Tranmere v Fleetwood Town result

Full-time · Tranmere 1–0 Fleetwood Town

League Two · Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT

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

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Tranmere 1–0 Fleetwood Town — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Tranmere beat Fleetwood Town 1–0 in League Two on Friday 26 December. Tranmere have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Tranmere led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Tranmere: Charlie Jay Whitaker (23’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Tranmere 2.26, Fleetwood Town 1.82, from 15 shots to 19 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Tranmere: E. Bristow (11’), Billy Blacker (33’), K. Dennis (37’), Nathan Smith (80’) and Charlie Jay Whitaker (90+6’); Fleetwood Town: Harrison Neal (76’) and Chedwyn Evans (90+7’).

What it changes

Tranmere move up from 16th to 13th (22 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.

Fleetwood Town move down from eighth to ninth (22 league matches played). Fleetwood Town have scored 52 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 43 games, ranked per game). Fleetwood Town have conceded 51 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jordan Turnbull (Tranmere) 7.6, Charlie Jay Whitaker (Tranmere) 6.1 and C. Jennings (Tranmere) 5.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Fleetwood Town are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Tranmere, every meeting checked.

Next up

Tranmere next travel to Barnet on 7 November 2026.

Fleetwood Town next host Tranmere 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.

The Numbers

Result: Tranmere 1–0 Fleetwood Town · League Two
Referee: Dale Baines,
Head-to-head (last 3): Tranmere 0 · draws 2 · Fleetwood Town 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 2W 1D 2L · Fleetwood Town 2W 2D 1L

Tranmere 1–0 Fleetwood Town (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 / 1.63

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.29 / 4.71

Corners

against 5.57 / 5.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.14 / 3.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 2.14

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.29 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 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	Fleetwood Town for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.29 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.86 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.86 for · 15.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 8.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.43 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Dale Baines,.

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 20 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	0.8 3/2	1.4 5/4	—
P. Brough n 8	78.4	1 5/2	0.3 2/0	—
C. Norman n 8	74.4	0.9 5/1	0.8 4/1	—
R. Smallwood n 8	73.8	0.8 4/1	0.6 3/1	—
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1 4/2	0 0/0	—
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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 20 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	78.4	2 7/4
C. Norman n 8	74.4	0.8 4/1
R. Smallwood n 8	73.8	3.2 7/5
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1.6 7/5
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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 20 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	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
P. Brough n 8	78.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Norman n 8	74.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
R. Smallwood n 8	73.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	1.1 5/2	0.4 2/1
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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 20 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 0/0	0 0/0
P. Brough n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Norman n 8	74.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Smallwood n 8	73.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Patrick n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town Defensive

Fleetwood Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Fleetwood Town before kick-off, to 20 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
J. Lynch n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	—
R. Graydon n 8	61.6	1.3 6/1	0.7 4/0	—
M. Helm n 8	60	0.4 1/1	0.8 2/1	—
E. Bonds n 8	72.1	1.2 3/2	2.2 8/4	—
H. Neal n 8	70.6	1 5/1	1.1 4/2	—
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Fleetwood Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Fleetwood Town before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lynch n 8	90	0 0/0
R. Graydon n 8	61.6	0.7 2/1
M. Helm n 8	60	1.9 4/3
E. Bonds n 8	72.1	3.6 7/6
H. Neal n 8	70.6	2.4 7/5
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Fleetwood Town Attacking

Fleetwood Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Fleetwood Town before kick-off, to 20 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+
J. Lynch n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Graydon n 8	61.6	3.1 6/4	1.8 5/3
M. Helm n 8	60	0.6 2/1	0.4 2/0
E. Bonds n 8	72.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
H. Neal n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Fleetwood Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Fleetwood Town before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lynch n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Graydon n 8	61.6	0.9 5/0	0.4 2/0
M. Helm n 8	60	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
E. Bonds n 8	72.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Neal n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Fleetwood Town
52%	Possession	48%
2.26	Expected goals (xG)	1.82
15	Shots	19
5	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	6
5	Blocked shots	7
9	Shots inside the box	13
6	Corners	7
4	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	13
5	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
314	Passes	282
69%	Pass accuracy	62%

Tranmere Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Murphy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.7
N. Smith	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7.2
Jayden Joseph	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
S. Finley	90	0	2	0	1	2	0	8.2
E. Bristow	90	0	0	0	1	5	Y	7.6
Charlie Jay Whitaker	90	1	2	1	1	2	Y	7.7
J. Turnbull	84	0	1	1	3	3	0	9.9
K. Dennis	66	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
C. Jennings	66	0	3	2	2	3	0	7.2
Billy Blacker	65	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.7
A. McGowan	45	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
C. Norman sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Kenneh sub	25	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Davison sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Ironside sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
R. Smallwood sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Fleetwood Town Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lynch	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Mullarkey	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
F. Potter	90	1	0	0	0	0	7
Ethan Ennis	90	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
M. Helm	90	2	1	2	3	0	7
Z. Medley	90	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
C. Evans	90	0	0	2	0	Y	6.2
Kayden Hughes	71	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
E. Bonds	71	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
M. Virtue-Thick	63	2	2	2	0	0	6.9
Will Davies	63	1	1	0	2	0	5.3
J. Davies sub	27	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Graydon sub	27	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. McCann sub	19	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
H. Neal sub	19	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3

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 Fleetwood Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

TranmereDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Fleetwood TownLDDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Tranmere 0 · 2 draws · Fleetwood Town 1 · 1 goals/game

2025-03-22 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Tranmere
2025-02-11 Tranmere 0–0 Fleetwood Town
2019-11-23 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Tranmere

League standing · 2025/26

Tranmere#21 pos41 pts46 pl-25 GD

Fleetwood Town#15 pos61 pts46 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.17

Fleetwood Town scored1.24

Tranmere conceded1.72

Fleetwood Town conceded1.26

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

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