Tranmere v Fleetwood Preview, Tips & Prediction

Tranmere host Fleetwood on Saturday afternoon at Prenton Park with the home side fighting to stay in League One and the visitors fighting for a place in the playoffs for the chance of being a Championship club next season. Read the Tranmere v Fleetwood match preview and predictions below.

Tranmere ended a 7 match winless run where they lost 6 and scored just 1 goal on Tuesday evening in a 3-2 win away to Shrewsbury. A 95th minute goal from Corey Blackett-Taylor earned the visitors all three points which were much needed to give Micky Mellon’s side hope of climbing out of the relegation zone. Tranmere are currently 5 points from safety but with a game in hand over 20th placed Wimbledon with 12 games to play. Wimbledon face a tricky fixture away to Gillingham at the weekend and victory on Saturday could take the hosts within just 1 point of safety. However, that won’t be an easy task against a Fleetwood side which are unbeaten in their last nine games.

After a frustrating run of 11 matches and just 1 win, Fleetwood are have now won five of their last six having drawn their last match 1-1 away to Sunderland – a respectable result. Their recent run of good form has lifted Joey Barton’s side to 7th in League One and are only outside of the playoff zone on goal difference. They too have a game in hand over Portsmouth and Coventry above them in the league and so Saturday’s game is a real chance to take one more step towards promotion into the Championship next season.

Tranmere v Fleetwood Past Meetings

• Played: 4
• Tranmere Wins: 1
• Fleetwood Wins: 3
• Draws: 0

Tranmere Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 1
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 7
• Average goals per match: 0.6
• Average goals conceded per match: 2.2
• Number of clean sheets: 1
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 5
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 5

Fleetwood Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 5
• Draws: 4
• Losses: 1
• Average goals per match: 1.1
• Average goals conceded per match: 0.7
• Number of clean sheets: 4
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 4
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 6

Tranmere Top Scorers

• Morgan Ferrier: 4 Goals
• Rushian Hepburn-Murphy: 4 Goals
• Connor Jennings: 4 Goals

Fleetwood Top Scorers

• Paddy Madden: 15 Goals
• Ched Evans: 8 Goals
• Josh Morris: 6 Goals

Tranmere v Fleetwood Prediction

It’s hard to see anything other than an away win on Saturday given Flettwood’s current form. Barton’s side are unbeaten in their last nine matches and have won five of their last six. Tranmere have really struggled for goals of late and so we’re backing an away win with Fleetwood winning comfortably and keeping a clean sheet.