National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rochdale or Bolton Wanderers that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale was eliminated in the group stage last season in the EFL Trophy.2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Rochdale so far this season.
Rochdale enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Barrow's place. The match ended 2-1 with Jake Beesley (2) scoring. The versatile forward Jake Beesley outdid all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Beesley scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Sutton United in a game that was won 3-2.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rochdale here at Crown Oil Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). On the other hand, Rochdale have conceded 7 goals.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Wanderers was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.Playing away, Bolton Wanderers have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on I. Evatt, the Wanderers manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Wanderers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Portsmouth in the League One. Bolton Wanderers had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Portsmouth, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times. Jordan Williams got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, top player of the team.
A draw for Bolton Wanderers before that, at their own venue hosting Gillingham (2-2).Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 13 goals have been scored. 13 goals have been conceded by Wanderers in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale-Bolton Wanderers H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Rochdale four wins, Bolton Wanderers one win, one draw. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Afolayan 7 goals |  J. Beesley 4 goals | A. Newby 3 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Rochdale | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 43% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Newport County | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Barrow | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Salford City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 15 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 11 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 8 |