Tranmere Rovers vs Northampton Town prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Tranmere Rovers vs Northampton Town

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Tranmere Rovers · Northampton Town · League Two predictions

Tranmere Rovers vs Northampton Town preview

The League Two fixture between Tranmere Rovers and Northampton Town is scheduled for Tuesday 19 January 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Prenton Park in Birkenhead. Tranmere Rovers go into the round 11th, on 19 points from 14 games, while Northampton Town go into the round 21st, on 14 points from 13 games.

Tranmere Rovers come into the game with a W-D-W-L-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Northampton Town's recent sequence reads L-D-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Tranmere Rovers have scored 1.5 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Northampton Town average 1.0 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Tranmere Rovers have 2 wins to Northampton Town's 5 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 20 Oct 2026, ended Northampton Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Tranmere Rovers144731917+219DLWDW
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tranmere Rovers 2, draws 3, Northampton Town 5.

Team news

Tranmere Rovers expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Luke McGee, Jacob Slater, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Will Vaulks, Dylan Jones, Charlie Whitaker, Tom Conlon, Tom Ince, Joe Ironside

Northampton Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh

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