FootyMAD's Wrexham match preview

Last updated : 14 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Wrexham v Tranmere Rovers fixture

Tranmere Rvs. face a trip to Wrexham at Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 26 and win only 9 of the 50 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Tranmere Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Dragons in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 18 SepTranmere Rvs.1 - 1WrexhamLGE1
2003/2004Sat 03 AprWrexham0 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 27 SepTranmere Rvs.1 - 2WrexhamLGE1
2001/2002Tue 26 FebWrexham1 - 1Tranmere Rvs.LGE1
2001/2002Fri 21 SepTranmere Rvs.5 - 0WrexhamLGE1
1988/1989Fri 03 MarTranmere Rvs.2 - 1WrexhamLGE2
1988/1989Sat 22 OctWrexham3 - 3Tranmere Rvs.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Wrexham have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Dragons's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Wrexham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 22 points from their 27 games thus far. Tranmere Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 27 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Wrexham61238155
Tranmere Rvs.622210118

FootyMad's prediction ...

Tranmere Rvs. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Wrexham 7 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Tranmere Rvs. No sequences of note