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Tranmere Rvs. prepare to entertain Blackpool at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Rovers have won 9 of the 11 matches the two teams have contested.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was less than a year ago, in February 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Blackpool | 3 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | AM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 2-1 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 04 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 0 | Blackpool | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Blackpool | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Seasiders have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 28 matches. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Two, showing a record of 38 points from their 29 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 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Blackpool is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Blackpool | 11 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |