There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Rochdale - Bristol Rovers latest:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rochdale and Bristol Rovers.
Rochdale form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Rochdale have to build on here at Crown Oil Arena in the League One.
Rochdale drew their last game, also a home match. Sunderland (placed 7th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. A strong away win before that one, visiting Shrewsbury Town and winning 2-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Rochdale perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rochdale as a small favourite), we find nine games. Rochdale has won four of these, drawn two and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rochdale as they are travelling to their away game against Oxford United in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
The Rochdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Rochdale have conceded 6 from these games.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Bristol Rovers have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the League One this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Bristol are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The manager B. Garner was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Memorial Stadium. Bristol Rovers suffered a 1-3 loss to Hull City (placed 2nd). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Shrewsbury Town.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Bristol Rovers in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Bristol, seven draws and one defeat.
A new game in only three days for Bristol, the League One home match versus Peterborough United. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bristol have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. In the opposite end, Bristol have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rochdale won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Bristol Rovers has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Lund 4 goals |   J. Daly 4 goals | B. Hanlan 3 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Rochdale | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | 44 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 32 | 64 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 45% | 41% |
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol Rovers have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale has the most matches over the total-line (6) in League One
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Hull City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 7 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 6 |