Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Tranmere Rovers play Crewe Alexandra in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 13 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Tranmere Rovers: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Crewe Alexandra: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Tranmere Rovers scores 1.17 and concedes 1.72 goals per match. Crewe Alexandra scores 1.39 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

Crewe Alexandra has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.33. Tranmere Rovers: 11.9 shots per match, Crewe Alexandra: 11.9.

Match halves

Tranmere Rovers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.74. Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Tranmere Rovers: 76-90+ (15 goals). Crewe Alexandra: 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
18Shots9
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
5Shots on target5
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.89xG1.22
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
8Corners2
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
55Dangerous attacks41
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
16Fouls12
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
4Cards2
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

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.

Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.17Goals scored / match1.39
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.72Goals conceded / match1.26
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
48%Average possession50%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
3.61Shots on target / match3.67
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.93Shots per match11.89
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
3.61Shots on target3.67
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
9.8%Shot conversion11.7%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
48%Possession50%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.33xG for1.36
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.57xG against1.55
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

Shooting quality

Tranmere Rovers: BalancedCrewe Alexandra: Balanced
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.38

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 0.8 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

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 at home (W-D-L)
4-6-13
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Crewe Alexandra
WLLLD
Season result split
41% W22% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-10-17
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-11
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Crewe Alexandra is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

1.17 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.39 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.72 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.26 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 17% (8 of 46 matches).

54Goals scored (season)64
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
79Goals conceded (season)58
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
2.89Average goals in match2.65
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
6Goals scored (last 5)4
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal72%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
28%2 goals39%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
13%3 goals20%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
4%4 goals9%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal80%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
50%2 goals33%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
28%3 goals13%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
9%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

* 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

11%BTTS at half-time24%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
7%BTTS in both halves2%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
15%Scored in both halves26%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
80%BTTS - last 540%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

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.

Crewe Alexandra is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.28 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing
Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
28% leading43% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)1.28
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.7
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.33
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
57%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
65%No goal before half-time54%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

After half-time (2nd half)

1.04Points per match (2nd half)1.39
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.04Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
35%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra
48%No goal after half-time48%
Tranmere RoversCrewe Alexandra

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.

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

33% W41% R26% P
59
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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.

Crewe Alexandra
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
6
61-75
15
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.77
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
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%

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
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.
-8.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

Tranmere RoversLigaCrewe Alexandra
Average goals in match 2.892.57 2.65
Both teams scored 59%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%48% 52%
Clean sheets 17%27% 20%
Goal before half-time 67%67% 72%
Goal after half-time 87%78% 72%

^ 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: Tranmere Rovers 0 - 0 - 1 Crewe Alexandra. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra?

The EFL League Two match finished Tranmere Rovers 1:4 Crewe Alexandra. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra?

Tranmere Rovers score 1.17 goals per game on average and Crewe Alexandra 1.39. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Tranmere Rovers's matches and 57% of Crewe Alexandra's.

What form are Tranmere Rovers and Crewe Alexandra in?

Over the last 5 games Tranmere Rovers have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Crewe Alexandra 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Tranmere Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.