Tranmere vs Crewe

Tranmere

1 - 4

Crewe

🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Tranmere 21 · Crewe 11

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

13 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	38%
Draws	15%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Tranmere outshot their opponent (18-9).
Tranmere controlled possession (64%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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

Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30

Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.13

0.96

1.30

1.61

1.30

43%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

57%

35%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st

Crewe rank11th

Tranmere points41

Crewe points67

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

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

Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6

19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

26-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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

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 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%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Tranmere score at home65%

Tranmere clean sheet at home17%

Crewe score away65%

Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%

Tranmere win after scoring first38%

Crewe score first26%

Crewe win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Crewe 36%

Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37

Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20

Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37

Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 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

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

383

226

Passes Accurate

259

131

Passes %

68%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Sanders

Normal Goal · Assist: T. O'Reilly

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

M. Sanders

Normal Goal · Assist: T. O'Reilly

45+1'

45+1' C. Norman

45+9'

45+9' N. Smith

45+9'

45+9' A. Thibaut

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Norman

1st substitution · For: J. Turnbull

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Brough

2nd substitution · For: Taylan Harris

56'

56' Jayden Joseph

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Tezgel

Penalty

63'

63' L. Billington

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Ironside

3rd substitution · For: C. Jennings

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Jayden Joseph

4th substitution · For: A. McGowan

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

T. O'Reilly

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Sanders

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Dennis

5th substitution · For: J. Davison

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. March

1st substitution · For: D. Rankine

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Sanders

2nd substitution · For: J. Powell

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Thibaut

3rd substitution · For: L. Moult

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

J. Connolly

Own Goal

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. O'Reilly

4th substitution · For: S. Dancey

90+5'

90+5' A. McGowan

Tranmere vs Crewe 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crewe beat Tranmere 4-1 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at Prenton Park.

First half: Crewe took the lead at 17' when M. Sanders scored, with the assist credited to T. O'Reilly, making the score 0-1. Crewe extended the lead at 45' when M. Sanders scored, with the assist credited to T. O'Reilly, making the score 0-2. C. Norman received a yellow card for Tranmere at 45+1'. N. Smith received a yellow card for Tranmere at 45+9'. A. Thibaut received a yellow card for Crewe at 45+9'.

Second half: Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Norman replacing J. Turnbull. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Brough replacing Taylan Harris. Jayden Joseph received a yellow card for Tranmere at 56'. Crewe extended the lead at 59' when E. Tezgel scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. L. Billington received a yellow card for Crewe at 63'. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Ironside replacing C. Jennings. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 66', with Jayden Joseph replacing A. McGowan. Crewe extended the lead at 71' when T. O'Reilly scored, with the assist credited to M. Sanders, making the score 0-4. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 74', with K. Dennis replacing J. Davison. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 75', with J. March replacing D. Rankine. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. Sanders replacing J. Powell. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 81', with A. Thibaut replacing L. Moult. Tranmere reduced the deficit at 82' when J. Connolly scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-4. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 89', with T. O'Reilly replacing S. Dancey. A. McGowan received a yellow card for Tranmere at 90+5'.

Tranmere used 5 substitutions while Crewe used 4 substitutions. Tranmere got 4 yellow cards, while Crewe got 2 yellow cards.