Tranmere Rovers vs York City prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 12:30 UTC

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Tranmere Rovers vs York City

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 12:30 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead

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Tranmere Rovers vs York City preview

Tranmere Rovers host York City in the League Two on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 12:30 UTC at Prenton Park in Birkenhead. Tranmere Rovers are 11th in the table with 19 points from 14, while York City go into the round 7th, on 20 points from 14 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 York City's recent sequence reads L-L-W-D-D. 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. York City average 1.3 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Tranmere Rovers won 0, 1 game was drawn and York City won 1. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 14 Feb 2015, ended York City 2-0 Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7York City145542421+320DDWLL
11Tranmere Rovers144731917+219DLWDW

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Tranmere Rovers 0, draws 1, York City 1.

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

York City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alfie McNally, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Ryan Fallowfield, Harry Boyes, Alex Hunt, Ollie Banks, Jack Hunt, Arthur Read, Ollie Pearce, Joe Grey

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