Match Report
The table gap was wide: 49 points between Tranmere Rovers (2nd, 82 pts) and Guiseley (24th, 33 pts). Tranmere Rovers ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Tranmere Rovers ran at 1.7 scored and 1 conceded, Guiseley at 0.96 and 1.93.
5 games without a win framed Guiseley's arrival. The last-five ledger: Tranmere Rovers 10/15, Guiseley 3/15.
Prenton Park in Birkenhead, capacity 16,587, 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 4-0.