Tranmere vs Notts County

Tranmere

1 - 2

Notts County

🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Prenton Park 🧑‍⚖️ Zac Kennard-Kettle 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Tranmere 21 · Notts County 5

Referee Stats

Zac Kennard-Kettle

8 matches · 5.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.75
Reds avg	0.38
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Tranmere outshot their opponent (15-7).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Notts County had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

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

Notts County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 27

Avg: 1.25 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

0.96

1.25

1.61

1.13

43%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

52%

35%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Tranmere rank21st

Notts County rank5th

Tranmere points41

Notts County points80

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

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

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.

39-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.

Notts County last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals4-9

Record2-0-3

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%

Notts County trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Tranmere score at home65%

Tranmere clean sheet at home17%

Notts County score away78%

Notts County clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Tranmere score first35%

Tranmere win after scoring first38%

Notts County score first52%

Notts County win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Tranmere 14% · Notts County 30%

Avg first goal minute: Tranmere 27.0' · Notts County 40.8'

Vs league average

Tranmere score at home0.96 vs 1.37

Tranmere concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Notts County score away1.25 vs 1.20

Notts County concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Tranmere score 30% below league average, while Notts County score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Tranmere are 34% above league average at home, and Notts County are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Notts County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

384

413

Passes Accurate

273

306

Passes %

71%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' R. Smallwood

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Patrick

Normal Goal · Assist: Charlie Jay Whitaker

45+2'

45+2' E. Bristow

45+2'

45+2' J. Jones

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Cotter

1st substitution · For: K. Gordon

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Dennis

Normal Goal · Assist: Tom Iorpenda

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Tom Iorpenda

2nd substitution · For: A. Jatta

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Gordon

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ E. Bristow

1st substitution · For: Taylan Harris

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Davison

2nd substitution · For: C. Jennings

69'

69' Taylan Harris

73'

73' L. O'Connor

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Kenneh

3rd substitution · For: B. Blacker

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Jones

3rd substitution · For: C. Grant

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Charlie Jay Whitaker

4th substitution · For: Jayden Joseph

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Smallwood

5th substitution · For: J. Lowe

87'

87' K. Roos

90+7'

90+7' L. McGee

Tranmere vs Notts County 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Notts County beat Tranmere 2-1 on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Zac Kennard-Kettle. It was played at Prenton Park.

First half: R. Smallwood received a yellow card for Tranmere at 20'. Tranmere took the lead at 45' when O. Patrick scored, with the assist credited to Charlie Jay Whitaker, making the score 1-0. E. Bristow received a yellow card for Tranmere at 45+2'. J. Jones received a yellow card for Notts County at 45+2'.

Second half: Notts County made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Cotter replacing K. Gordon. Notts County leveled the score at 49' when M. Dennis scored, with the assist credited to Tom Iorpenda, making the score 1-1. Notts County made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Tom Iorpenda replacing A. Jatta. Notts County took the lead at 62' when K. Gordon scored, making the score 1-2. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 68', with E. Bristow replacing Taylan Harris. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Davison replacing C. Jennings. Taylan Harris received a yellow card for Tranmere at 69'. L. O'Connor received a yellow card for Tranmere at 73'. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 74', with N. Kenneh replacing B. Blacker. Notts County made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Jones replacing C. Grant. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 84', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing Jayden Joseph. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 84', with R. Smallwood replacing J. Lowe. K. Roos received a yellow card for Notts County at 87'. L. McGee received a yellow card for Tranmere at 90+7'.

Tranmere used 5 substitutions while Notts County used 3 substitutions. Tranmere got 5 yellow cards, while Notts County got 2 yellow cards.