Tranmere vs Barrow

Tranmere

1 - 3

Barrow

🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Elliott Swallow 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Tranmere 21 · Barrow 24

Referee Stats

Elliott Swallow

8 matches · 4.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.13
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	38%
Draws	50%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Tranmere outshot their opponent (25-16).
Tranmere controlled possession (70%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Tranmere (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 37

Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 44

Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.74

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

0.78

PPG

0.74

0.96

1.17

1.61

1.91

43%

O2.5

78%

52%

BTTS

70%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st

Barrow rank24th

Tranmere points41

Barrow points36

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

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

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

5-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.

Barrow last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-14

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%

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Tranmere score at home65%

Tranmere clean sheet at home17%

Barrow score away74%

Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%

Tranmere win after scoring first38%

Barrow score first39%

Barrow win after scoring first44%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Barrow 10%

Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37

Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37

Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Barrow goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

451

191

Passes Accurate

361

114

Passes %

80%

60%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' N. Canavan

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Jackson

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Fletcher

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Raglan

Normal Goal

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

I. Fletcher

Normal Goal

35'

35' R. Harper

40'

40' J. Turnbull

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

P. Brough

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Turnbull

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Turnbull

1st substitution · For: J. Ironside

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ P. Brough

2nd substitution · For: E. Bristow

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Norman

3rd substitution · For: K. Dennis

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Gordon

1st substitution · For: I. Cameron

64'

64' N. Canavan

64'

64' N. Canavan

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ I. Fletcher

2nd substitution · For: Lewis Shipley

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Winterbottom

3rd substitution · For: W. Stanway

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ B. Blacker

4th substitution · For: J. Davison

84'

84' N. Smith

90+7'

90+7' S. Smith

Tranmere vs Barrow 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barrow beat Tranmere 3-1 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Elliott Swallow. It was played at Prenton Park.

First half: N. Canavan received a yellow card for Barrow at 4'. Barrow took an early lead at 8' when B. Jackson scored, with the assist credited to I. Fletcher, making the score 0-1. Barrow extended the lead at 18' when C. Raglan scored, making the score 0-2. Barrow extended the lead at 32' when I. Fletcher scored, making the score 0-3. R. Harper received a yellow card for Barrow at 35'. J. Turnbull received a yellow card for Tranmere at 40'.

Second half: Tranmere reduced the deficit at 50' when P. Brough scored, with the assist credited to J. Turnbull, making the score 1-3. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Turnbull replacing J. Ironside. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 57', with P. Brough replacing E. Bristow. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 57', with C. Norman replacing K. Dennis. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Gordon replacing I. Cameron. N. Canavan received a yellow card for Barrow at 64'. N. Canavan received a red card for Barrow at 64'. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 66', with I. Fletcher replacing Lewis Shipley. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Winterbottom replacing W. Stanway. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 78', with B. Blacker replacing J. Davison. N. Smith received a yellow card for Tranmere at 84'. S. Smith received a yellow card for Barrow at 90+7'.

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