Ace Football previews the League Two game between Chesterfield and Tranmere who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Tranmere come to SMH Group Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Chesterfield will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 7 in the League Two standings, Chesterfield, have so far collected 68 points this season, while Tranmere collected 36 points. This puts them up as number 21 after 41 rounds.
Team form: Chesterfield vs Tranmere
Chesterfield Form
Chesterfield swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Accrington. They went on to defeat Cheltenham 1-0 and made it three on the spin against Barrow in a 0-1 victory. Chesterfield claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.
Tranmere Form
Tranmere were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Swindon. Next up, Shrewsbury won 1-0, before losing 0-1 against Colchester. Tranmere didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League Two matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats for Chesterfield and Tranmere
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chesterfield and Tranmere. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Chesterfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Chesterfield home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Chesterfield matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Chesterfield home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Chesterfield home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Tranmere have lost 11 of the last 13 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Tranmere have lost 11 of the last 13 matches in the League Two while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Tranmere have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Tranmere have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the League Two while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Tranmere have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Chesterfield vs Tranmere
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Chesterfield, Tom Naylor has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Tranmere, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular markets: Chesterfield vs Tranmere
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at SMH Group Stadium across all tournaments Chesterfield won four times, drew three and lost three times. Tranmere claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Tranmere lost 4 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Chesterfield scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Tranmere got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Chesterfield have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Tranmere have failed to score in 5 consecutive games. Chesterfield probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Tranmere managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Chesterfield have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Tranmere.
Total goals
Chesterfield saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Tranmere, who managed to score 0.3 times in those matches. Chesterfield’s last 3 matches had less than three goals. Tranmere’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
