Rochdale vs Blackpool: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

The visiting Blackpool side should be favourites in this visit to Rochdale, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 40 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Rochdale have the fewest points (18) at home in League One
  • Blackpool 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.

Relegation threatens Rochdale who should definitely be looking for some points here.

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Rochdale form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Rochdale, who have the fewest points (18) at home in League One, have only managed 3 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Crown Oil Arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Crown Oil Arena.

Rochdale's last game was hosting Accrington Stanley (placed 13th) and winning 3-1. Ahead of that match, Rochdale won a home game hosting Swindon Town (2-1).

The manager B. Barry-Murphy will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Crewe Alexandra in only four days.

Rochdale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 21 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 40 goals have been conceded. 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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Blackpool form and stats

9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Blackpool playing as the away team in the League One this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Blackpool as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.

186 minutes! That's how long the Blackpool goalkeeper Christopher Maxwell and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Blackpool are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League One against Sunderland (placed 3rd). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Accrington Stanley.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shrewsbury Town in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Blackpool have scored 26 goals in 20 league games away. It's not easy to score on Blackpool as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Blackpool - Rochdale 1-0. Last eight meetings between the teams: Rochdale won three, Blackpool won two and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
18 goals
RochdaleM. Lund
M. Lund
11 goals
RochdaleS. Humphrys
S. Humphrys
9 goals

Rochdale missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Blackpool
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 21 7 Played P 6 20 40
9 3 0 Won W 3 9 19
12 9 3 Drew D 0 4 11
20 9 4 Lost L 3 7 10
52 25 8 Scored S 10 26 53
72 40 16 Conceded C 5 18 35
90% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
78% 81% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 60%
56% 52% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 35% 32%
37% 38% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 15% 22%
22% 29% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 10% 15%
54% 57% 43% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 40%
17% 14% 14% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 45%
39% 43% 57% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.3 1.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
10.6 11.5 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.1 11.6
3.3 3.5 3.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 4
39% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 33% 33%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rochdale have the fewest points (18) at home in League One
  • Rochdale have the most conceded goals (40) at home in League One

  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 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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