Tranmere Rovers vs Fleetwood Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Tranmere Rovers played against Fleetwood Town in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 26, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Tranmere Rovers has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Fleetwood Town has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Tranmere Rovers scores 1.67 goals per game and allows 1.62. Fleetwood Town scores 1.52 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 76% of Tranmere Rovers's games and 76% of Fleetwood Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 62% and 52%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Fleetwood Town has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.31 per game. Tranmere Rovers takes 12.1 shots per game, while Fleetwood Town takes 12.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Tranmere Rovers leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Fleetwood Town leads at halftime in 24% and scores 0.86 after halftime.

When the teams score

Tranmere Rovers's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). For Fleetwood Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
15Shots19
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
5Shots on target6
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.61xG2.04
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
6Corners7
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
43Dangerous attacks59
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
17Fouls13
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
5Cards2
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.67Goals scored / game1.52
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.62Goals allowed / game1.33
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
50%Average possession47%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
3.52Shots on target / game4.48
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.1Shots per game12.05
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
3.52Shots on target4.48
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
13.8%Shot conversion12.6%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
50%Possession47%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.31xG for1.38
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.51xG against1.62
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

Shooting quality

Tranmere Rovers: Efficient finishingFleetwood Town: Counter-attacking
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
Accuracy (shots on target)29%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.34

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

Fleetwood Town is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Tranmere Rovers · 2 pts / game - Fleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers
DWWLL
Season result split
29% W38% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-8-7
1.24 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Fleetwood Town
WLDWW
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-6
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 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 10% better for: goals scored per game.

1.67 goals / game - Tranmere Rovers · 1.52 goals / game - Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town is 22% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.62 goals / game - Tranmere Rovers · 1.33 goals / game - Fleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 90% of games (19 of 21 meczów), while Fleetwood Town keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 21 meczów).

Fleetwood Town scoring profile: very strong

Fleetwood Town scores in 90% of games (19 of 21 meczów), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)32
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
34Goals conceded (season)28
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
3.29Average goals per game2.86
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
9Goals scored (last 5)9
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal90%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
43%2 goals43%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
24%3 goals14%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
10%4 goals5%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal86%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
48%2 goals38%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
24%3 goals5%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
10%4 goals5%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

* 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.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time33%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
14%BTTS in both halves10%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
29%Scored in both halves24%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
80%BTTS - last 580%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
71%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

Game 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 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.48 pts / game - Tranmere Rovers · 1.14 pts / game - Fleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
38% leading33% draw29% trailing
Fleetwood Town - half-time state
24% leading43% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.48Points per game (1st half)1.14
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.38
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
62%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
48%No goal before half-time43%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)1.43
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
1.05Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
2.05Average goals (2nd half)1.48
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
33%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town
33%No goal after half-time43%
Tranmere RoversFleetwood Town

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

33% W24% D43% L
31
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 29%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Fleetwood Town - second-half results

33% W43% D24% L
24
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Tranmere Rovers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.80
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.4
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Fleetwood Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.20
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Tranmere Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
5
4
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
5
46-60
6
6
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Fleetwood Town
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
6
16-30
6
5
31-45
4
4
46-60
6
8
61-75
8
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.07
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
76%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
81%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
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.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Fleetwood Town

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.
+0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
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.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Tranmere RoversLigaFleetwood Town
Average goals per game 3.292.69 2.86
Both teams scored 76%57% 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%49% 52%
Clean sheets 19%24% 14%
Goal before half-time 71%71% 86%
Goal after half-time 90%77% 71%

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

2.69
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.26
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Tranmere RoversYellow cardEthan Briston
  2. Tranmere RoversGoalCharlie Whitaker
  3. Tranmere RoversYellow cardBilly Blacker
  4. Tranmere RoversYellow cardKristian Dennis
  5. Tranmere RoversSubstitutionOn: Cameron Pearce NormanOff: Aaron Joseph McGowan
  6. Tranmere RoversSubstitutionOn: Nohan KennehOff: Billy Blacker
  7. Fleetwood TownYellow cardHarrison Neal
  8. Tranmere RoversYellow cardNathan James Smith
  9. Tranmere RoversSubstitutionOn: Richard SmallwoodOff: Jordan Turnbull
  10. Tranmere RoversYellow cardCharlie Whitaker
  11. Fleetwood TownYellow cardChed Evans

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Tranmere Rovers vs Fleetwood Town?

The EFL League Two match finished Tranmere Rovers 1:0 Fleetwood Town. 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 Fleetwood Town?

Tranmere Rovers score 1.67 goals per game on average and Fleetwood Town 1.52. The EFL League Two average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 76% of Tranmere Rovers's matches and 76% of Fleetwood Town's.

What form are Tranmere Rovers and Fleetwood Town in?

Over the last 5 games Tranmere Rovers have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Fleetwood Town 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

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.