With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Accrington Stanley fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rochdale.
It's no vacation for neither Accrington Stanley 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.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Accrington Stanley have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at The Crown Ground after three straight home wins.
The Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Josef Bursik is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 213 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
Accrington Stanley's last game was hosting Burton Albion (placed 14th) and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Blackpool.
Accrington Stanley are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Oxford United awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Accrington Stanley are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Accrington Stanley have conceded 13 goals.
Rochdale form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of Rochdale playing as the away team in the League One this season. Recent form does not give Rochdale much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Accrington Stanley will be a tough nut to crack. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rochdale are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rochdale, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Gillingham (placed 11th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Fleetwood Town.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rochdale are hosting Newcastle United in the FA Cup only three days away.
Rochdale are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Rochdale have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rochdale - Accrington Stanley 2-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Accrington Stanley 2 wins, 0 draws and Rochdale 8 victories. As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 10 goals |   I. Henderson 9 goals |  C. Camps 6 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
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| Accrington Stanley | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 33 | 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 25 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 40 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 91% |
| 78% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 78% |
| 39% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 65% |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 42% | 26% |
| 17% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 57% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 340 | 171 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 126 | 244 |
| 113 | 65 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 39 | 77 |
| 29% | 35% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 38% | 32% |
- Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Accrington Stanley is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 22 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 22 | Southend United | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | -38 | 8 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 7 |