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Tranmere vs Doncaster — League Two 2018

Tranmere
Tranmere
FT
0 – 3
HT: 0 – 1
Doncaster
Doncaster
4/18/2025League TwoLeague Two · Round 43Prenton Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 73+ matches

Tranmere41%
×Draw26%
Doncaster32%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Tranmere
1.38
Doncaster
1.19

Tranmere creates 16% more chances

Season form · 163 home / 73 away

creates per match

Tranmere
1.34
Doncaster
1.38

allows per match

Tranmere
1.01
Doncaster
1.42

finishing

Tranmere+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Tranmere ↓

Doncaster →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Tranmere or draw
68%
Tranmere or Doncaster
74%
Draw or Doncaster
59%

Winning margin

Tranmere wins by 2+
19%
Doncaster wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Tranmere 1+ goals
75%
Tranmere 2+ goals
40%
Tranmere 3+ goals
16%
Doncaster 1+ goals
70%
Doncaster 2+ goals
33%
Doncaster 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Tranmere (draw refunded)
56%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Tranmere at home — creates 1.34, concedes 1.01 · 163 matches

Doncaster away — creates 1.38, concedes 1.42 · 73 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Tranmere attack 1.34 + Doncaster defence 1.42 → ÷2 → 1.38

Doncaster attack 1.38 + Tranmere defence 1.01 → ÷2 → 1.19

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Tranmere scores more
41%
level
26%
Doncaster scores more
32%

Tranmere at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Tranmere will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Tranmere vs Doncaster

Doncaster beat Tranmere 3-0 in League Two on April 18, 2025.

The match was played at Prenton Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside.