England - EFL League TwoPrenton ParkData current as of 31 August 2026

Tranmere Rovers vs Rotherham United: match statistics

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Tranmere Rovers vs Rotherham United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Tranmere Rovers play Rotherham United in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: Prenton Park.

Current form

Tranmere Rovers: 1-2-0, 1.67 points/match. Rotherham United: 1-1-1, 1.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Tranmere Rovers scores 1.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Rotherham United scores 1.33 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.50 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Tranmere Rovers 67%, Rotherham United 100%. Over 2.5: Tranmere Rovers 33%, Rotherham United 67%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Rotherham United has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.12. Tranmere Rovers: 9.0 shots per match, Rotherham United: 14.0.

Match halves

Tranmere Rovers: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.33. Rotherham United: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Tranmere Rovers: 61-75 (4 goals). Rotherham United: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.50 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(3.30)
(3.10)

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 RoversRotherham United
1.67Goals scored / match1.33
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1Goals conceded / match1.33
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
50%Average possession44%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
4.33Shots on target / match3.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9Shots per match14
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
4.33Shots on target3.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
18.5%Shot conversion9.5%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
50%Possession44%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1.12xG for1.42
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1.47xG against1.2
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

Shooting quality

Tranmere Rovers: Efficient finishingRotherham United: Attacking
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
Accuracy (shots on target)48%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.36

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 26% better for: last-5 form.

1.67 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.33 pts / match - Rotherham United

Tranmere Rovers
WDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W67% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 33%
Rotherham United
LDW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 67%

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 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.33 goals / match - Rotherham United

Tranmere Rovers is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.33 goals / match - Rotherham United

Tranmere Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Tranmere Rovers scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Rotherham United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

Rotherham United scoring profile: very strong

Rotherham United scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Tranmere Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

5Goals scored (season)4
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
3Goals conceded (season)4
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
2.67Average goals in match2.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
5Goals scored (last 5)4
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
67%2 goals33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%3 goals0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
33%2 goals33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%3 goals0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%4 goals0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
33%Scored in both halves33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
67%BTTS - last 5100%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

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-time100%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

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.

Rotherham United is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Tranmere Rovers · 1.33 pts / match - Rotherham United

Tranmere Rovers - half-time state
33% leading0% draw67% trailing
Rotherham United - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.33
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1Average goals (1st half)1.33
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
33%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
67%No goal before half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)1
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United
0%No goal after half-time33%
Tranmere RoversRotherham United

Tranmere Rovers - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rotherham United - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. 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 match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.31.3
Goals conceded / match0.70.3
Average goals in match1.01.7
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal67%0%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 33% leading - 0% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Rotherham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.331.00
Goals scored / match0.70.7
Goals conceded / match0.70.7
Average goals in match1.31.3
1 goal100%67%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%33%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Rotherham United
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). 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

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
84%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
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.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
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.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Rotherham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
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.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 RoversLigaRotherham United
Average goals in match 2.672.50 2.67
Both teams scored 67%50% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%50% 67%
Clean sheets 33%31% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%72% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%69% 67%

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

2.50
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.03
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Tranmere Rovers and Rotherham United play?

Tranmere Rovers face Rotherham United on 1 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 do the goal statistics show before Tranmere Rovers vs Rotherham United?

Tranmere Rovers score 1.67 goals per game on average and Rotherham United 1.33. The EFL League Two average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Tranmere Rovers's matches and 100% of Rotherham United's.

What form are Tranmere Rovers and Rotherham United in?

Over the last 5 games Tranmere Rovers have a 1-2-0 record (1.67 points per game) and Rotherham United 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Tranmere Rovers vs Rotherham United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.