Tranmere Rovers v Port Vale Preview

By Deadly Submarine
April 3 2006

All the News and Statistics ahead of the visit of Port Vale to Prenton Park in Coca-Cola League One this Friday as Rovers look to get back to winning ways after a 2-2 draw at Yeovil last weekend and a 2-1 defeat to Walsall in their last home game which was also played on a Friday night.

 

 

 

Friday March 31st 2006 – Kick-Off 7.45pm

 

Coca-Cola League One at Prenton Park

 

 

For the second time in two weeks, it’s Friday Night Football at Prenton Park and this time Rovers will be hoping there is no repeat of the 2-1 defeat to Walsall a fortnight ago as a defeat is a result Rovers can ill afford.

 

Vale are level on points with Rovers going into this game but behind them due Tranmere’s superior goal difference that continues to be an advantage to them.  Rovers go into the game on the back of  a hard earned 2-2 draw from the long trip to Yeovil last Saturday, a result that helped neither team in their quests to pull clear once and for all of the relegation zone in League One.

 

The Valiants also go into the game on the back of a draw last Saturday following a 1-1 score-line at home to Huddersfield Town after being 1-0 ahead.  Vale have won just a third of their away games this season and have not won in their last two away trips.

 

At home, Rovers had been inconsistent, winning just two of their last six games, the last being a 4-1 win over Chesterfield after coming from 1-0 down.  Similar to Port Vale’s away form, Rovers have won less than a third of their home matches which is part of the reason that they still find themselves in a relegation fight at this stage of the season.

 

On the last day of 2005, Rovers won 2-0 at Vale Park thanks to an early goal from Danny Harrison and a late one from Chris Greenacre.  In last season’s meetings, Rovers were well beaten at Vale Park as Chris Birchall scored a brace either side of a Billy Paynter goal to go 3-0 up at half-time.

 

Rovers added a consolation through Mike Jackson but it was too little too late as the game ended 3-1.  In the return game at Prenton Park in April of 2005, Paul Hall scored the only goal of the game just before half-time to hand Rovers some revenge and three vital points.

 

MATCH PREDICTION:  Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Port Vale

 

 

 

 

 

Tranmere Rovers:

 

Last Six At Home - DWDLWL

Last Six Games – LLWWLD

 

Season Stats (At Home):

P19      W6       D8        L5         F29       A24

 

Season Stats (All Matches):

P37      W11     D15      L13       F45       A42

 

Port Vale:

 

Last Six Away - LWDWDL       

Last Six Games – LWLDLD

 

Season Stats (Away):

P18      W6       D5        L8         F17       A22

           

Season Stats (All Matches):

P35      W13     D9        L16       F38       A44

 

 

 

Tranmere Rovers:  Chris Greenacre – 18 Goals

 

Walsall: Leon Constantine – 9 Goals

 

 

 

31st December 2005 – Coca-Cola League One – Vale Park

 

Port Vale 0 – 2 Tranmere Rovers

                                 Harrison 8

                                 Greenacre 90        

 

Attendance: 4,489

 

Referee: Carl Boyeson (Yorkshire)

 

 

 

7th December 2004 – Coca-Cola League One – Vale Park

 

Port Vale  3 – 1  Tranmere Rovers

Birchall 9                    Jackson 73

Paynter 17

Birchall 52                                                                                                                

   

Attendance: 4,027

 

Referee: Mr Eddie Ilderton (Tyne and Wear)

 

 

29^th April 2005 – Coca-Cola League One – Prenton Park

 

Tranmere Rovers  1 – 0  Port Vale 

Hall 40                                                                        

                                                                                                                 

Attendance: 8,940

 

Referee: Mr Phil Prosser (Yorkshire)

 

 

Tranmere Rovers All-Time League Record Vs Port Vale:                                                       

 

All Matches:

P67      W25     D19      L23       F89       A87

 

At Prenton Park:

P33      W19     D7        L7         F59       A39

 

 

 

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