League Two: Accrington vs Tranmere – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Accrington and Tranmere and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Accrington hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites on Tuesday when they welcome Tranmere over to the Wham Stadium for a round 4 match.

A look at the League Two standings shows that three points and four places currently separate the two teams.

Team form: Accrington vs Tranmere

Accrington Form

Accrington are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Newport by a 0-1 score, before winning 4-0 against Swindon. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Fleetwood. Accrington managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Tranmere Form

In their last three matches, Tranmere lost 0-2 against Barnet, won 1-4 against Bristol Rovers, and drew 1-1 with Chesterfield. Tranmere won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 13 scored.

Betting facts for Accrington and Tranmere

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Accrington and Tranmere. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Accrington vs Tranmere

Paddy Madden has three strikes in six League Two matches for Accrington, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Tranmere. The visitors are looking to Connor Jennings, who has provided his team with three League Two goals.

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Full-time result

Accrington won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Wham Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Tranmere won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two. Accrington have not lost to Tranmere in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Accrington scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Tranmere scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Tranmere played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Accrington managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Tranmere kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Tranmere have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Accrington when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Accrington saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Tranmere, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.