FM Preview: Tranmere Rovers v Exeter City 25 Apr 2011

Last updated : 24 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tranmere Rovers v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Grecians will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 14 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2010, with Tranmere Rovers running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 01 Mar Exeter City 1 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Tranmere Rvs. 3-1 Exeter City League One
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Exeter City 2 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. League One
1990/1991 Sat 20 Apr Tranmere Rvs. 1 - 0 Exeter City Third Division
1990/1991 Sat 20 Oct Exeter City 0 - 0 Tranmere Rvs. Third Division
1988/1989 Wed 05 Apr Exeter City 0 - 1 Tranmere Rvs. Fourth Division
1988/1989 Mon 20 Mar Tranmere Rvs. 2 - 0 Exeter City Fourth Division

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Recent respective form guides

Tranmere Rovers's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

Exeter City's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Grecians's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Tranmere Rovers find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 43 matches.

Exeter City's 64 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tranmere Rovers 6 2 1 3 5 9 7
Exeter City 6 5 0 1 10 7 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Exeter City have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Tranmere Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tranmere Rovers 8 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Exeter City 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.

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