Barrow vs Tranmere

0 - 3
🕒 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andrew Miller 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Barrow 24 · Tranmere 21
Referee Stats
2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42
Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
1.00
0.78
GF
1.39
1.48
GA
1.83
48%
O2.5
65%
43%
BTTS
65%
22%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th
Tranmere rank21st
Barrow points36
Tranmere points41
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25
45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Tranmere last 5 away

L W D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%
Barrow clean sheet at home17%
Tranmere score away78%
Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%
Barrow win after scoring first60%
Tranmere score first43%
Tranmere win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Tranmere 36%
Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37
Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20
Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37
Barrow score 43% below league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Tranmere are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 0

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
46-60 8
31-45 6
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
15
11
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
5
7
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
10
8
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
364
321
Passes Accurate
268
204
Passes %
74%
64%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
20'
20' M. Williams
51'
51' J. Gordon
52'
52' N. Canavan
53'
53' Goal · 0-1
Charlie Jay Whitaker
Normal Goal
60'
60' E. Bristow
1st substitution · For: J. Turnbull
67'
67' Goal · 0-2
J. Ironside
Penalty
72'
72' K. Dennis
74'
74' C. Raglan
1st substitution · For: I. Cameron
75'
75' Charlie Jay Whitaker
2nd substitution · For: C. Jennings
83'
83' C. Mahoney
2nd substitution · For: E. Newby
84'
84' C. McCann
84'
84' N. Canavan
86'
86' Goal · 0-3
K. Dennis
Penalty
87'
87' J. Ironside
3rd substitution · For: J. Davison
87'
87' P. Brough
4th substitution · For: A. McGowan
88'
88' R. Smallwood
5th substitution · For: N. Kenneh

Barrow vs Tranmere 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tranmere beat Barrow 3-0 on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Andrew Miller. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Williams received a yellow card for Barrow at 20'.

Second half: J. Gordon received a yellow card for Barrow at 51'. N. Canavan received a yellow card for Barrow at 52'. Tranmere took the lead at 53' when Charlie Jay Whitaker scored, making the score 0-1. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 60', with E. Bristow replacing J. Turnbull. Tranmere extended the lead at 67' when J. Ironside scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2. K. Dennis received a yellow card for Tranmere at 72'. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 74', with C. Raglan replacing I. Cameron. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing C. Jennings. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 83', with C. Mahoney replacing E. Newby. C. McCann received a yellow card for Barrow at 84'. N. Canavan received a red card for Barrow at 84'. Tranmere extended the lead at 86' when K. Dennis scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. Ironside replacing J. Davison. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 87', with P. Brough replacing A. McGowan. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. Smallwood replacing N. Kenneh.

Barrow used 2 substitutions while Tranmere used 5 substitutions. Barrow got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Tranmere got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (33.3%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Barrow vs Tranmere Head-to-Head History by Season