Crawley Town make the trip to Prenton Park to take on Tranmere Rovers this Saturday in League Two. Crawley will be looking for a win to get themselves into the running for Play-off football whereas Tranmere look to get into the top half of the table.
Tranmere currently sit 14th in League Two after 39 games. The Rovers have 15 wins, five draws and 19 losses, leaving them on 50 points, just four points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Tranmere have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Sean McGurk opened the scoring for Swindon Town in the 23rd minute but Rob Apter equalised just two minutes later. Russian Hepburn-Murphy’s first goal regained the lead for Swindon before halftime and his second goal in the second half secured the 3 - 1 win for Swindon. Tranmere bounced back the next time out against Sutton United. Apter was on the scoresheet again, scoring the only goal of the game late on in the 87th minute to give Tranmere the 1 - 0 win.
Regan Hendry gave Tranmere the early lead in the fourth minute against Gillingham. However, Conor Masterson grabbed a goal in the 84th minute to force the 1 - 1 draw. Hendry and Apter were on the scoresheet again for Tranmere as they secured a big 2 - 1 win over Mansfield Town, with Will Swan on the scoresheet for The Stags.
The last time out for Tranmere was against Wrexham. Luke Norris scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute to give Tranmere the 1 - 0 win.
Crawley, on the other hand, currently sit ninth in League Two. In 37 games, Crawley have 17 wins, five draws and 15 losses which leaves them on 56 points, five points from the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Crawley have three wins, one draw and one loss.
Harry Ransom scored the only goal of the game in the 68th minute to give Crawley the 1 - 0 win over Accrington Stanley. However, the next time out against Morecambe saw Crawley on the other side of a 1 - 0 scoreline. Jordan Slaw scored for Morecambe, also in the 68th minute, to give Morecambe the 1 - 0 win.
Crawley bounced back against Harrogate Town. The Red Devils did go behind, with George Thomson’s goal giving Harrogate the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. However, in the second half both Harry Forster and Klaidi Lolos both found the back of the net to give Crawley the 2 - 1 win. Crawley went behind again, this time Sam Austin giving Notts County the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. Following the red card to Scott Roberston, Lolos and Ade Adeyemo both scored to give Crawley the 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for Crawley was against Stockport. Antoni Sarcevic opened the scoring for Stockport but a late Lolos goal rescued a 1 - 1 draw for Crawley.
Tranmere and Crawley have met 14 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming as recently as 2012. Not much separates the two sides, with Tranmere picking up seven wins and Crawley picking up six wins, the other game ending in a draw.