Peterborough v Tranmere prediction

League One · Sun, 03 May 2020 12:00 BST · Weston Homes Stadium

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The match

Peterborough host Tranmere in League One on Sunday 3 May (kick-off 12:00 UK).

The key numbers

Peterborough have scored 68 goals, the most of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Peterborough have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

10 of Peterborough’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in six of Peterborough’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Peterborough have five wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.29 points per game, scoring 2.29 and conceding 0.57. Peterborough have conceded 40 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far).

10 of Tranmere’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in eight of Tranmere’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Tranmere have three wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.57 points per game, scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.71. Tranmere have scored 36 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 23 clubs (2019/20 so far). Tranmere have conceded 60 goals, the third-most of the 23 clubs.

Tranmere have won their last three matches in all competitions. Peterborough (seventh) and Tranmere (21st) are 27 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Tranmere the stronger side, 27 rating points above Peterborough (Tranmere 1386, Peterborough 1360, after at least 34 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Peterborough are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Tranmere, every meeting checked. The most recent meeting, on 17 September 2019, finished Tranmere 2–2 Peterborough.

Team news

Predicted Peterborough XI (3-4-1-2): A. Bass, L. Mendonça, H. Mills, C. Johnston, L. Kelly, B. Shofowoke, E. Williams, H. Ashfield, O. Edwards, H. Leonard, B. Khela — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven, one position borrowed or covered. By TACTIX Impact, I. Toney (4.9 per match over 32 appearances, 24 goals and five assists) and M. Maddison (4.1 per match over 22 appearances, nine goals and six assists) have been Peterborough’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Peterborough (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), I. Toney averages 4.2 shots per 90 over 2842 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. M. Maddison averages 2.0 key passes per 90 over 1948 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Tranmere XI (4-4-2): L. McGee, J. Slater, J. Senior, B. Faulkner, G. Nevett, T. Ince, W. Vaulks, C. Whitaker, T. Conlon, J. Ironside, D. Jones — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven, one position borrowed or covered. By TACTIX Impact, M. Ellis (4.6 per match over three appearances, two goals) and K. Morris (3.3 per match over 36 appearances, two goals and seven assists) have been Tranmere’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Tranmere (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Ellis averages 1.0 tackles per 90 over 270 minutes. K. Morris averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 3097 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 03 May 2020 12:00 BST · League One · Weston Homes Stadium
Head-to-head (last 3): Peterborough 1 · draws 2 · Tranmere 0 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Peterborough 3W 1D 1L · Tranmere 3W 1D 1L

Peterborough v Tranmere (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.5 / 1

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 5

Corners

against 4.57 / 4.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.86 / 2.33

Shots on target

against 2.71 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.86 / 2

Cards

against 1.86 / 1.8 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Peterborough for / against	Line	Tranmere for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.83 for · 16.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.86 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.33 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.8 against n 6 Last 5

Peterborough

Peterborough Goalkeeper

Peterborough — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Pym	35	903150 min	822.3 /90	401.1 /90	10 /90

Peterborough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pym n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Peterborough Defensive

Peterborough — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Beevers	32	902877 min	250.8 /90	561.8 /90	270.8 /90	not recorded in League One	200.6 /90	30.1 /90
N. Mason	30	782326 min	512 /90	311.2 /90	40.2 /90	not recorded in League One	311.2 /90	50.2 /90
F. Kent	28	872422 min	311.2 /90	411.5 /90	190.7 /90	not recorded in League One	240.9 /90	40.1 /90
D. Butler	28	822290 min	411.6 /90	401.6 /90	90.4 /90	not recorded in League One	271.1 /90	70.3 /90
N. Thompson	13	73943 min	232.2 /90	121.1 /90	20.2 /90	not recorded in League One	191.8 /90	60.6 /90
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Peterborough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Pym n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
M. Beevers n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.5 3/1	—
I. Toney n 8	88.4	2.8 7/6	2.7 8/6	—
N. Mason n 8	61.8	0.7 3/1	0.5 3/0	—
F. Kent n 8	77.8	1 4/3	1 3/2	—
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Peterborough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Beevers n 8	90	1 5/3
I. Toney n 8	88.4	1.3 5/2
N. Mason n 8	61.8	2.4 5/5
F. Kent n 8	77.8	1.6 7/4
D. Butler n 8	90	1.8 6/4
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Peterborough Attacking

Peterborough — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
I. Toney	32	892842 min	240.8 /90	50.2 /90	1334.2 /90	622 /90	521.6 /90	180.6 /90
Mohamed Eisa	27	802156 min	140.6 /90	10 /90	592.5 /90	271.1 /90	170.7 /90	130.5 /90
S. Szmodics	10	81811 min	40.4 /90	30.3 /90	242.7 /90	121.3 /90	101.1 /90	80.9 /90
I. Kanu	4	42168 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90	10.5 /90	31.6 /90	42.1 /90
L. Reed	24	832000 min	10 /90	40.2 /90	160.7 /90	30.1 /90	221 /90	30.1 /90
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Peterborough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Pym n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
I. Toney n 8	88.4	5.3 8/8	2.9 8/7
N. Mason n 8	61.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Kent n 8	77.8	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Peterborough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Peterborough before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Pym n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Toney n 8	88.4	1.1 6/3	0.4 3/0
N. Mason n 8	61.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Kent n 8	77.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Tranmere

Tranmere Goalkeeper

Tranmere — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
S. Davies	30	882642 min	862.9 /90	571.9 /90
A. Chapman	6	90540 min	193.2 /90	101.7 /90
L. Pilling	1	5858 min	11.6 /90	11.6 /90

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Davies n 8	90	3.5 8/5
A. Chapman n 6	90	3.2 5/5

Tranmere Defensive

Tranmere — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
E. Monthe	32	902874 min	331 /90	260.8 /90	260.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	331 /90	70.2 /90
L. Ridehalgh	30	862587 min	672.3 /90	240.8 /90	110.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	240.8 /90	30.1 /90
J. Caprice	21	881854 min	261.3 /90	90.4 /90	100.5 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	120.6 /90	00 /90
S. Nelson	18	861552 min	110.6 /90	261.5 /90	160.9 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	241.4 /90	40.2 /90
G. Ray	15	791183 min	90.7 /90	110.8 /90	100.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	141.1 /90	30.2 /90
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Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Morris n 8	90	0.5 2/1	1.9 6/5	—
E. Monthe n 8	89.3	1.6 8/3	1.1 4/3	—
S. Davies n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
L. Ridehalgh n 8	81.5	1.1 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
D. Perkins n 8	60.6	1.3 5/2	1.3 4/2	—
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Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Morris n 8	90	2.3 7/6
E. Monthe n 8	89.3	1.4 5/5
L. Ridehalgh n 8	81.5	3 8/6
D. Perkins n 8	60.6	2.4 6/3
C. Jennings n 8	61.4	1.1 5/1
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Tranmere Attacking

Tranmere — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Morgan Ferrier	22	721585 min	80.5 /90	10.1 /90	301.7 /90	120.7 /90	140.8 /90	160.9 /90
P. Mullin	17	53897 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	313.1 /90	90.9 /90	101 /90	90.9 /90
R. Hepburn-Murphy	15	57856 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	252.6 /90	80.8 /90	111.2 /90	192 /90
S. Payne	14	70974 min	40.4 /90	20.2 /90	242.2 /90	141.3 /90	141.3 /90	20.2 /90
J. Vaughan	8	75603 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	131.9 /90	50.7 /90	71 /90	50.7 /90
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Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Morris n 8	90	2.1 6/4	0.5 3/1
E. Monthe n 8	89.3	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
S. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Ridehalgh n 8	81.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Perkins n 8	60.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tranmere before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Morris n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
E. Monthe n 8	89.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Ridehalgh n 8	81.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Perkins n 8	60.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Peterborough v Tranmere — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PeterboroughWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

TranmereDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Peterborough 1 · 2 draws · Tranmere 0 · 3.67 goals/game

2019-09-17 Tranmere 2–2 Peterborough
2017-11-15 Tranmere 0–5 Peterborough
2017-11-04 Peterborough 1–1 Tranmere

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Peterborough#7 pos59 pts35 pl+28 GD

Tranmere#21 pos32 pts34 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Peterborough scored1.94

Tranmere scored1.06

Peterborough conceded1.14

Tranmere conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Peterborough and Tranmere?: In their last 3 meetings, Peterborough won 1, Tranmere won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Peterborough and Tranmere?: Recent form — Peterborough 3W 1D 1L; Tranmere 3W 1D 1L.

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