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Bristol City face a trip to Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 8 occassions, and draw 5, from the 14 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 10 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 09 Nov | Bristol City | 4 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Bristol City | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Tranmere Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Bristol City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Robins, and 5 goals against.
Tranmere Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches. Bristol City's 61 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Tranmere Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |