League Two: Tranmere vs Swindon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Tranmere and Swindon who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Tranmere enjoy home advantage, when visitors Swindon swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting bottom of the table, Tranmere have claimed 36 points after 38 rounds, while Swindon have amassed 66 points. This places the latter as number 6 in the League Two at the moment.

Form: Tranmere vs Swindon

Tranmere Form

In their last three matches, Tranmere lost 1-3 against Oldham, drew 0-0 with Fleetwood, before losing to Harrogate Town by 0-3. Tranmere just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Prenton Park. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 12 goals.

Swindon Form

Swindon got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Crawley brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Gillingham by a 0-2 scoreline. Swindon won half their previous six away matches in the League Two, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Tranmere and Swindon

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Tranmere and Swindon played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Tranmere vs Swindon

Aaron Drinan enjoys a great season with 19 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.

Popular betting markets: Tranmere vs Swindon

Full-time result

Tranmere won two of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing eight times. Swindon won four of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and five defeats as well. Swindon have not lost to Tranmere in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Tranmere only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Swindon got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Swindon managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Tranmere were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Tranmere have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Swindon.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Tranmere’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Swindon, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Swindon scored at least one goal in their last 16 matches.