Tranmere Rovers boss Micky Mellon felt that it was an individual mistake that proved the difference between themselves and Rochdale, in a 1-0 defeat in the previous league game, but the truth is that their hosts have four or five good goalscoring opportunities whereas the Wirral outfit only had one big chance at the end. Salford City, meanwhile, were on the right side of a one-goal game last time out, thanks to Matty Lund's 90th-minute winner. The Ammies needed Tom King's goalkeeping heroics to keep the clean sheet, but then the direct running ability of Brandon Thomas-Asante, who came off the bench in the second half, steered things their way. With eight points apiece from their respective opening seven games, many similarities can be drawn between Tranmere and Salford. Two clubs that were expecting to challenge for promotion this season, but have not had the start they wanted. 1:1