Tranmere vs Rochdale Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide across all competitions

Looking across their last 20 matches in all competitions, both sides show an identical split of five wins, eight draws and seven losses. The difference shows up in the goals column.

Tranmere: 20 completed matches; Rochdale: 20 completed matches.

Tranmere

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

24

Difference

-3

Rochdale

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

34

Difference

-4

Rochdale have scored 28 and conceded 33 in that spell, while Tranmere have scored 20 and conceded 23. That suggests Rochdale's games have generally been more open and higher-scoring than Tranmere's.

Comparative Team Statistics: Tranmere vs Rochdale

Recent head-to-head

The two sides already met this season, in the League Cup back in August, and it finished 2-2. Beyond that, their history stretches back over a decade across different divisions and competitions, so it doesn't tell us much about current form.

That cup draw is the most relevant data point here, given how close it sits to this fixture in time.

The League Cup draw hints these two can be evenly matched even with the league gap between them.

League Two table snapshot

Tranmere sit 10th with 10 points from seven games, while Rochdale are down in 17th on seven points from the same number of matches. Tranmere's goal difference is also in credit at plus two, whereas Rochdale's sits at minus three.

It's still an early-season snapshot rather than a settled picture, but Tranmere clearly have the better platform right now.

Tranmere have the healthier underlying numbers, even from a small sample of games.

Cards to watch

Discipline could be worth keeping an eye on. Tranmere's N. Smith has picked up three yellows in seven appearances, and teammate B. Faulkner has a yellow and a red in five outings. Rochdale's E. Francis has also been sent off once in six matches this season.

Tranmere:

Penalty cards:

B. Faulkner x 1 x 1

N. Smith x 3

J. Slater x 3

Rochdale:

Best assist providers:

D. Brown - 2

Penalty cards:

O. Adebayo-Rowling x 1 x 3

E. Francis x 1 x 1

B. Bilongo x 1 x 1

None of this confirms who's available for this specific game, but it does show both squads have had a few disciplinary moments lately.