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Tranmere face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Rovers have won 3 of the 11 games compared to the host's 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Bristol City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Tranmere | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Tranmere | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Tranmere | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Tranmere | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Tranmere | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Tranmere | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 08 Apr | Bristol City | 0 - 1 | Tranmere | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, Robins have smashed 13 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
Tranmere have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Bristol City's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Tranmere find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Tranmere | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Robins. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. |
| Tranmere | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |