Rovers to face Accrington Stanley in first round of Carabao Cup

Later today Nigel Adkins' Tranmere Rovers will host Accrington Stanley at Prenton Park for them first round of the Carabao Cup. The match is set to kick-off at 19:45 and will be refereed by Scott Simpson.

Rovers last faced Accrington in the last match of the 2023/24 League Two season, where the SWA were defeated away from home 4 - 1. Despite this, Rovers have a better head-to-head record against Accrington, with Tranmere winning 10 matches, Stanley winning 2, and 3 fixtures resulting in a draw (all comps, source: BBC).

Tranmere also started their League Two season better, drawing against Notts County on the opening day 0 - 0, compared to Accrington who suffered a 4 - 1 away defeat to Doncaster Rovers.

As seen from the image above, Rovers are going into this fixture with a stronger team form as well. Two wins, two draws and one loss in Rovers last five fixtures compared to Accringtons' five defeats.

Tranmere have odds of 2.00 to win, 3.70 for a draw, and 3.50 for Accrington Stanley to win. The bookmakers have 'predicted a close match' between the two sides (source: FotMob).