Tranmere vs Fleetwood Town

Tranmere

1 - 0

Fleetwood Town

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Dale Baines 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Tranmere 21 · Fleetwood Town 15

Referee Stats

Dale Baines

4 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	75%
Draws	0%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-19).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 7 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

Fleetwood Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 24

Avg: 1.00 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.22

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

1.22

0.96

1.00

1.61

1.04

43%

O2.5

35%

52%

BTTS

52%

35%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st

Fleetwood Town rank15th

Tranmere points41

Fleetwood Town points61

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

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

Fleetwood Town: #15 · 61 pts · GD -1

25 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

20-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.

Fleetwood Town last 5 away

D W L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index42

Goals5-6

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.

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%

Fleetwood Town trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Tranmere score at home65%

Tranmere clean sheet at home17%

Fleetwood Town score away74%

Fleetwood Town clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%

Tranmere win after scoring first38%

Fleetwood Town score first43%

Fleetwood Town win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Fleetwood Town 27%

Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Fleetwood Town 27.5'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37

Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Fleetwood Town score away1.00 vs 1.20

Fleetwood Town concede away1.04 vs 1.37

Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Fleetwood Town score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Fleetwood Town are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals0.25

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 0.50 goals on average across the last 2.

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

Fleetwood Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

314

282

Passes Accurate

217

175

Passes %

69%

62%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' E. Bristow

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Charlie Jay Whitaker

Normal Goal

33'

33' Billy Blacker

37'

37' K. Dennis

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. McGowan

1st substitution · For: C. Norman

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Virtue-Thick

1st substitution · For: J. Davies

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ W. Davies

2nd substitution · For: R. Graydon

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Blacker

2nd substitution · For: N. Kenneh

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Jennings

3rd substitution · For: J. Davison

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Dennis

4th substitution · For: J. Ironside

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Kayden Hughes

3rd substitution · For: L. McCann

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Bonds

4th substitution · For: H. Neal

76'

76' H. Neal

80'

80' N. Smith

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Turnbull

5th substitution · For: R. Smallwood

90+6'

90+6' Charlie Jay Whitaker

90+7'

90+7' C. Evans

Tranmere vs Fleetwood Town 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Tranmere beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Dale Baines. It was played at Prenton Park.

First half: E. Bristow received a yellow card for Tranmere at 11'. Tranmere took the lead at 23' when Charlie Jay Whitaker scored, making the score 1-0. Billy Blacker received a yellow card for Tranmere at 33'. K. Dennis received a yellow card for Tranmere at 37'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. McGowan replacing C. Norman. Fleetwood Town made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. Virtue-Thick replacing J. Davies. Fleetwood Town made their 2nd substitution at 63', with W. Davies replacing R. Graydon. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 65', with B. Blacker replacing N. Kenneh. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 66', with C. Jennings replacing J. Davison. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 66', with K. Dennis replacing J. Ironside. Fleetwood Town made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Kayden Hughes replacing L. McCann. Fleetwood Town made their 4th substitution at 71', with E. Bonds replacing H. Neal. H. Neal received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 76'. N. Smith received a yellow card for Tranmere at 80'. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 84', with J. Turnbull replacing R. Smallwood. Charlie Jay Whitaker received a yellow card for Tranmere at 90+6'. C. Evans received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 90+7'.

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

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-19).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Tranmere vs Fleetwood Town Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere 0 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Tranmere vs Fleetwood Town 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

22 Mar 2025 Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere 0 - 0 11 Feb 2025 Tranmere vs Fleetwood Town 0 - 0