Tranmere vs Accrington ST

0 - 1
🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Edward Duckworth 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Tranmere 21 · Accrington ST 16
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 67%
Draws 17%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-13).
  • Tranmere controlled possession (66%).
  • Accrington ST had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Tranmere (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8
Accrington ST (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 0.87 / 1.35

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.78
PPG
0.91
0.96
GF
0.87
1.61
GA
1.35
43%
O2.5
39%
52%
BTTS
39%
35%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st
Accrington ST rank16th
Tranmere points41
Accrington ST points53
Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25
45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Accrington ST: #16 · 53 pts · GD -11
33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Tranmere last 5 home

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-8
Record0-1-4
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.

Accrington ST last 5 away

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals3-11
Record0-1-4
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Tranmere score at home65%
Tranmere clean sheet at home17%
Accrington ST score away52%
Accrington ST clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%
Tranmere win after scoring first38%
Accrington ST score first35%
Accrington ST win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Accrington ST 0%
Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Accrington ST 30.1'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37
Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20
Accrington ST score away0.87 vs 1.20
Accrington ST concede away1.35 vs 1.37
Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Accrington ST score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Accrington ST are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Tranmere goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4

Accrington ST goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 7
61-75 6
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
16
13
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
7
1
Fouls
7
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
2
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
449
239
Passes Accurate
337
146
Passes %
75%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
1
29'
29' D. Love
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
P. Madden
Normal Goal · Assist: Isaac Heath
51'
51' L. Warrington
63'
63' Luke Joseph Butterfield
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Alex Henderson
1st substitution · For: S. Conneely
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ L. Warrington
1st substitution · For: C. Norman
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ N. Smith
2nd substitution · For: J. Lowe
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ S. Negru
3rd substitution · For: K. Dennis
80'
80' P. Madden
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ C. Norman
4th substitution · For: Max Dickov
90+1'
90+1' Isaac Heath
90+5'
90+5' J. Woods

Tranmere vs Accrington ST 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Accrington ST beat Tranmere 1-0 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Edward Duckworth. It was played at Prenton Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Love received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 29'.

Second half: Accrington ST took the lead at 48' when P. Madden scored, with the assist credited to Isaac Heath, making the score 0-1. L. Warrington received a yellow card for Tranmere at 51'. Luke Joseph Butterfield received a red card for Accrington ST at 63'. Accrington ST made their 1st substitution at 69', with Alex Henderson replacing S. Conneely. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 72', with L. Warrington replacing C. Norman. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 72', with N. Smith replacing J. Lowe. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Negru replacing K. Dennis. P. Madden received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 80'. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 90', with C. Norman replacing Max Dickov. Isaac Heath received a yellow card for Accrington ST at 90+1'. J. Woods received a red card for Accrington ST at 90+5'.

Tranmere used 4 substitutions while Accrington ST used 1 substitution. Tranmere got 1 yellow card, while Accrington ST got 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-13).
  • Tranmere controlled possession (66%).
  • Accrington ST had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Tranmere vs Accrington ST Head-to-Head History by Season