Tranmere Rovers are placed on the 17th position of the championship standings. In five of the last nine matches the team played a draw and is not fighting for high places in the league. Therefore, the club can try to compete for the English League Trophy.
Accrington is still in the relegation zone of the League Two and is one of the weakest teams in the tournament with a goal difference of 11:19. The Reds have only one victory in the season in the last round against Morkham with the score 2:1. Before that, the club had lost five matches out of nine.
Tranmere Rovers got out of the bottom of the championship, now staying in the middle of the standings of the League Two. The club operates strictly from defense, which is evident from the results. Accrington is still at the bottom. In this match the clubs need only victory, but everyone understands that conceding a goal here will be fraught with defeat. Most likely both teams will close and play in a defensive style.