League Two: Tranmere vs Chesterfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 14 match between Tranmere and Chesterfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Tranmere are placed 18th with 14 points after 12 matches. Chesterfield occupy a position as sixth in the league on 22 points.

Team form: Tranmere vs Chesterfield

Tranmere Form

Tranmere hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Bromley resulted in a 3-3 draw, followed by a 0-2 defeat against Barnet, before beating Bristol Rovers by 1-4. 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 three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Chesterfield Form

Chesterfield have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Colchester, they came out empty-handed in a 6-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Salford City. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood. Chesterfield won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says 14 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Tranmere and Chesterfield

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 Chesterfield played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Tranmere vs Chesterfield

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Connor Jennings, who is performing well for Tranmere. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League Two outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Chesterfield.The visitors will be looking to Liam Mandeville to find the net once again, after managing two League Two goals for Chesterfield in recent matches.

Betting markets: Tranmere vs Chesterfield

Full-time result

Tranmere claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Chesterfield won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Tranmere have beaten Chesterfield in 6 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Chesterfield scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Tranmere managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Chesterfield kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Tranmere have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Chesterfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Chesterfield, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.