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Swindon Town pack their bags to visit Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Prenton Park was within the last three years, in August 2005, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 07 Mar | Swindon Town | 1 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Mar | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Rovers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Tranmere Rvs., Swindon Town are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Tranmere Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 59 points from their 40 games so far. Swindon Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 48 points from their 39 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Swindon Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |