FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Notts. County 19 Apr 2011

Last updated : 18 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

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

Notts. County travel to take on 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 last time the two teams met at Tranmere Rovers was back in March 2004, over five years ago, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Notts. County 3 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. League Division Two
2001/2002 Tue 18 Sep Tranmere Rvs. 4 - 2 Notts. County League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

The away form of Notts. County is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Magpies have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Tranmere Rovers find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 41 matches.

Notts. County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 42 points from their 41 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tranmere Rovers 6 3 1 2 5 7 10
Notts. County 6 0 0 6 3 14 0

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Notts. County Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 9 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.

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