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League Two: Chesterfield vs Tranmere – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League Two round 9 match between Chesterfield and Tranmere and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Placed 11th in the table Chesterfield have amassed 11 points after eight matches. On 11 points, Tranmere rank tenth with eight matches played this season.

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Team form: Chesterfield vs Tranmere

Chesterfield Form

Chesterfield are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Oldham by 1-2, before beating York by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Cheltenham, who ran out 2-1 winners. Chesterfield only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Tranmere Form

Tranmere came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 2-0 against Gillingham, followed by a 0-0 draw with Exeter. In their last match, they finished even 1-1 against Walsall. Tranmere only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting facts for Chesterfield and Tranmere

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

  • In 18 of the last 19 Chesterfield matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 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 5.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Chesterfield home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Chesterfield have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 5 Tranmere matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 5 Tranmere matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Tranmere away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Chesterfield vs Tranmere

Dylan Jones shows decent form right now for Tranmere, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chesterfield, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Louie Marsh also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League Two matches.

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Full-time result

Chesterfield claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Tranmere won one, drew five and lost four of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Chesterfield scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Tranmere only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Chesterfield managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Chesterfield have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Tranmere.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Chesterfield’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Tranmere, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.