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Tranmere Rvs. face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Rovers have recorded 4 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, where Tranmere Rvs. annihilated the Rovers 1 - 5 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 10 Dec | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Bournemouth | 1 - 5 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Bournemouth | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 18 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 30 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Cherries, with 6 goals against.
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 games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Rovers, and 5 goals against.
Bournemouth's total of 53 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 61 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Dean Court with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |