Tranmere v Walsall result

Full-time · Tranmere 1–0 Walsall

League Two · Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · Prenton Park

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Tranmere 1–0 Walsall — Tranmere won this League Two match.

Next for Tranmere: Crawley Town v Tranmere, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Walsall: Walsall v Salford City, Monday 26 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Tranmere 1–0 Walsall · League Two
Venue: Prenton Park · Birkenhead, Merseyside
Referee: C. Brook
Head-to-head (last 3): Tranmere 0 · draws 0 · Walsall 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Tranmere 1W 2D 2L · Walsall 1W 1D 3L

Tranmere 1–0 Walsall (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.71 / 4.6

Corners

against 4.29 / 4.4 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.29 / 1.6

Shots on target

against 2.43 / 3 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.43 / 1

Cards

against 1.86 / 2.6 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · C. Brook

1.8 home / 2.4 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 May 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 May 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	Walsall for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.71 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.6 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.57 for · 8.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	7 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.29 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	1.6 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.29 for · 10.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.8 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: C. Brook — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.8 fouls over 5 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.4 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.4

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 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. Vaughan n 8	62.6	3.2 8/5	1.4 5/1	—
K. Woolery n 8	59.1	2.9 7/4	1.9 5/2	—
P. Lewis n 8	77.9	2 5/5	2.2 6/5	—
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	49.8	2 5/2	0.7 2/1	—
D. Nugent n 8	46.9	1.9 4/2	0.2 1/0	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 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	62.6	3.6 7/5	1.4 5/2
A. Crawford n 8	34.6	2.3 4/2	0.3 1/0
C. Jolley n 5	18.6	1.9 1/1	0 0/0
P. Clarke n 8	92	1.5 7/3	0.4 3/0
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	49.8	1.1 4/1	0.5 1/1

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Vaughan n 8	62.6	0.5 2/1	0.4 2/0
L. Ridehalgh n 8	55.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
K. Morris n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	49.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
D. Nugent n 8	46.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Morris n 8	54	3.1 6/5
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	81.3	2.2 8/5
C. MacDonald n 8	79.8	2 6/6
P. Lewis n 8	77.9	2 6/4
L. O'Connor n 8	77.8	1.9 7/4

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Murphy n 8	92	1.7 6/2

Walsall

Walsall — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 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
D. Osei Yaw n 8	20.9	4.9 5/2	2.7 4/1	—
A. Bates n 8	18.1	3.7 2/2	0 0/0	—
J. Gordon n 8	78.3	2 6/3	2.3 5/4	—
S. Sinclair n 8	58.8	1.9 5/3	1 3/2	—
J. Nolan n 8	29	1.9 3/2	0.4 1/0	—

Walsall — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Holden n 8	71	2.1 5/3	1.4 5/2
J. Gordon n 8	78.3	1.4 7/2	0.7 4/1
C. Lavery n 8	59.3	1.3 6/1	0.9 4/1
E. Osadebe n 8	86.5	1.2 7/2	0.3 2/0
T. Wright n 8	77.3	0.7 2/2	0.3 1/1

Walsall — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Holden n 8	71	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1
E. Osadebe n 8	86.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
J. Clarke n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Lavery n 8	59.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
H. White n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Walsall — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Osei Yaw n 8	20.9	3.2 4/1
L. Kinsella n 8	85.1	2.9 6/5
J. Gordon n 8	78.3	2.3 8/3
S. Perry n 8	87	2.1 6/5
T. Leak n 6	54.2	1.7 3/1

Walsall — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Rose n 8	90	2 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tranmere		Walsall
52%	Possession	48%
10	Shots	18
3	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	7
5	Blocked shots	8
8	Shots inside the box	12
8	Corners	12
1	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
323	Passes	293
66%	Pass accuracy	64%

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Murphy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.6
J. Dacres-Cogley	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
T. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
P. Clarke	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.9
Jay Francis Spearing	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	7.5
R. Watson	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
E. Dieseruvwe	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Callum Henry McManaman	88	1	0	2	2	0	2	Y	6.9
L. Feeney	88	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.6
C. Merrie	86	0	1	0	0	1	4	R	6.9
P. Glatzel	64	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
K. Morris sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Maguire sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Sam Foley sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Walsall player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Rushworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Zachary Louvaine Mills	90	1	0	2	1	0	7
A. Taylor	90	3	1	0	1	Y	7.5
E. Monthe	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
S. Ward	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Labadie	90	2	1	1	3	Y	7
T. Shade	90	0	0	4	3	0	6.7
E. Osadebe	90	1	0	3	0	0	6.6
C. Wilkinson	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.2
L. Kinsella	83	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
B. Kiernan	71	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Phillips sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Earing sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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 Walsall — 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 / 1 conceded per game

WalsallLLWLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Tranmere 0 · 0 draws · Walsall 3 · 3 goals/game

2021-04-13 Walsall 1–0 Tranmere
2020-12-05 Tranmere 1–3 Walsall
2018-08-14 Tranmere 1–3 Walsall

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Tranmere#9 pos75 pts46 pl+13 GD

Walsall#16 pos54 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Tranmere scored1.15

Walsall scored1.02

Tranmere conceded0.87

Walsall conceded1.3

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

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