Salford City vs Tranmere Rovers Match Analysis & Prediction
26/12/2023 6:00 pm
Struggling Salford City and Tranmere Rovers will meet at The Peninsula Stadium on Boxing Day on Tuesday, with the two sides separated by a point in the League Two standings.
The hosts head into the midweek contest without a win in two months, while their visitors have secured important points recently to move ahead of Tuesday’s opponents.
Neil Wood’s side hope to halt the ongoing run that has seen them failed to record victories in precisely two months, even if they must rise above a wretched home record (nine points) that is outdone by all but one side in the division – Forest Green Rovers (eight points).
Without a home victory since beating playoff-chasing Crewe Alexandra on October 7, Salford seek to end that unwanted run of results.
By contrast, Tranmere are in a rich vein of form highlighted by home recent results have taken them above Salford in the table, with four wins in their last seven League Two matches.
Just one defeat has been ecorded in that time, poinint to the visitors’ improvement under Nigel Adkins, who replaced Ian Dawes in September.
Salford City vs. Tranmere Rovers Head to head
In the nine previous meetings between these two teams, Salford have claimed two victories while Tranmere have won four, and they have drawn in three. Tranmere have scored 12 goals and conceded nine in the process.
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05/10/2021Salford City0Tranmere Rovers2EFL Trophy
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11/01/2022Salford City1Tranmere Rovers1League Two
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17/09/2022Salford City0Tranmere Rovers1League Two
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11/02/2023Tranmere Rovers1Salford City0League Two
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19/08/2023Tranmere Rovers3Salford City4League Two
Salford City Team News
Matt Smith should return to the Salford side at centre-forward to replace Kelly N’Mai, with the towering striker keen to add to his 14 league goals this season.
The hosts are expected to line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Matthew Lund likely to return to the midfield ahead of Liam Humbles.
Salford City's Last 5 Matches
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18/11/2023Gillingham3Salford City1League Two
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25/11/2023Salford City2Milton Keynes Dons4League Two
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28/11/2023Stockport County0Salford City0League Two
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16/12/2023Salford City0AFC Wimbledon0League Two
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22/12/2023Colchester United2Salford City1League Two
Tranmere Rovers Team News
Tom Davies and Kieron Morris were match-winners for Tranmere Rovers against Swindon Town, and both should keep their spots in the side here.
The Rovers suffered no reported injuries in the victory, pointing to the utilisation of a similar side that played on Saturday.
Tranmere Rovers's Last 5 Matches
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25/11/2023Tranmere Rovers3Gillingham1League Two
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28/11/2023Mansfield Town2Tranmere Rovers2League Two
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09/12/2023Tranmere Rovers2Newport County1League Two
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16/12/2023Walsall1Tranmere Rovers0League Two
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23/12/2023Tranmere Rovers2Swindon Town1League Two
Salford City vs. Tranmere Rovers: Odds and Predictions
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