Walsall v Tranmere result

Full-time · Walsall 1–0 Tranmere

League Two · Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:00 BST · Banks's Stadium

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

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

Next for Walsall: Walsall v Oldham, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Tranmere: Northampton v Tranmere, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Walsall 1–0 Tranmere · League Two
Venue: Banks's Stadium · Walsall, West Midlands
Referee: O. Yates
Head-to-head (last 2): Walsall 2 · draws 0 · Tranmere 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Walsall 1W 4D 0L · Tranmere 0W 4D 1L

Walsall 1–0 Tranmere (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

0.63 / 1

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.67

Corners

against 4.5 / 3 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 3.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · O. Yates

1.38 home / 1.38 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 April 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 April 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	Walsall for / against	Line	Tranmere for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.83 for · 10 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 16 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.33 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: O. Yates — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.13 fouls over 8 matches (1.38 to the home side, 1.38 to the away side).

Home 1.38Away 1.38

Walsall

Walsall — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 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	22	4.6 5/2	2 3/1	—
J. Gordon n 8	78.5	2.9 8/5	3 6/6	—
C. Norman n 8	55.4	2.2 4/4	2.2 4/4	—
F. Vincent n 8	43.9	2.1 5/2	1 2/2	—
C. Lavery n 8	77.9	1.9 6/4	1.3 4/2	—

Walsall — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 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	73.9	2 5/3	1.4 5/2
E. Osadebe n 8	83.9	1.6 6/3	0.8 4/2
C. Lavery n 8	77.9	1.3 6/2	0.6 3/1
T. Wright n 8	73.4	1.2 5/3	0.3 2/0
J. Gordon n 8	78.5	1 7/0	0.3 2/0

Walsall — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 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	73.9	0.3 2/0	0.6 3/1
E. Osadebe n 8	83.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
C. Norman n 8	55.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Clarke n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Scarr n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Walsall — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Perry n 8	79.6	3.4 8/5
L. Kinsella n 8	90	3.2 7/7
D. Osei Yaw n 8	22	3.1 4/1
F. Vincent n 8	43.9	2.8 6/4
T. Leak n 3	63	2.4 2/1

Walsall — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	3.2 7/6
J. Rose n 8	87.4	2.1 5/3

Tranmere

Tranmere — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 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
K. Woolery n 8	85	1.9 7/5	0.8 5/1	—
C. Blackett-Taylor n 8	18.1	1.9 2/1	1.2 2/0	—
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	56.9	1.8 5/3	1.2 5/1	—
D. Nugent n 8	37	1.8 5/1	0 0/0	—
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	81.3	1.7 6/4	1.5 7/4	—

Tranmere — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Lewis n 8	81.3	2.2 7/5	1 6/1
A. Crawford n 8	43.6	2.1 5/2	0.5 2/0
K. Woolery n 8	85	1.6 6/3	0.5 2/2
D. Nugent n 8	37	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0
N. Kirby n 7	36.7	1.4 4/0	0.7 2/0

Tranmere — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick n 8	56.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. Lewis n 8	81.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. Nugent n 8	37	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
K. Woolery n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
K. Morris n 8	49.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Tranmere — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Morris n 8	49.9	2.5 6/4
Otis Khan n 8	90	1.9 7/5
Jay Francis Spearing n 8	81.3	1.9 7/4
L. Ridehalgh n 8	28.9	1.9 4/1
P. Lewis n 8	81.3	1.5 5/4

Tranmere — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Murphy n 8	88.3	2.7 8/4
S. Davies n 8	80.5	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Walsall		Tranmere
45%	Possession	55%
7	Shots	6
4	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	1
2	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	20
0	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	3
393	Passes	469
60%	Pass accuracy	64%

Walsall player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Rose	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Sadler	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Melbourne	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
L. Kinsella	90	0	0	0	0	4	7.3
S. Perry	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Osadebe	90	1	2	1	1	1	7
T. Wright	89	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Holden	67	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
J. Gordon	67	0	3	2	0	2	7.2
T. Leak	45	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
C. Norman sub	45	0	1	0	1	0	6.6
W. McDonald sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Lavery sub	23	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
A. Bates sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Tranmere player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Murphy	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Otis Khan	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
P. Clarke	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
E. Monthe	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
C. MacDonald	90	0	0	1	2	0	7
P. Lewis	90	1	0	1	0	Y	6.5
L. Feeney	80	1	0	2	3	0	7
Jay Francis Spearing	74	0	0	0	1	RY	6.2
D. Nugent	68	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
A. Crawford	62	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
K. Woolery	62	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. O'Connor sub	28	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
D. Lloyd-McGoldrick sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Vaughan sub	22	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
K. Morris sub	10	0	0	0	2	0	6.9

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

Recent form

WalsallDDDDW

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

TranmereDDLDD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Walsall 2 · 0 draws · Tranmere 0 · 4 goals/game

2020-12-05 Tranmere 1–3 Walsall
2018-08-14 Tranmere 1–3 Walsall

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Walsall#19 pos53 pts46 pl-8 GD

Tranmere#7 pos73 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Walsall scored0.98

Tranmere scored1.2

Walsall conceded1.15

Tranmere conceded1.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Walsall and Tranmere?: In their last 2 meetings, Walsall won 2, Tranmere won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Walsall and Tranmere?: Recent form — Walsall 1W 4D 0L; Tranmere 0W 4D 1L.

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