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

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Tranmere Rovers are in League Two action on Saturday afternoon, as Andy Crosby attempts to outsmart Karl Robinson and his Salford City side at the Prenton Park. Statistics power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them shows bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.

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Tranmere Rovers's next match is v Crawley at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
Salford City's next match is v Man City at 15:00 on Saturday 14th February
The last English League Two meeting between Tranmere and Salford was on Saturday 31st January 2026
English League Two
January 31st 2026
Tranmere 0
2 Salford
 
68' J. Grant
75' K. N’Mai
 
TRA
SAL
Shots On
7
4
Shots Off
3
6
Corners
9
4
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
14
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
TranmereSalford
 
J. Murphy
C. Norman (A. McGowan 79')
P. Brough
N. Smith
C. Whitaker
S. Finley
K. Dennis
W. Tamen (J. Plant 79')
E. Bristow
N. Kenneh (B. Blacker 72')
D. Jones (J. Ironside 51')
M. Young
O. Turton
(Z. Awe 64') B. Cooper
L. Garbutt
(F. Borini 81') football iconJ. Grant
football iconK. N’Mai
(B. Woodburn 46') K. Cesay
D. Udoh
R. Graydon
(M. Butcher 78') R. Longelo-Mbule
(O. Ashley 46') J. Austerfield

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 80% chance of Tranmere and Salford scoring at least 2 goals in this League Two match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.22.

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 Salford 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
27%
3/11/50
Draw
24%
11/4100/1
Salford
49%
4/51/1000
Draw 1-1
11%
6/19/2
Salford 2-1
10%
15/28/1
Salford 1-0
9%
7/16/5
Salford 2-0
8%
8/12/9
Tranmere 2-1
7%
12/122/1
Tranmere 1-0
6%
12/111/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/155/1
Salford 3-1
6%
12/133/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/113/10
Salford 3-0
5%
14/111/2
Tranmere 2-0
4%
22/122/1
Salford 3-2
3%
22/1150/1
Tranmere 3-1
3%
33/180/1
Salford 4-1
2%
28/1150/1
Tranmere 3-2
2%
33/1125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
3/46/1
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
21/201/12
Home 1st Goal
45%
7/53/1
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/1313/10
No 1st Goal
3%
12/113/10
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/612/1
BTTS - No
42%
11/101/66
BTTS - Home Win
14%
13/290/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/445/1
BTTS - Away Win
25%
13/57/1
Home/draw
51%
19/2080/1
Away/draw
73%
2/91/50
Home/away
76%
1/41/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/93/5
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/15/4
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/440/1
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/2125/1
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/71/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/50
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/258/15
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/111/8
Home DNB
43%
9/419/10
Away DNB
66%
1/34/11
Tranmere win to nil
13%
7/1-
Salford win to nil
24%
9/4-
Tranmere / Tranmere
13%
6/112/1
Tranmere / Salford
4%
20/128/1
Tranmere / Draw
6%
14/120/1
Draw / Tranmere
10%
8/14/1
Draw / Salford
16%
15/47/4
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/5
Salford / Tranmere
3%
33/140/1
Salford / Salford
28%
15/813/2
Salford / Draw
6%
12/120/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Tranmere have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Tranmere have conceded 40 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Tranmere have played 14 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Salford lay in 4th place on 49 points in the League Two league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Salford have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Salford have played 13 away games, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Tranmere
Salford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley3018842262 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
3-3A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
2
Notts C3017671657 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 21
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
3
Swindon3017491655 
Mar 21
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
4
MK Dons3015962654 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 25
Mar 28
l
 
2-0A
5
Cambridge2915861553 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
6
Salford291649652 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
7
Walsall301479749 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-2A
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
8
Chesterfield3012126848 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Crewe3113810947 
l
 
1-4A
Feb 28
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
10
Barnet3012108946 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 7
w
 
1-3F
11
Colchester2912981245 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
12
Grimsby291298945 
May 2
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
-
13
Accrington2912710543 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
Gillingham2910118441 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
15
Fleetwood2910712-137 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
16
Oldham288119-135 
Mar 7
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
17
Tranmere308814-832 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
18
Cheltenham299317-2230 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 28
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
19
Bristol R308319-2227 
Apr 18
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
20
Crawley306816-1626 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-3A
May 2
21
Barrow286616-1524 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-3F
Mar 17
w
 
1-2F
22
Shrewsbury295816-2623 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 3
-
w
 
1-3F
23
Newport295618-2521 
d
 
1-1F
-
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
24
Harrogate315620-2821 
Mar 17
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Tranmere 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Salford 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Tranmere since 2021
Tranmere
Salford
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
2 / 5
TRA
2
D
2
SAL
1
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
9
10
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
TRA
2
D
2
SAL
2
Goal Statistics
Tranmere 17th Salford 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Tranmere will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Salford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Tranmere’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+33
Salford have scored 33% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Tranmere
PG (predicted goals)
Salford
1.2
1.7
Attack rating
13%
better
TRA
SAL
view stats
Games scored24
19
Failed to score4
8
Scored first14
15
Goals scored42
39
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
TRA
SAL
14%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
21
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first13
10
Goals conceded47
34
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30925
N SmithC WhitakerC NormanN Smith
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Murphy GLK21
3
-
N Smith DEF303
5
-
W Tamen DEF4
1
-
P Brough DEF2911
5
-
C Norman MID2932
4
-
S Finley MID171
5
-
N Kenneh MID211
3
-
E Bristow MID13
2
-
C Whitaker FWD2892
2
-
D. Jones FWD41
-
K Dennis FWD1741
3
-
Subs
J. Barrett GLK3
-
A McGowan DEF152
2
-
R Smallwood  MID1
-
J Lowe MID10
-
B. Blacker MID2111
3
-
J Plant MID2
-
J Ironside FWD2342
3
-
Salford League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29867
L GarbuttR GraydonD UdohL Garbutt
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Young GLK271
-
O Turton DEF261
2
-
B Cooper DEF18
4
-
L Garbutt DEF2933
7
-
K N'Mai MID2053
6
-
K Cesay MID2743
2
-
J Grant MID2522
3
-
J Austerfield MID2422
1
-
R Longelo MID221
3
-
R Graydon FWD512
1
-
D Udoh FWD2376
2
-
Subs
M Howard GLK2
-
Z Awe DEF2
-
M Butcher MID252
2
-
O Ashley MID121
3
-
B Woodburn MID1922
4
-
C Stockton FWD1611
-
F Borini FWD1211
2
-