Tranmere Rovers: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Barnet: 50 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Tranmere Rovers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 3, lost 0 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 3, drew 5, lost 12 of 20, scoring 16 and conceding 34 -- 0.70 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Rochdale 1-1 at home; lost to Chesterfield 2-4 away; drew with Walsall 1-1 at home; drew with Exeter City 0-0 away; lost to Gillingham 0-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 23 matches with one recorded (10, 7, 6 apiece), most recently Darrell Clarke with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Barnet -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 2, lost 0 of 4, scoring 10 and conceding 6. Last season away: won 10, drew 7, lost 4 of 21, scoring 30 and conceding 22 -- 1.76 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 away; beat Fleetwood Town 3-1 at home; beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 at home; drew with Chesterfield 3-3 away; drew with Exeter City 1-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 21 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Dean Brennan. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 11:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.