After defeating Stevenage 0-1 in League Two, Tranmere Rovers, buoyed by their previous performance, will be hoping for a repeat performance. Josh Hawkes (73′) was the only Tranmere Rovers player to score. In five of the last six games in which Tranmere Rovers participated, the average number of goals scored was below three. The home team’s inability to score goals this season has hurt their chances of making the playoffs.
With only 33 goals scored, the team has the sixth-worst record in the league in front of goal. Here, Crawley Town and their visitors will hope for a better outcome. Aramide Oteh (50′) and Dominic Telford (84′) put Crawley Town ahead. Carlisle United got goals from Joel Senior (15′), Omari Patrick (20′), Owen Moxon (26′), Morgan Feeney (38′), Jon Mellish (57′), and Omari Patrick (20′).
Match Details
- Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town
- League Two England
- Date – 28/02/2023
- Starting time – 19:45 UTC
Prediction
We believe that Tranmere Rovers will have more chances to score than once against Crawley Town, who may struggle to score goals, based on these two teams.
As a result, we anticipate that Tranmere Rovers will have a respectable lead of 2-0 when the referee blows the final whistle.
Head to head
Tranmere Rovers have won three of their head-to-head contests dating back to October 27, 2018, while Crawley Town have drew zero of those contests after 90 minutes of play.
During those matches, the two teams scored a total of 19 goals together, with Super White Army scoring 9 goals and The Red Devils scoring 10. The number of goals scored on average is 3.17 per game.
Crawley Town defeated Tranmere Rovers 1-0 on League Two match day 28 on January 22, 2022, in the last league matchup between these teams.
Simon Mather served as the match referee.
Team News:
Micky Mellon, manager of Tranmere Rovers, has a completely healthy team to choose from, so he doesn’t have any concerns about his fitness going into this game.
Scott Lindsay, the manager of Crawley Town, only has to worry about one fitness issue because the team is mostly healthy. Due to a hamstring injury, Teddy Jenks will not play in this game.
It is unlikely that Micky Mellon will make any changes to the team that defeated Stevenage 1-0 last weekend.
Due to the victory in their most recent outing, Paul Lewis and Jordan Turnbull are likely to keep their spots in the team.
Despite losing 5-2 to Carlisle, the visitors are not expected to make any changes to their team.
However, it is difficult to anticipate any changes Scott Lindsey may make because of their previous performance.
Lineup
Tranmere Rovers
- Murphy;
- Cogley, Davies, Turnbull, Bristow;
- Turner-Cooke, O’Connor, Hendry, Hawkes;
- Saunders, Lewis
Crawley Town
- Schofield;
- Francillette, Conroy, Lynch;
- Gordon, Tsaroulla, Roles, Powell, Fellows;
- Telford, Nadesan
Betting tips
In terms of the odds offered by the bookmakers in the win-draw-win market, betting on Tranmere Rovers costs 1.66, betting on a draw costs 3.84, and betting on Crawley Town winning costs 5.75. They are the most competitive returns currently available.
Where To Watch
Sky Sports is League Two’s largest television partner.