Tranmere Rvs. prepare to entertain Blackpool at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 10 of the 13 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Prenton Park was just last season, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 1-1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Blackpool | 3 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | AM |
2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
2002/2003 | Sat 07 Sep | Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Seasiders's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 75 points from 42 games. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 53 points from their 42 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackpool. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Tranmere Rvs. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Blackpool | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |