Tranmere v Crewe result

Full-time · Tranmere 1–4 Crewe

League Two · Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Tranmere · Crewe · Head-to-head

Tranmere 1–4 Crewe — Crewe won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crewe won 4–1 at Tranmere in League Two on Saturday 13 December. Tranmere have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Crewe led 2–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Crewe: M. Sanders (17’, assisted by T. O'Reilly; 45’, assisted by T. O'Reilly), Emre Tezgel (59’ pen), T. O'Reilly (71’, assisted by M. Sanders) and an own goal by James Connolly (82’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Tranmere 0.68, Crewe 1.63, from 18 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Ross Joyce, England showed six yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Tranmere: Cameron Norman (45+1’), Nathan Smith (45+9’), Jayden Joseph (56’) and Aaron McGowan (90+5’); Crewe: Adrien Thibaut (45+9’) and Lewis Billington (63’).

What it changes

Tranmere move down from 14th to 15th (20 league matches played). Tranmere have scored 52 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Tranmere have conceded 75 goals, the second-most of the 24 clubs.

Crewe move up from 12th to eighth (20 league matches played). Crewe have scored 60 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 42 games, ranked per game). Crewe have conceded 50 goals, the 12th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Sanders (Crewe) 15.0, T. O'Reilly (Crewe) 10.6 and Emre Tezgel (Crewe) 8.2 led the match.

Next up

Tranmere next travel to Barnet on 7 November 2026.

Crewe next host Newport County on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Tranmere: Fleetwood Town v Tranmere, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Crewe: Crewe v Newport County, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Tranmere 1–4 Crewe · League Two
Referee: Ross Joyce, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Tranmere 2 · draws 1 · Crewe 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 3W 1D 1L · Crewe 1W 3D 1L

Tranmere 1–4 Crewe (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.57 / 4.71

Corners

against 6.14 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 1.13

Cards

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 December 2025. 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	Tranmere for / against	Line	Crewe for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.57 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.71 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 8.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.14 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Ross Joyce, England.

Tranmere

Tranmere Defensive

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 December 2025. 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
N. Smith n 8	90	0.6 2/2	1.3 6/3	L. Billington
P. Brough n 8	89.6	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0	J. Connolly
C. Norman n 8	78.3	0.9 5/1	1 4/2	L. Billington
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1 4/2	0 0/0	—
R. Smallwood n 8	68.1	1 4/2	0.3 2/0	M. Sanders
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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 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Smith n 8	90	1.3 5/4
P. Brough n 8	89.6	2 7/5
C. Norman n 8	78.3	0.7 4/1
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1.6 7/5
R. Smallwood n 8	68.1	3 6/5
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Tranmere Attacking

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 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Smith n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Brough n 8	89.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Norman n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1
R. Smallwood n 8	68.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Smith n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
P. Brough n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Norman n 8	78.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Smallwood n 8	68.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Crewe

Crewe Defensive

Crewe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crewe before kick-off, to 10 December 2025. 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
L. Billington n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	C. Norman
T. O'Reilly n 8	84.3	1.7 6/5	1.7 6/3	—
T. Booth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0	—
M. Sanders n 8	90	0.5 4/0	1.1 6/2	R. Smallwood
J. Connolly n 8	86	1.7 7/4	1.7 8/4	P. Brough
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Crewe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crewe before kick-off, to 10 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Billington n 8	90	1 4/2
T. O'Reilly n 8	84.3	1.6 8/4
T. Booth n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Sanders n 8	90	1.5 6/3
J. Connolly n 8	86	0.8 5/1
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Crewe Attacking

Crewe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crewe before kick-off, to 10 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Billington n 8	90	0.5 2/1	0.3 1/1
T. O'Reilly n 8	84.3	0.9 3/2	0.4 3/0
T. Booth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Sanders n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.3 2/0
J. Connolly n 8	86	0.8 3/2	0.1 1/0
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Crewe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Crewe before kick-off, to 10 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Billington n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. O'Reilly n 8	84.3	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
T. Booth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Sanders n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Connolly n 8	86	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Crewe
64%	Possession	36%
0.68	Expected goals (xG)	1.63
18	Shots	9
5	Shots on target	5
8	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	2
2	Offsides	3
16	Fouls	12
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
383	Passes	226
68%	Pass accuracy	58%

Tranmere Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Murphy	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Smith	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
Billy Blacker	90	2	0	0	5	0	6.2
R. Smallwood	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
E. Bristow	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
Charlie Jay Whitaker	90	4	2	3	2	0	7.7
K. Dennis	74	2	1	1	0	0	6.5
Jayden Joseph	66	1	1	2	0	Y	6.2
J. Ironside	66	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
C. Norman	45	1	0	0	0	Y	6
P. Brough	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Turnbull sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Taylan Harris sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. McGowan sub	24	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
C. Jennings sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Davison sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Crewe Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sam Waller	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
Calum Agius	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Connolly	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Billington	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
R. Hutchinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
O. Lunt	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
E. Tezgel	90	1	0	3	2	0	4	0	7
T. O'Reilly	89	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	8.3
A. Thibaut	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
M. Sanders	75	2	1	2	2	3	2	0	10
J. March	75	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.2
D. Rankine sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Powell sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Moult sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Stan Dancey sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

TranmereLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

CreweWDDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Tranmere 2 · 1 draw · Crewe 3 · 2 goals/game

2025-04-26 Tranmere 2–0 Crewe
2024-10-26 Crewe 3–1 Tranmere
2024-02-03 Tranmere 0–0 Crewe
2023-10-14 Crewe 2–0 Tranmere
2023-01-01 Crewe 1–0 Tranmere
2022-10-14 Tranmere 3–0 Crewe

League standing · 2025/26

Tranmere#21 pos41 pts46 pl-25 GD

Crewe#11 pos67 pts46 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.17

Crewe scored1.39

Tranmere conceded1.72

Crewe conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Tranmere and Crewe?: In their last 6 meetings, Tranmere won 2, Crewe won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Tranmere and Crewe?: Recent form — Tranmere 3W 1D 1L; Crewe 1W 3D 1L.

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