With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Blackpool fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rochdale.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Blackpool form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Blackpool have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Blackpool shared the glory with Accrington Stanley in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hull City in a game that was won 3-2.
Blackpool are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Shrewsbury Town awaits in three days.
The Blackpool fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Blackpool have conceded 10 goals.
Rochdale form and stats
The visitors are W4-D0-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Gillingham with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Wigan Athletic with the score of 5-0.
Rochdale goalkeeper Jay Lynch had a great day against Gillingham, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
After this away game Rochdale return home for a League One game against Crewe Alexandra. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Rochdale's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Rochdale have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Blackpool-Rochdale H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Blackpool one win, Rochdale three wins, three draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 6 goals |   J. Yates 5 goals | C. Hamilton 5 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Blackpool | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| 20 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 89% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 50% | 44% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 22% |
| 33% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 53% | 41% |
- 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 | Portsmouth | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Hull City | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 18 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 13 |