Football match preview: Rochdale vs Sutton United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

Sutton United know they are in for a grim excursion to Rochdale and their Crown Oil Arena. This match preview has all the data you need before the game.

Insights:
  • Rochdale have the fewest points (17) at home in League Two
  • Sutton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Rochdale have had a bad season and will be relegated from League Two. For Sutton most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season. One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Sutton United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 13-10-20 (win-draw-loss) from 43 matches.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rochdale form and stats

With 4 League Two wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats from their home games, Rochdale are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Rochdale are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Stockport County. Defender Ebanks-Landell got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.2/10. Ebanks-Landell won 8 of 10 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tranmere Rovers.

Rochdale has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 37 goals have been conceded.

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Sutton United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sutton United so far with only 20 points returning home. The records show 4-8-10 (win-draw-lose). With the Sutton United losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Sutton play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Colchester United (placed 19th). The attacker Bugiel got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Bugiel hit three key passes.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Northampton Town.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Sutton United have conceded 33 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other earlier on this match year: Sutton United - Rochdale 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Rochdale one win, zero draws and Sutton United two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleD. Rodney
D. Rodney
9 goals
RochdaleI. Henderson
I. Henderson
8 goals
RochdaleD. Lloyd
D. Lloyd
6 goals

Rochdale missing players

Sutton United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Sutton United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
8 4 1 Won W 3 4 15
10 5 3 Drew D 2 8 12
26 13 3 Lost L 2 10 17
41 25 10 Scored S 8 19 44
68 37 13 Conceded C 9 33 53
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 91%
66% 77% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 68% 70%
43% 55% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 45% 41%
14% 18% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 27% 14%
11% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 9% 5%
50% 64% 71% BTTS BTTS 57% 45% 45%
14% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 27% 30%
39% 27% 29% Failed to Score F T 14% 41% 34%
 
4 4.3 5.1 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.1 5.1
5.4 4.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.2 4.6
1.8 1.6 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.1 10.9 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.1 10 11.3
2.9 3.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.1 3.2 3.5
32% 34% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 27% 28%
 
13.5 12.2 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.1 10.1 10.1
3.9 4 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.6 3.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rochdale have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in League Two
  • Rochdale have the fewest points (17) at home in League Two
  • Rochdale have the most conceded goals (37) at home in League Two
  • Rochdale have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in League Two
  • Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sutton United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 43 25 12 6 58 29 22 15 6 1 32 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 29 87
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 43 21 13 9 57 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 21 5 11 5 19 23 18 76
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 43 20 12 11 68 51 21 9 8 4 35 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 17 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 43 15 13 15 58 51 21 8 6 7 29 22 22 7 7 8 29 29 7 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
12 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
13 Grimsby Town 43 14 13 16 46 54 21 5 10 6 21 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -8 55
14 Newport County 43 13 14 16 47 50 21 6 6 9 23 25 22 7 8 7 24 25 -3 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 15 15 41 53 21 9 6 6 27 23 21 3 9 9 14 30 -12 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
21 Harrogate Town 43 10 15 18 53 64 22 6 9 7 30 31 21 4 6 11 23 33 -11 45
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 43 25 12 6 58 29 22 15 6 1 32 10 21 10 6 5 26 19 29 87
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 43 21 13 9 57 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 21 5 11 5 19 23 18 76
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 43 20 12 11 68 51 21 9 8 4 35 27 22 11 4 7 33 24 17 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 43 15 13 15 58 51 21 8 6 7 29 22 22 7 7 8 29 29 7 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
12 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
13 Grimsby Town 43 14 13 16 46 54 21 5 10 6 21 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -8 55
14 Newport County 43 13 14 16 47 50 21 6 6 9 23 25 22 7 8 7 24 25 -3 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 15 15 41 53 21 9 6 6 27 23 21 3 9 9 14 30 -12 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
21 Harrogate Town 43 10 15 18 53 64 22 6 9 7 30 31 21 4 6 11 23 33 -11 45
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

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