Ace Football previews the League Two round 8 match between Tranmere and Walsall and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Tranmere enjoy home advantage, when visitors Walsall swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Tranmere are placed tenth with ten points after seven matches. Walsall occupy a position as twoth in the league on 13 points.
Team form: Tranmere vs Walsall
Tranmere Form
In the last three outings, Tranmere beat Oldham by 2-0, lost 2-0 against Gillingham, before drawing 0-0 with Exeter. Tranmere managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.
Walsall Form
Walsall look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 0-0 against Exeter. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Rochdale in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Port Vale in a 2-0 win. Walsall won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League Two. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats for Tranmere and Walsall
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Tranmere and Walsall. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Tranmere home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Tranmere home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Tranmere matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Tranmere matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Walsall away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Walsall matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Walsall away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Walsall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Tranmere vs Walsall
Thomas Ince is the most prolific League Two marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Walsall look to Aaron Pressley, hoping he can add to his current total of three League Two goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Tranmere vs Walsall
Full-time result
Tranmere won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Prenton Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Walsall won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Walsall didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings.
Both teams to score
Tranmere scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Walsall scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Walsall have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Walsall have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Tranmere have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Tranmere and Walsall.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tranmere, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Walsall’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
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