England - EFL League TwoPrenton ParkData current as of October 17, 2026

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Tranmere Rovers vs Barnet: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Tranmere Rovers plays Barnet in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026. Venue: Prenton Park.

Recent form

Tranmere Rovers has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Barnet has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Tranmere Rovers scores 1.30 goals per game and allows 1.30. Barnet scores 2.50 and allows 1.38. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Tranmere Rovers's games and 100% of Barnet's. The Over 2.5 rates are 30% and 88%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Barnet has the higher season xG average, 1.79 to 1.32 per game. Tranmere Rovers takes 11.5 shots per game, while Barnet takes 15.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Tranmere Rovers leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.90 goals per game after halftime. Barnet leads at halftime in 38% and scores 1.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Tranmere Rovers's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (5 goals). For Barnet, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.32)
(3.56)
(2.01)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Tranmere RoversBarnet
1.3Goals scored / game2.5
Tranmere RoversBarnet
1.3Goals allowed / game1.38
Tranmere RoversBarnet
47%Average possession52%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
4.3Shots on target / game4.75
Tranmere RoversBarnet

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.5Shots per game15.88
Tranmere RoversBarnet
4.3Shots on target4.75
Tranmere RoversBarnet
11.3%Shot conversion15.7%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
47%Possession52%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
1.32xG for1.79
Tranmere RoversBarnet
1.49xG against1.29
Tranmere RoversBarnet

Shooting quality

Tranmere Rovers: BalancedBarnet: Attacking
Tranmere RoversBarnet
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.53

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Barnet is 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Tranmere Rovers · 2.2 pts / game - Barnet

Tranmere Rovers
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
20% W60% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-6-2
1.20 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WDWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Barnet
DDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
63% W38% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-0
2.25 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 away
2-2-0
WDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Barnet is 92% better for: goals scored per game.

1.3 goals / game - Tranmere Rovers · 2.5 goals / game - Barnet

Tranmere Rovers is 6% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.3 goals / game - Tranmere Rovers · 1.38 goals / game - Barnet

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 80% of games (8 of 10 games), while Barnet keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 8 games).

Barnet scoring profile: very strong

Barnet scores in 100% of games (8 of 8 games), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 games).

13Goals scored (season)20
Tranmere RoversBarnet
13Goals conceded (season)11
Tranmere RoversBarnet
2.6Average goals per game3.88
Tranmere RoversBarnet
4Goals scored (last 5)12
Tranmere RoversBarnet
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Tranmere RoversBarnet

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal100%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
50%2 goals88%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%3 goals63%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal100%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
40%2 goals25%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
10%3 goals13%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
10%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time38%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%BTTS in both halves13%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
30%Scored in both halves63%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS88%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

Game halves— when 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 - half-time state
40% leading30% draw30% trailing
Barnet - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.5
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.88
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0.7Average goals (1st half)1.5
Tranmere RoversBarnet
70%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
60%No goal before half-time38%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per game (2nd half)1.75
Tranmere RoversBarnet
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)1.63
Tranmere RoversBarnet
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Tranmere RoversBarnet
1.9Average goals (2nd half)2.38
Tranmere RoversBarnet
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Tranmere RoversBarnet
30%No goal after half-time0%
Tranmere RoversBarnet

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

40% W20% D40% L
15
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 20%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Barnet - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 63%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Tranmere Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.40
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Barnet - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.61.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-1+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Tranmere Rovers
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
5
1
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Barnet
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
3
1
46-60
2
3
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.24
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
131%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-54%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Tranmere Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Barnet

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
253%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Tranmere RoversLigaBarnet
Average goals per game▲ 2.602.48▲ 3.88
Both teams scored▲ 60%53%▲ 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 30%43%▲ 88%
Clean sheets▲ 30%28%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▲ 70%66%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▲ 90%76%▲ 100%

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

2.48
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / game
0.99
Away goals / game
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Tranmere Rovers's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Barnet. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Barnet FC
1 : 0
Tranmere Rovers FC
Tranmere Rovers FC
0 : 2
Barnet FC

FAQ

When do Tranmere Rovers and Barnet play?

Tranmere Rovers face Barnet on October 17, 2026 in EFL League Two at Prenton Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Tranmere Rovers and Barnet?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Tranmere Rovers won 0, Barnet won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Tranmere Rovers score 1.30 goals per game on average and Barnet 2.50. The EFL League Two average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Tranmere Rovers's matches and 100% of Barnet's.

What form are Tranmere Rovers and Barnet in?

Over the last 5 games Tranmere Rovers have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Barnet 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

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

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