League Two: Morecambe vs Tranmere – Betting preview

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

Both Morecambe and Tranmere need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League Two table. The match takes place at Mazuma Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Form: Morecambe vs Tranmere

Morecambe Form

Showing inconsistent form, Morecambe lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-2 against Bromley, before beating Carlisle 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as Salford City proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Morecambe did not win any of their last six League Two matches at the Mazuma Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and five defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored two goals.

Tranmere Form

In their previous three matches, Tranmere beat Harrogate Town 2-1, lost 3-1 against Doncaster and drew 1-1 with Barrow. Tranmere claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League Two. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

Betting facts for Morecambe and Tranmere

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 Morecambe and Tranmere played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Morecambe vs Tranmere

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Gwion Edwards will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Tranmere hope Omari Patrick 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.

Betting markets: Morecambe vs Tranmere

Full-time result

Morecambe claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Tranmere won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Amazingly, Tranmere failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Morecambe have not lost to Tranmere in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Morecambe scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Tranmere scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Morecambe managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Morecambe have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Tranmere.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Morecambe, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Tranmere, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.