League One preview: Can AFC Wimbledon edge out victory against Rochdale?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plough Lane

AFC Wimbledon are welcoming Rochdale for another important game after their 0-0 result against 11th-placed Ipswich Town.

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

Wimbledon are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Rochdale are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for AFC Wimbledon are 7-4-10 (wins-draw-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Wimbledon, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The home team returns to Plough Lane after being equal after 90 minutes with Ipswich Town (placed 11th) on their last time out; the League One game ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Oxford United.

Joe Pigott felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Ipswich Town as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 22nd minute.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wimbledon handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and one defeat.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Portsmouth are coming to town in four days.

Wimbledon has scored 28 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Wimbledon have conceded 33 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rochdale form and stats

Playing away, Rochdale have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 11 defeats in the League One this season.

Rochdale are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Crewe Alexandra (placed 15th). Before that, Rochdale secured a home win against Blackpool with the score 1-0.

The draw against Crewe Alexandra came from a losing position. The Rochdale manager B. Barry-Murphy brought on Matt Done as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were four victories, three draws and three defeats.

After this away game Rochdale return home for a League One game against Doncaster Rovers. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Rochdale have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 28 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rochdale have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rochdale - AFC Wimbledon 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for AFC Wimbledon, four draws and one win for Rochdale. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
18 goals
RochdaleM. Lund
M. Lund
11 goals
RochdaleS. Humphrys
S. Humphrys
9 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 6 21 43
12 7 2 Won W 4 6 10
13 4 2 Drew D 1 4 13
18 10 2 Lost L 1 11 20
50 28 12 Scored S 13 28 54
64 33 11 Conceded C 4 33 73
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 91%
70% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 77%
47% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 53%
23% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 35%
14% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 21%
51% 52% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 52% 53%
21% 19% 17% Clean Sheets C S 67% 19% 19%
33% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11 11 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.9 10.7
3.7 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 3.3
31% 36% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 42% 38%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rochdale 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 Hull City 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 74 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 82
3 Sunderland 43 19 16 8 66 39 21 9 7 5 31 23 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 73
4 Lincoln City 42 21 9 12 64 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 20 12 5 3 29 14 20 72
5 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
6 Blackpool 42 19 11 12 53 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 21 9 4 8 26 19 16 68
7 Portsmouth 43 20 8 15 59 46 22 9 5 8 29 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 13 68
8 Charlton Athletic 42 18 12 12 63 52 20 6 6 8 30 34 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 66
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
12 Accrington Stanley 43 17 11 15 58 64 21 10 5 6 27 22 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 58 58 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 0 60
14 Fleetwood Town 43 16 11 16 45 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 21 7 4 10 20 21 8 59
15 Crewe Alexandra 43 16 11 16 50 57 22 9 7 6 29 28 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 59
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 13 14 15 46 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 22 8 7 7 20 23 -4 53
17 Burton Albion 43 14 11 18 55 66 21 6 3 12 26 39 22 8 8 6 29 27 -11 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 13 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 49
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
22 Rochdale 43 10 13 20 54 73 22 4 9 9 26 40 21 6 4 11 28 33 -19 43
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 38

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 Hull City 44 26 8 10 77 36 22 13 4 5 29 13 22 13 4 5 48 23 41 86
2 Peterborough United 43 25 7 11 74 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 22 10 4 8 27 23 34 82
3 Sunderland 43 19 16 8 66 39 21 9 7 5 31 23 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 73
4 Lincoln City 42 21 9 12 64 44 22 9 4 9 35 30 20 12 5 3 29 14 20 72
5 Oxford United 44 20 8 16 70 54 22 12 4 6 35 21 22 8 4 10 35 33 16 68
6 Blackpool 42 19 11 12 53 37 21 10 7 4 27 18 21 9 4 8 26 19 16 68
7 Portsmouth 43 20 8 15 59 46 22 9 5 8 29 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 13 68
8 Charlton Athletic 42 18 12 12 63 52 20 6 6 8 30 34 22 12 6 4 33 18 11 66
9 Milton Keynes Dons 44 18 10 16 63 58 22 10 7 5 36 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 5 64
10 Gillingham 44 18 9 17 61 59 22 9 5 8 30 30 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 63
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 11 15 41 44 22 11 5 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 62
12 Accrington Stanley 43 17 11 15 58 64 21 10 5 6 27 22 22 7 6 9 31 42 -6 62
13 Doncaster Rovers 42 18 6 18 58 58 22 11 4 7 33 28 20 7 2 11 25 30 0 60
14 Fleetwood Town 43 16 11 16 45 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 21 7 4 10 20 21 8 59
15 Crewe Alexandra 43 16 11 16 50 57 22 9 7 6 29 28 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 59
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 13 14 15 46 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 22 8 7 7 20 23 -4 53
17 Burton Albion 43 14 11 18 55 66 21 6 3 12 26 39 22 8 8 6 29 27 -11 53
18 Plymouth Argyle 44 14 11 19 52 76 22 11 4 7 30 36 22 3 7 12 22 40 -24 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 13 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 22 5 9 8 22 31 -14 49
20 Wigan Athletic 44 13 9 22 50 70 22 5 6 11 23 38 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 48
21 Northampton Town 44 11 11 22 40 63 22 8 5 9 20 23 22 3 6 13 20 40 -23 44
22 Rochdale 43 10 13 20 54 73 22 4 9 9 26 40 21 6 4 11 28 33 -19 43
23 Swindon Town 44 12 4 28 50 84 22 8 1 13 24 36 22 4 3 15 26 48 -34 40
24 Bristol Rovers 44 10 8 26 40 68 22 7 2 13 23 31 22 3 6 13 17 37 -28 38

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