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Walsall face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 28 Apr | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 10 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Rovers score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Walsall is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Saddlers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Tranmere Rvs.'s 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Walsall are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League One with a return of just 39 points from their 35 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Walsall | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Saddlers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Walsall | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 14 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |