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Tranmere face a trip to Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 9 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Tranmere inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Hatters in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Stockport | 2 - 3 | Tranmere | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Tranmere | 1 - 0 | Stockport | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Stockport | 1 - 1 | Tranmere | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 01 Sep | Tranmere | 2 - 1 | Stockport | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | Tranmere | 0 - 0 | Stockport | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Stockport | 2 - 1 | Tranmere | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Stockport | 0 - 0 | Tranmere | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.
Stockport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Natiowide League Division Two with a return of just 0 points from their 3 games thus far. Tranmere see themselves just below half way in the Natiowide League Division Two, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Tranmere | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Rovers to come away from it with a creditable draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Tranmere | Undefeated in last 8 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |