FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Notts. County 06 Mar 2012

Last updated : 05 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tranmere Rovers v Notts. County fixture

Notts. County face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Notts. County inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 16 Aug Notts. County 3 - 2 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2010/2011 Tue 19 Apr Tranmere Rvs. 0-1 Notts. County League One
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Notts. County 0 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2003/2004 Sat 27 Mar Tranmere Rvs. 4 - 0 Notts. County League Division Two
2003/2004 Sat 20 Sep Notts. County 2 - 2 Tranmere Rvs. League Division Two
2002/2003 Sat 19 Apr Notts. County 0 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League Division Two
2002/2003 Sat 21 Dec Tranmere Rvs. 2 - 2 Notts. County League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Notts. County have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Tranmere Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 33 matches.

Notts. County's total of 52 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tranmere Rovers 6 0 3 3 3 6 3
Notts. County 6 5 0 1 7 4 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Notts. County 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

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers Drawn last 4 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 11 most recent games.
Notts. County 13 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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