England - EFL League TwoPrenton ParkData current as of 02 September 2026

Tranmere Rovers vs Oldham Athletic: match statistics

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Tranmere Rovers vs Oldham Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Tranmere Rovers play Oldham Athletic in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Prenton Park.

Current form

Tranmere Rovers: 1-3-0, 1.50 points/match. Oldham Athletic: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match.

Goal statistics

Tranmere Rovers scores 1.75 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Oldham Athletic scores 1.75 and concedes 0.75. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Tranmere Rovers 75%, Oldham Athletic 50%. Over 2.5: Tranmere Rovers 50%, Oldham Athletic 50%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Oldham Athletic has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.17. Tranmere Rovers: 9.8 shots per match, Oldham Athletic: 13.8.

Match halves

Tranmere Rovers: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.25. Oldham Athletic: half-time lead 75%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Tranmere Rovers: 61-75 (4 goals). Oldham Athletic: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.62)
(3.40)
(2.55)

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 RoversOldham Athletic
1.75Goals scored / match1.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
1.25Goals conceded / match0.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
48%Average possession41%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
4.25Shots on target / match4.25
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.75Shots per match13.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
4.25Shots on target4.25
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
17.9%Shot conversion12.7%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
48%Possession41%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
1.17xG for1.49
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
1.46xG against1.32
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

Shooting quality

Tranmere Rovers: Efficient finishingOldham Athletic: Counter-attacking
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)44%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.41

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.

Oldham Athletic is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.75 pts / match - Oldham Athletic

Tranmere Rovers
WDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W75% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-0
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-0
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%
Oldham Athletic
WLWD
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Oldham Athletic is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers · 0.75 goals / match - Oldham Athletic

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Oldham Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

Oldham Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Oldham Athletic scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

7Goals scored (season)7
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
5Goals conceded (season)3
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
3Average goals in match2.5
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
5Goals conceded (last 5)3
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
75%2 goals50%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%3 goals25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal50%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%2 goals25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%3 goals0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

* 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%Scored in both halves25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
75%BTTS - last 550%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

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.

Oldham Athletic is 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 2.5 pts / match - Oldham Athletic

Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Oldham Athletic - half-time state
75% leading25% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)2.5
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
1Average goals (1st half)0.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%No goal before half-time25%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

2.25Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
1.25Goals scored (2nd half)1
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
2Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic
0%No goal after half-time50%
Tranmere RoversOldham Athletic

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

75% W0% R25% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 25%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

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

Oldham Athletic - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 75% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tranmere Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.502.25
Goals scored / match0.51.3
Goals conceded / match0.50.8
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 0% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Oldham Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.501.50
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal75%100%
2 goals0%75%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal25%50%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 75% leading - 25% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
4
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Oldham Athletic
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Oldham Athletic

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.
+0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
165%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
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, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 RoversLigaOldham Athletic
Average goals in match 3.002.65 2.50
Both teams scored 75%58% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 50%
Clean sheets 25%25% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 75%
Goal after half-time 100%77% 100%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+49%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defence advantage
+33%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Tranmere Rovers 0 - 0 - 2 Oldham Athletic. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic play?

Tranmere Rovers face Oldham Athletic on 5 September 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 Oldham Athletic?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Tranmere Rovers won 0, Oldham Athletic won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Tranmere Rovers vs Oldham Athletic?

Tranmere Rovers score 1.75 goals per game on average and Oldham Athletic 1.75. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Tranmere Rovers's matches and 50% of Oldham Athletic's.

What form are Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Tranmere Rovers have a 1-3-0 record (1.50 points per game) and Oldham Athletic 2-1-1 (1.75 points per game).

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

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