An important duel in the bottom section of the League One, with both AFC Wimbledon and Rochdale experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 18th place.
- AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
- Rochdale has the most conceded goals (54) in League One
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
AFC Wimbledon's results here at Rowley Lane in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. The home stadium (Rowley Lane) is supposed to be a fortress, but for AFC Wimbledon it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
A strong away win for Wimbledon against Wigan Athletic the last match, as Joe Pigott (2) and Jack Rudoni were on target. A EFL Trophy defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Oxford United.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how AFC Wimbledon have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won zero times, drawn zero and lost one.
The Wimbledon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wimbledon are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (23 from 11 played).
Rochdale form and stats
The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (54) in League One, are W5-D2-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
The manager B. Barry-Murphy was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Crown Oil Arena. Rochdale suffered a 1-4 loss to Milton Keynes Dons (placed 14th). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Charlton Athletic.
We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were five victories, two draws and two defeats.
Rochdale has another fixture away, a League One game, against Blackpool in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Rochdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Rochdale - Wimbledon 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Wimbledon wins - draws - Rochdale wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pigott 13 goals |   M. Lund 11 goals |  S. Humphrys 7 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Rochdale missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | 41 |
| 47 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 54 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 77% | 82% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| 50% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 77% | 67% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 54% | 48% |
| 15% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 23% | 30% |
| 58% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 63% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 23% | 15% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 10.1 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 36% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 50% | 45% |
- AFC Wimbledon has the fewest points (8) at home in League One
- AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
- AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale has the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
- Rochdale has the most conceded goals (54) in League One
- Rochdale has the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in League One
- Rochdale has the most matches over the total-line (17) in League One
- Rochdale has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in League One
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | Hull City | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 41 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 40 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 38 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 35 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 34 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -20 | 24 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -21 | 24 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 24 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -21 | 19 |