League Two: Tranmere vs Rotherham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 4 match between Tranmere and Rotherham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Tranmere hope to live up to their early billing as the League Two title favourites on Tuesday when they welcome Rotherham over to the Prenton Park for a round 4 match.

Since Tranmere have racked up one more point than Rotherham during this League Two season, they currently occupy number eight in the table. The latter, on the other hand, find themselves ranked as number 13.

Form: Tranmere vs Rotherham

Tranmere Form

The Tranmere team look in good shape before their match against Rotherham, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Shrewsbury 2-0, then they held Port Vale to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 2-2 draw Newport. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Rotherham Form

Rotherham collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-1 against Cheltenham. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with York, before winning 2-1 against Chesterfield. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Rotherham won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Tranmere and Rotherham

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 Rotherham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Tranmere vs Rotherham

Nathan Smith found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Paul Mullin just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Tranmere claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rotherham won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away. Rotherham scored at least once in their previous 9 matches. Rotherham have not lost to Tranmere in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Tranmere only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Rotherham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Tranmere probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Tuesday, as Rotherham managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Tranmere have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Rotherham.

Total goals

Tranmere saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Rotherham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Rotherham scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.