Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barrow play Tranmere Rovers in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 9 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 0:3.

Current form

Barrow: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Tranmere Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barrow scores 0.98 and concedes 1.70 goals per match. Tranmere Rovers scores 1.17 and concedes 1.72. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barrow 57%, Tranmere Rovers 59%. Over 2.5: Barrow 63%, Tranmere Rovers 54%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Tranmere Rovers has higher xG: 1.33 vs 1.22. Barrow: 10.6 shots per match, Tranmere Rovers: 11.9.

Match halves

Barrow: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.52. Tranmere Rovers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Barrow: 31-45+ (11 goals). Tranmere Rovers: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
BarrowTranmere Rovers
15Shots11
BarrowTranmere Rovers
4Shots on target6
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.6xG1.37
BarrowTranmere Rovers
5Corners5
BarrowTranmere Rovers
51Dangerous attacks34
BarrowTranmere Rovers
10Fouls8
BarrowTranmere Rovers
5Cards0
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BarrowTranmere Rovers
0.98Goals scored / match1.17
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.7Goals conceded / match1.72
BarrowTranmere Rovers
46%Average possession48%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
3.17Shots on target / match3.61
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.63Shots per match11.93
BarrowTranmere Rovers
3.17Shots on target3.61
BarrowTranmere Rovers
9.2%Shot conversion9.8%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
46%Possession48%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.22xG for1.33
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.62xG against1.57
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Shooting quality

Barrow: BalancedTranmere Rovers: Balanced
BarrowTranmere Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)30%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Tranmere Rovers is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Barrow · 1 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers

Barrow
LWLLL
Season result split
20% W20% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-28
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-14
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Tranmere Rovers
DLWLD
Season result split
22% W24% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-25
0.89 pts / match · goal difference -25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-5-12
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Tranmere Rovers is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

0.98 goals / match - Barrow · 1.17 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers

Barrow scoring profile: very strong

Barrow scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 17% (8 of 46 matches).

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

45Goals scored (season)54
BarrowTranmere Rovers
78Goals conceded (season)79
BarrowTranmere Rovers
2.67Average goals in match2.89
BarrowTranmere Rovers
7Goals scored (last 5)6
BarrowTranmere Rovers
13Goals conceded (last 5)8
BarrowTranmere Rovers

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal72%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
30%2 goals28%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
4%3 goals13%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
0%4 goals4%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal83%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
59%2 goals50%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
22%3 goals28%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
2%4 goals9%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time11%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
7%BTTS in both halves7%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
17%Scored in both halves15%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
80%BTTS - last 580%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Tranmere Rovers is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.98 pts / match - Barrow · 1.15 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers

Barrow - half-time state
17% leading46% draw37% trailing
Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.98Points per match (1st half)1.15
BarrowTranmere Rovers
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.43
BarrowTranmere Rovers
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.11
BarrowTranmere Rovers
48%Clean sheet before half-time57%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
63%No goal before half-time65%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.04
BarrowTranmere Rovers
0.52Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.04
BarrowTranmere Rovers
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.78
BarrowTranmere Rovers
35%Clean sheet after half-time35%
BarrowTranmere Rovers
57%No goal after half-time48%
BarrowTranmere Rovers

Barrow - second-half results

17% W37% R46% P
45
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-22
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.98
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

26% W26% R48% P
53
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 22%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.22.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Tranmere Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.80
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-5+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Barrow
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
3
12
16-30
11
13
31-45
6
12
46-60
8
11
61-75
10
23
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (23). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - late phases are a weakness.

Tranmere Rovers
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
6
9
16-30
8
15
31-45
8
12
46-60
11
14
61-75
15
22
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (22). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.79
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Tranmere Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

BarrowLigaTranmere Rovers
Average goals in match 2.672.57 2.89
Both teams scored 57%52% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%48% 54%
Clean sheets 15%27% 17%
Goal before half-time 70%67% 67%
Goal after half-time 80%78% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Barrow 1 - 0 - 0 Tranmere Rovers. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers?

The EFL League Two match finished Barrow 0:3 Tranmere Rovers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers?

Barrow score 0.98 goals per game on average and Tranmere Rovers 1.17. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Barrow's matches and 59% of Tranmere Rovers's.

What form are Barrow and Tranmere Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Barrow have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Tranmere Rovers 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.