Notts County vs Tranmere

Notts County

5 - 0

Tranmere

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Meadow Lane 🧑‍⚖️ Harry Wager 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Notts County 5 · Tranmere 21

Referee Stats

Harry Wager

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Notts County outshot their opponent (17-5).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Notts County had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Notts County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-5-6

Goals For / Against

45 / 25

Avg: 1.88 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42

Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.83

PPG

1.00

1.88

1.39

1.04

1.83

61%

O2.5

65%

61%

BTTS

65%

39%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Notts County rank5th

Tranmere rank21st

Notts County points80

Tranmere points41

Notts County: #5 · 80 pts · GD +22

6 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Notts County last 5 home

D L W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals12-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Notts County trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Notts County score at home87%

Notts County clean sheet at home30%

Tranmere score away78%

Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Notts County score first39%

Notts County win after scoring first78%

Tranmere score first43%

Tranmere win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Notts County 50% · Tranmere 36%

Avg first goal minute: Notts County 29.2' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Notts County score at home1.88 vs 1.37

Notts County concede at home1.04 vs 1.20

Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20

Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37

Notts County score 37% above league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.

Defensive side: Notts County are 14% below league average at home, and Tranmere are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Notts County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 7

61-75 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

428

432

Passes Accurate

332

334

Passes %

78%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Lowe

Own Goal

26' ↑↓

↑↓

26' ⇄ O. Norburn

1st substitution · For: C. Grant

34'

34' Z. Obiero

41'

41' L. Warrington

45'

45' M. Platt

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Ndlovu

Normal Goal

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ L. Warrington

1st substitution · For: C. Norman

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. Plant

2nd substitution · For: J. Ironside

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

L. Ndlovu

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Grant

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

J. Jones

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Ndlovu

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Charlie Jay Whitaker

3rd substitution · For: N. Kenneh

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Platt

2nd substitution · For: R. McDonald

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Maziar Kouhyar

3rd substitution · For: T. Hall

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Ndlovu

4th substitution · For: M. Dennis

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ O. Patrick

4th substitution · For: Max Dickov

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Lowe

5th substitution · For: A. McGowan

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Robertson

5th substitution · For: H. Tangen

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

M. Dennis

Penalty

Notts County vs Tranmere 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Notts County beat Tranmere 5-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Harry Wager. It was played at Meadow Lane.

First half: Notts County took the lead at 15' when J. Lowe scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Notts County made their 1st substitution at 26', with O. Norburn replacing C. Grant. Z. Obiero received a yellow card for Tranmere at 34'. L. Warrington received a yellow card for Tranmere at 41'. M. Platt received a yellow card for Notts County at 45'.

Second half: Notts County extended the lead at 46' when L. Ndlovu scored, making the score 2-0. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 51', with L. Warrington replacing C. Norman. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 51', with J. Plant replacing J. Ironside. Notts County extended the lead at 55' when L. Ndlovu scored, with the assist credited to C. Grant, making the score 3-0. Notts County extended the lead at 57' when J. Jones scored, with the assist credited to L. Ndlovu, making the score 4-0. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing N. Kenneh. Notts County made their 2nd substitution at 63', with M. Platt replacing R. McDonald. Notts County made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Maziar Kouhyar replacing T. Hall. Notts County made their 4th substitution at 64', with L. Ndlovu replacing M. Dennis. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 67', with O. Patrick replacing Max Dickov. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 67', with J. Lowe replacing A. McGowan. Notts County made their 5th substitution at 76', with S. Robertson replacing H. Tangen. Notts County extended the lead at 86' when M. Dennis scored (Penalty), making the score 5-0.

Notts County used 5 substitutions while Tranmere used 5 substitutions. Notts County got 1 yellow card, while Tranmere got 2 yellow cards.