This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Rochdale holding 18th place and Burton Albion lying 24th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Rochdale has the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in League One
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale's results here at Crown Oil Arena in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 7 draws and 7 defeats. With 13 home League One games in a row without a win, the Rochdale fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Fleetwood Town game long ago, can be stopped today.
Stress levels are on the rise for Rochdale's attacking players as they have now played 321 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Lund was their last goal scorer. The Rochdale goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 249 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
Rochdale drew their last game, 0-0 away at Northampton Town (placed 23rd). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Plymouth Argyle.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rochdale have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rochdale as they are travelling to their away game against Hull City in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Rochdale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rochdale have conceded 31 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Burton Albion form and stats
There's been little loot from Burton Albion's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the League One. Burton Albion only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. It’s been three wins in a row for Burton on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Burton play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Charlton Athletic (placed 9th). Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Sunderland.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Burton playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Burton Albion wins, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bristol Rovers in just three days.
The visiting Burton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. Burton's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Burton Albion - Rochdale 0-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rochdale won three, Burton Albion won six and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 11 goals |   K. Hemmings 8 goals | S. Humphrys 7 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Rochdale | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 55 | 31 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 55 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 60% | 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 54% |
| 43% | 40% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 32% |
| 27% | 33% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 57% | 60% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| 33% | 40% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 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 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.7 | 11.3 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 41% | 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 45% |
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale has the most conceded goals in the first half (33) 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 | Peterborough United | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Hull City | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 53 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 50 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 46 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 44 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 43 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 42 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 41 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 40 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -20 | 28 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -20 | 28 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -20 | 27 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -26 | 27 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 26 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -21 | 25 |