Match Report
68 points for Dagenham & Redbridge (11th), 82 for Tranmere Rovers (2nd): a 14-point gap. On the form table Dagenham & Redbridge stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Dagenham & Redbridge 1.5 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Tranmere Rovers 1.7 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Tranmere Rovers, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Dagenham & Redbridge had taken 7 of 15 points to Tranmere Rovers's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Dagenham & Redbridge win, 2 for Tranmere Rovers, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings.
Chigwell Construction Stadium in Dagenham, capacity 6,078, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.