Tranmere v Forest Green result

Full-time · Tranmere 3–2 Forest Green

League Two · Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:00 GMT · Prenton Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Tranmere 3–2 Forest Green — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Tranmere beat Forest Green 3–2 at Prenton Park in League Two on Tuesday 19 January. Forest Green have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Tranmere led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Tranmere: P. Lewis (12’), J. Vaughan (47’, assisted by C. MacDonald) and L. Feeney (76’); Forest Green: E. Whitehouse (65’, assisted by Nicholas Cadden) and S. Wagstaff (90’, assisted by Nicholas Cadden).

Discipline

D. Drysdale showed four yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Tranmere: S. Davies (87’) and Morgan Ferrier (90’); Forest Green: E. Whitehouse (72’) and S. Wagstaff (90’).

What it changes

Forest Green are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nicholas Cadden (Forest Green) 8.0, J. Vaughan (Tranmere) 7.6 and C. MacDonald (Tranmere) 7.2 led the match.

Next up

Tranmere next travel to Northampton on 20 October 2026.

Forest Green next host Chesham United on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Forest Green: Forest Green v Chesham United, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Tranmere 3–2 Forest Green · League Two
Venue: Prenton Park · Birkenhead, Merseyside
Referee: D. Drysdale
Head-to-head (last 4): Tranmere 1 · draws 1 · Forest Green 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 1W 2D 2L · Forest Green 1W 3D 1L

Tranmere 3–2 Forest Green (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 6.17

Corners

against 4.67 / 5.83 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.83 / 4

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 1

Cards

against 1.33 / 1.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.5 yellows

Referee · D. Drysdale

1.67 home / 1.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 January 2021. 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	Forest Green for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 15.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 13.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.67 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Drysdale — 3.5 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 22.33 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 1.83 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 1.83

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. 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
P. Lewis n 8	62.8	3 7/3	2.2 6/3	—
Morgan Ferrier n 8	44.6	3 6/3	2.8 8/2	—
S. Nelson n 8	65	2.1 7/3	0.3 1/1	—
K. Woolery n 8	38.6	2 4/2	1.5 3/2	E. Adams
O. Banks n 8	46.3	1.7 5/2	0 0/0	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Vaughan n 8	86.6	2.7 7/6	1.3 6/1
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	27.8	2 3/2	0.4 1/0
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	50.3	1.6 4/2	1.1 3/2
K. Woolery n 8	38.6	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0
P. Lewis n 8	62.8	1.1 6/0	0.4 2/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Feeney n 8	77.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Vaughan n 8	86.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
K. Morris n 8	64.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Morgan Ferrier n 8	44.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Otis Khan n 8	58.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Young n 5	74.2	2.2 3/3
K. Morris n 8	64.9	2.1 7/5
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	85.9	2 7/5
C. MacDonald n 8	84	2 8/2
L. Ridehalgh n 8	74.6	1.8 6/3

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Davies n 8	90	3.2 7/4

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. 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. Matt n 8	83.9	3.5 8/7	1.9 7/6	—
J. Young n 8	38.3	2.4 4/2	0.6 2/0	—
E. Adams n 8	90	2.3 7/6	2.9 7/7	K. Woolery
Liam Kitching n 8	90	1.6 8/4	1 4/3	—
S. Wagstaff n 8	42.3	1.3 5/0	1.6 5/1	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	22.6	3.5 3/2	1 2/0
A. Collins n 8	86.4	3.4 8/6	1 5/3
J. Young n 8	38.3	3.2 6/4	2.4 6/2
J. Matt n 8	83.9	2 8/4	1.2 6/2
N. Cadden n 8	86.5	1.2 5/2	0.7 4/1

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Stevens n 8	22.6	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
J. Young n 8	38.3	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
J. Matt n 8	83.9	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
N. Cadden n 8	86.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Collins n 8	86.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	90	3.8 8/8
D. Bernard n 8	72.8	2.8 8/4
D. Sweeney n 8	75.9	2.7 7/6
Carl Winchester n 8	60.5	1.9 5/4
Liam Kitching n 8	90	1.6 7/5

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. McGee n 8	90	3.5 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Forest Green
54%	Possession	46%
14	Shots	15
8	Shots on target	8
4	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	11
6	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	5
424	Passes	355
74%	Pass accuracy	76%

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
Otis Khan	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
P. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
E. Monthe	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. MacDonald	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
P. Lewis	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.9
Jay Francis Spearing	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.9
L. Feeney	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.9
J. Vaughan	82	1	0	3	2	3	0	0	7.5
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick	70	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
K. Woolery	69	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
K. Morris sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Morgan Ferrier sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.6
S. Payne sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. McGee	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Moore-Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Cargill	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
E. Adams	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7
N. Cadden	90	0	2	3	2	4	0	0	8
O. Bailey	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	6.9
J. Richardson	85	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
I. Hutchinson	62	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
A. Collins	61	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
D. Sweeney	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Matt sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Young sub	29	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
E. Whitehouse sub	28	1	0	2	2	0	0	Y	7.2
S. Wagstaff sub	11	1	0	2	1	2	0	Y	7.9

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

Recent form

TranmereWLDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Forest GreenDWDLD

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

Head-to-head last 4

Tranmere 1 · 1 draw · Forest Green 2 · 2 goals/game

2019-05-13 Forest Green 1–1 Tranmere
2019-05-10 Tranmere 1–0 Forest Green
2019-04-19 Tranmere 0–1 Forest Green
2018-10-23 Forest Green 3–1 Tranmere

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Tranmere#7 pos73 pts46 pl+5 GD

Forest Green#6 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.2

Forest Green scored1.28

Tranmere conceded1.09

Forest Green conceded1.11

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What is the head-to-head record between Tranmere and Forest Green?: In their last 4 meetings, Tranmere won 1, Forest Green won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Tranmere and Forest Green?: Recent form — Tranmere 1W 2D 2L; Forest Green 1W 3D 1L.

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