ENGLAND LEAGUE TWO
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Prenton Park
Referee: Oliver Langford, England
Tranmere
Match Timeline
Cheltenham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
2'
J. Wilson
Tranmere
11'
J. Ironside
Tranmere
34'
J. Thomas · Assist: J. Bickerstaff
Cheltenham
🔄
46'
B. Stevenson ↔ H. Adelakun
Cheltenham
🔄
65'
C. Jennings ↔ K. Dennis
Tranmere
🔄
65'
J. Ironside ↔ J. Davison
Tranmere
🟨
66'
Nathan Smith
Tranmere
🔄
68'
J. Joseph ↔ C. Norman
Tranmere
🔄
72'
R. Broom ↔ J. Martin
Cheltenham
🟨
73'
Richard Smallwood
Tranmere
77'
J. Martin · Assist: H. Adelakun
Cheltenham
🔄
84'
J. Lowe ↔ B. Blacker
Tranmere
🔄
84'
R. Smallwood ↔ A. McGowan
Tranmere
🟨
85'
Luke Young
Cheltenham
86'
J. Day
Tranmere
🔄
88'
E. Archer ↔ T. Taylor
Cheltenham

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Tranmere Win 0%
Draw 0%
Cheltenham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Tranmere1.58
Cheltenham1.07
Recent Form (Last 5)
Tranmere Tranmere
WWDLW
24 GF / 25 GA
Cheltenham Cheltenham
WLDWL
12 GF / 27 GA
Key Stats
1.5
Average Goals Scored
0.75
1.56
Average Goals Conceded
1.69
12
BTTS Yes
5
8
Over 2.5
5
3.33
Shots on Goal
2.53

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Tranmere Tranmere 16 matches
Cheltenham Cheltenham 16 matches
Tranmere Statistic Cheltenham
3 Wins 5
7 Draws 2
6 Losses 9
24 Goals For 12
25 Goals Against 27
1.5 Avg Goals Scored 0.75
1.56 Avg Goals Conceded 1.69
12 BTTS Yes 5
15 Over 1.5 11
8 Over 2.5 5
6 Over 3.5 2
3 Clean Sheets 5
2 Failed To Score 6
3.33 Shots On Goal 2.53
11.67 Total Shots 8.93
3.93 Corners 3.07
49.7% Ball Possession 45.4%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 13 head-to-head meetings, Tranmere won 6 times, Cheltenham won 7 times, while 0 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 15:19 from Tranmere's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 4 matches, with an average of 2.62 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Tranmere 3-4-1-2 / Cheltenham 4-3-3
H2H summary: Tranmere wins 6, draws 0, Cheltenham wins 7
Stats
Tranmere Tranmere
Cheltenham Cheltenham
Shots on Goal
4
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
5
2 Corner Kicks 7
5 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
13 Total Shots 14
4 Shots on Goal 4
6 Shots off Goal 5
3 Blocked Shots 5
10 Shots insidebox 6
3 Shots outsidebox 8
2 Goalkeeper Saves 2
340 Total passes 401
254 Passes accurate 297
1.58 expected_goals 1.50
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Tranmere
Formation
Cheltenham
J. Murphy
J. Murphy
J. Lowe
J. Lowe
N. Smith
N. Smith
P. Brough
P. Brough
J. Joseph
J. Joseph
S. Finley
S. Finley
R. Smallwood
R. Smallwood
O. Patrick
O. Patrick
C. Whitaker
C. Whitaker
C. Jennings
C. Jennings
J. Ironside
J. Ironside
J. Day
J. Day
R. Broom
R. Broom
S. Sherring
S. Sherring
J. Wilson
J. Wilson
J. Tomkinson
J. Tomkinson
L. Young
L. Young
B. Stevenson
B. Stevenson
I. Hutchinson
I. Hutchinson
J. Thomas
J. Thomas
J. Bickerstaff
🎯
J. Bickerstaff
E. Archer
E. Archer
Tranmere 3-4-1-2
Starting XI
13
J. Murphy
G
16
J. Lowe
↓ 84'
D
5
N. Smith
🟨 66'
D
3
P. Brough
D
14
J. Joseph
↓ 68'
M
8
S. Finley
M
6
R. Smallwood
↓ 84' 🟨 73'
M
11
O. Patrick
M
7
C. Whitaker
F
18
C. Jennings
↓ 65'
F
29
J. Ironside
⚽ 11' ↓ 65'
F
Substitutes
12
J. Barrett
G
2
C. Norman
↑ 68'
D
9
K. Dennis
↑ 65'
F
10
J. Davison
↑ 65'
F
24
B. Blacker
↑ 84'
30
A. McGowan
↑ 84'
D
42
N. Kenneh
M
Cheltenham 4-3-3
Starting XI
1
J. Day
⚽ 86'
G
14
R. Broom
↓ 72'
D
24
S. Sherring
D
5
J. Wilson
⚽ 2'
D
27
J. Tomkinson
D
8
L. Young
🟨 85'
M
26
B. Stevenson
↓ 46'
M
21
I. Hutchinson
M
11
J. Thomas
⚽ 34'
F
20
J. Bickerstaff
🎯 34'
F
22
E. Archer
↓ 88'
F
Substitutes
12
D. Power
D
3
G. Harmon
D
4
L. Kinsella
M
16
J. Martin
⚽ 77' ↑ 72'
F
15
T. Taylor
↑ 88'
M
31
H. Adelakun
🎯 77' ↑ 46'
F
41
M. Diallo
Last matches: Tranmere
15.08.26
Lea
Tranmere
Shrewsbury
2
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Tranmere
Blackpool
2
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Tranmere
