Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Notts County & Rochdale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Notts County nor Rochdale as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Notts County form and stats
Last season, County's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Notts County have performed here at Meadow Lane Stadium this season with 5 wins from 8 Vanarama National League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. On the other hand, in the FA Cup, Notts County has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Nothing to worry about in defence for County, as their goalkeeper Anthony Patterson has completely shut out the opponents for 190 minutes in the Vanarama National League.
Notts County's previous game was a Vanarama National League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Solihull Moors. The home side are looking to build on that result.
A 1-1 draw away in the FA Cup before that, with Rochdale the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Notts County have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost zero.
There will be little rest for County after this match as they are travelling to Eastleigh for a Vanarama National League game in only four days.
The Notts County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. County have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Rochdale form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Playing away, Rochdale have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.
Rochdale delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Leyton Orient in their previous match; a League Two game. The attacker Alex Newby got a match rating of 8.11 in that game. Newby scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Notts County.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rochdale playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Rochdale wins, one draw and two defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rochdale manager R. Stockdale as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Walsall.
Rochdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rochdale have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale - County 1-1 was the story when these sides previously did battle, also in this season. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): County won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Rochdale have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. da Rocha Rodrigues 7 goals | K. Wootton 7 goals |  A. Newby 5 goals |
Notts County missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Notts County | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 41% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chesterfield | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Boreham Wood | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Bromley | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Notts County | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Halifax Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Solihull Moors | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | Woking | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Barnet | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Weymouth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Maidenhead United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 20 | Southend United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 11 |
| 21 | Aldershot Town | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -14 | 10 |
| 22 | King's Lynn Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -23 | -9 |
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Newport County | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Sutton United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Barrow | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Salford City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -16 | 14 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 12 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |