Swindon Town travel to Prenton Park to face Tranmere Rovers this Saturday in a big weekend of League Two football. Tranmere are hanging precariously close to the relegation zone whereas Swindon need a win to reenter the top half of the table.
Tranmere Rovers currently sit 21st in League Two after 22 games. Rovers have six wins, three draws and 13 losses, leaving them on 21 points, just one point above the relegation zone and two points behind Salford City.
In their last five games in all competitions, Tranmere have two wins, two draws and one loss.
An own goal from Ben Goodlife in the 17th minute gave Tranmere the early lead against Sutton United, but with just two minutes left of the game, Louis John scored to grab a 1 - 1 draw for Sutton. Next time out against Gillingham saw Rob Apter grab a brace and be joined on the scoresheet by Connor Jennings in the 3 - 1 win over Gillingham, who had Connor Mahoney score in extra time.
Charlie Jolley opened the scoring for Tranmere in the 13th minute against Mansfield Town, but Rhys Oates equalised before halftime. Apter put Tranmere back ahead but Will Swan equalised as the game finished 2 - 2, though Tranmere ended the game with ten men as Jordan Turnbull was sent off in extra time. Newport County took an early lead through Will Evans, but goals from Kieron Morris and Jennings gave Tranmere the 2 - 1 comeback win.
The last time out for Tranmere was against Walsall. Jamille Matt scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute to give Walsall the 1 - 0 win over Tranmere.
Swindon, on the other hand, sit up in 12th place. In 22 games, Swindon have eight wins, six draws and eight losses which leaves them on 30 points, only one point from the top half of the table and just six points from the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Swindon have two wins and three losses.
In the Football League Trophy Group stage, Swindon hosted Exeter City. Yanic Wildschut scored the only goal of the game early on in the sixth minute to give Exeter the 1 - 0 win over Swindon. Back in League Two, Swindon faced Mansfield Town. Jake Young opened the scoring late in the first half but Lucas Akins equalised for Mansfield within minutes of the second half. However, Young grabbed his second of the game in the 93rd minute for the 2 - 1 win for Swindon.
The clash against Accrington Stanley was a seven goal thriller. Dan Kemp, Young, Saidou Khan and Charlie Austin all scored in the 4 - 3 win, with Korede Adedoyin and Bradley Hills scoring in extra time. However, the next time out against Wimbledon was a stark difference. Goals from Omar Bugiel and Armani Little and a brace from Ali Al-Hamadi gave Wimbledon the 4 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Swindon was against Barrow. Kian Spence, Sam Foley and James Chester all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Barrow.
Tranmere and Swindon have met 72 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1958. Swindon have the better record in the fixture with 31 wins in comparison to Tranmere’s 23 wins, with the other 18 games ending in a draw.