Grimsby
1
1
D
25.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Milton Keynes Dons
0
3
L
21.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Cheltenham
3
1
W
18.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Bristol Rovers
1
2
L
11.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Chesterfield
1
1
D
06.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Colchester
0
1
L
03.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Shrewsbury
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Swindon Town
0
1
L
17.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Harrogate Town
0
3
L
14.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Fleetwood Town
0
0
D
07.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Oldham
1
3
L
03.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Newport County
1
3
L
28.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Crewe
1
2
L
21.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Notts County
0
5
L
17.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Accrington ST
0
1
L
14.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Crawley Town
2
0
W
07.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Gillingham
1
2
L
31.01.26
Lea
Tranmere
Salford City
0
2
L
Last matches: Cheltenham
15.08.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Rotherham
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Cheltenham
Milton Keynes Dons
0
2
L
18.07.26
Fri
Cheltenham
Evesham United
3
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Colchester
1
4
L
25.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Bristol Rovers
0
4
L
21.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Tranmere
1
3
L
18.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Newport County
1
0
W
14.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Gillingham
2
1
W
11.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Walsall
4
0
W
06.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Cambridge United
1
1
D
03.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Chesterfield
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Notts County
2
5
L
17.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Crewe
1
1
D
14.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Shrewsbury
2
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Fleetwood Town
2
2
D
06.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Barrow
2
2
D
27.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Harrogate Town
1
1
D
21.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Salford City
3
2
W
17.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Bromley
1
1
D
14.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Barnet
0
0
D
H2H: Tranmere vs Cheltenham
21.04.26
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
1
3
W
15.11.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
3
2
W
28.03.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
0
W
22.11.24
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
1
0
L
02.04.21
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
4
0
L
19.09.20
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
3
L
12.01.19
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
1
3
W
11.08.18
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
1
0
W
20.02.16
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
L
26.09.15
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
0
1
W
28.02.15
H2H
Cheltenham
Tranmere
2
0
L
23.08.14
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
3
L
12.11.11
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
L
Last matches: Tranmere
15.08.26
Lea
Tranmere
Shrewsbury
2
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Tranmere
Blackpool
2
0
W
02.05.26
Lea
Tranmere
Grimsby
1
1
D
18.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Bristol Rovers
1
2
L
06.04.26
Lea
Tranmere
Colchester
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Swindon Town
0
1
L
