League Two: Tranmere vs Accrington – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 22 match between Tranmere and Accrington and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Tranmere and Accrington will be desperate for points this coming Thursday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 19 in the League Two standings, Tranmere, have so far collected 21 points this season, while Accrington collected 19 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 20 rounds.

Form: Tranmere vs Accrington

Tranmere Form

Tranmere are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Chesterfield by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Harrogate Town. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Doncaster. Tranmere claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded nine.

Accrington Form

Accrington were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Bromley before drawing 1-1 with Fleetwood. They were defeated once again, when Salford City ran out 0-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Accrington won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Tranmere and Accrington

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Tranmere and Accrington. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Tranmere vs Accrington

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Kristian Dennis will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Accrington hope Sonny Aljofree can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Tranmere won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prenton Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Accrington won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Accrington conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Tranmere have beaten Accrington in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Tranmere only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Accrington scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Accrington managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Tranmere have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Accrington.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Accrington, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Amazingly, Tranmere failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. Accrington conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.