Port Vale
Tranmere0 - 1Accrington
Tranmere1 - 1MK Dons
Tranmere0 - 0Fleetwood
Tranmere1 - 3Colchester
Tranmere1 - 1Gillingham
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATranmere3 - 0Barrow
ATranmere2 - 1Grimsby
HTranmere2 - 2MK Dons
HTranmere3 - 2Cheltenham
ATranmere1 - 2Swindon
ATranmere1 - 1Accrington
HTranmere1 - 1Chesterfield
ATranmere4 - 1Bristol R
HTranmere0 - 2Barnet
ATranmere3 - 3Bromley
HTranmere0 - 0Cambridge
ATranmere2 - 4Walsall
HTranmere1 - 1Newport
ATranmere1 - 3Salford
HTranmere1 - 2Notts C
ATranmere2 - 0Crawley
HTranmere1 - 1Gillingham
HTranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
ATranmere1 - 1Colchester
ATranmere4 - 1Newport
Crewe 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge2 - 1Crewe
Oldham0 - 0Crewe
MK Dons3 - 1Crewe
Harrogate1 - 2Crewe
Barrow1 - 0Crewe
Colchester1 - 1Crewe
Gillingham1 - 0Crewe
Fleetwood1 - 4Crewe
Salford1 - 3Crewe
Tranmere2 - 0Crewe
Colchester0 - 0Crewe
Bradford2 - 0Crewe
Notts C0 - 0Crewe
Salford1 - 1Crewe
Chesterfield1 - 3Crewe
Gillingham0 - 0Crewe
AFC Wim3 - 0Crewe
Harrogate1 - 1Crewe
Morecambe0 - 1Crewe
Swindon0 - 0Crewe
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCrewe2 - 2Newport
ACrewe1 - 2Cambridge
HCrewe3 - 3Chesterfield
ACrewe0 - 0Oldham
HCrewe3 - 1Shrewsbury
HCrewe3 - 2Grimsby
ACrewe1 - 3MK Dons
HCrewe0 - 1Bromley
ACrewe2 - 1Harrogate
HCrewe2 - 1Notts C
ACrewe0 - 1Barrow
HCrewe1 - 2Barnet
ACrewe1 - 1Colchester
HCrewe0 - 3Swindon
ACrewe0 - 1Gillingham
ACrewe4 - 1Fleetwood
HCrewe1 - 0Crawley
HCrewe2 - 0Accrington
ACrewe3 - 1Salford
HCrewe0 - 1Walsall
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Tranmere have not lost to Crewe in 9 consecutive home league meetings
5
Tranmere have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive home league meetings with Crewe
League games at Tranmere since 1998
Tranmere
Crewe
Goals: Scored
19
8
Games: Scored
11 / 13
4 / 13
Clean sheets
9 / 13
2 / 13
TRA
9
D
2
CRE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
Tranmere2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Tranmere3 - 0
Tranmere1 - 0
Tranmere1 - 0
Tranmere2 - 1
Tranmere2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Tranmere1 - 0
1 - 3Crewe
Tranmere2 - 0
Tranmere3 - 0
0 - 3Crewe
League games at Crewe since 1997
Crewe
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
24
17
Games: Scored
11 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
2 / 13
TRA
2
D
2
CRE
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Crewe
Crewe3 - 1
Crewe2 - 0
Crewe1 - 0
Crewe3 - 2
Crewe2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Crewe2 - 1
Crewe4 - 3
Draw1 - 1Draw
Crewe3 - 1
0 - 2Tranmere
1 - 4Tranmere
Crewe2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Tranmere 15th Crewe 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Tranmere will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Crewe will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Tranmere’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-23
Crewe have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Tranmere
PG (predicted goals)
Crewe
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
18%
better
TRA
CRE
view stats
Games scored17
14
Failed to score2
5
Scored first11
10
Goals scored33
29
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for22
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
4%
better
TRA
CRE
view stats
Games conceded15
16
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first7
8
Goals conceded27
26
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19644
P BroughO PatrickO PatrickP Brough
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Brough DEF19
4
-
N Smith DEF193
1
-
C Norman DEF1912
3
-
R Smallwood  MID191
4
-
C Jennings FWD1942
2
-
O Patrick FWD1864
1
-
J Davison FWD1822
2
-
C Whitaker MID1752
1
-
N Kenneh MID161
3
-
J. Joseph DEF1511
2
-
J Murphy GLK14
2
-
B. Blacker MID1211
1
-
J Ironside FWD1231
2
-
T. Harris FWD111
1
-
J Turnbull DEF9
-
J Lowe MID9
-
A McGowan DEF82
-
K Dennis FWD841
1
-
S Solomon FWD8
1
-
L O'Connor DEF7
1
-
S Finley MID7
2
-
L McGee GLK5
1
-
E Bristow DEF4
1
-
Crewe League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19656
T BoothE TezgelT O'ReillyR Hutchinson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Booth GLK19
1
-
L Billington DEF19
1
-
T O'Reilly MID1935
3
-
E Tezgel FWD1961
1
-
R Hutchinson DEF1831
6
-
J Connolly DEF181
4
-
M Sanders MID1813
4
-
O Lunt MID1713
4
-
M Demetriou DEF161
2
-
C. Agius FWD1631
-
C Thomas MID152
1
-
J March FWD1444
1
-
C Finney DEF131
1
-
J Golding DEF12
1
-
L Moult  FWD121
-
M Holicek MID10
1
-
J Lankester MID61
-
J Powell MID51
1
-
D Rankine FWD5
-
J Mingi DEF4
-
O Bogle FWD11
1
-