17.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Harrogate Town
0
3
L
07.03.26
Lea
Tranmere
Oldham
1
3
L
17.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Accrington ST
0
1
L
14.02.26
Lea
Tranmere
Crawley Town
2
0
W
31.01.26
Lea
Tranmere
Salford City
0
2
L
17.01.26
Lea
Tranmere
Walsall
1
3
L
10.01.26
Lea
Tranmere
Bromley
0
2
L
29.12.25
Lea
Tranmere
Barrow
1
3
L
26.12.25
Lea
Tranmere
Fleetwood Town
1
0
W
13.12.25
Lea
Tranmere
Crewe
1
4
L
22.11.25
Lea
Tranmere
Milton Keynes Dons
2
2
D
01.11.25
FA
Tranmere
Stockport County
1
3
L
25.10.25
Lea
Tranmere
Chesterfield
1
1
D
11.10.25
Lea
Tranmere
Barnet
0
2
L
H2H at home: Tranmere
15.11.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
3
2
W
28.03.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
0
W
19.09.20
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
3
L
11.08.18
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
1
0
W
20.02.16
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
L
23.08.14
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
3
L
12.11.11
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
L
Last matches: Cheltenham
18.07.26
Fri
Cheltenham
Evesham United
3
0
W
25.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Bristol Rovers
0
4
L
11.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Walsall
4
0
W
03.04.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Chesterfield
0
1
L
21.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Notts County
2
5
L
14.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Shrewsbury
2
0
W
10.03.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Fleetwood Town
2
2
D
27.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Harrogate Town
1
1
D
17.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Bromley
1
1
D
14.02.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Barnet
0
0
D
31.01.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Accrington ST
1
3
L
17.01.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Oldham
1
2
L
01.01.26
Lea
Cheltenham
Crewe
1
4
L
19.12.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Barrow
2
1
W
09.12.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Swindon Town
1
0
W
29.11.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Colchester
0
2
L
18.10.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Newport County
2
0
W
11.10.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Gillingham
1
1
D
27.09.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Grimsby
1
7
L
13.09.25
Lea
Cheltenham
Crawley Town
0
2
L
H2H away: Cheltenham
15.11.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
3
2
L
28.03.25
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
0
L
19.09.20
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
3
W
11.08.18
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
1
0
L
20.02.16
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
W
23.08.14
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
2
3
W
12.11.11
H2H
Tranmere
Cheltenham
0
1
W

Standings

League Two
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 24 15 7 71:46 25 87
W L D L W
2 46 24 14 8 86:45 41 86
D W W W D
3 46 22 16 8 66:33 33 82
D W L D W
4 46 25 6 15 61:51 10 81
L D W D W
5 46 24 8 14 74:52 22 80
W D W D W
6 46 21 16 9 71:56 15 79
D L W W D
7 46 22 12 12 74:50 24 78
D L D W W
8 46 21 13 12 70:53 17 76
W W W W W
9 46 22 9 15 70:59 11 75
L L D L W
10 46 18 14 14 60:44 16 68
W L L L L
11 46 19 10 17 64:58 6 67
D L L L W
12 46 18 12 16 62:49 13 66
W L L W W
13 46 18 11 17 56:56 0 65
L L W L L
14 46 19 5 22 56:65 -9 62
D W W W W
15 46 15 16 15 57:58 -1 61
D D D W L
16 46 14 11 21 47:58 -11 53
L D D L L
17 46 13 14 19 53:72 -19 53
W L L L D
18 46 14 10 22 53:79 -26 52
L L L W W
19 46 13 10 23 42:69 -27 49
L D D W L
20 46 12 7 27 48:77 -29 43
W W L W L
21 46 10 11 25 54:79 -25 41
D L W L D
22 46 8 16 22 44:68 -24 40
D D D L L
23 46 10 9 27 39:68 -29 39
L W W L L
24 46 9 9 28 45:78 -33 36
L L L W L
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