Rochdale hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 20th position in the League One table. Visiting Crewe Alexandra holds 9th place with 29 pts.
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Crewe Alexandra is in the best form (4-1-0)
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League One.
Rochdale form and stats
Rochdale's results here at Crown Oil Arena in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Rochdale are slowly digging their own grave here at Crown Oil Arena with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Fleetwood Town match.
The Rochdale fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Crown Oil Arena: A 1-4 defeat against Gillingham (placed 13th). In the preceding match a 5-0 victory visiting Wigan Athletic.
Rochdale's goalkeeper Jay Lynch was extremely busy against Gillingham, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rochdale here at Crown Oil Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rochdale defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Alexandra's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Fleetwood Town that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at AFC Wimbledon.
Alexandra has another fixture away, a League One game, against Shrewsbury Town in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Crewe Alexandra when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Alexandra have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Rochdale victories, three draws and one Crewe Alexandra win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lund 6 goals |   O. Dale 5 goals |  M. Mandron 5 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Rochdale | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| 30 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 70% |
| 61% | 44% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 39% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 17% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 56% | 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 45% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 20% |
| 28% | 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10 | 11.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 41% | 27% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 29% |
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Crewe Alexandra is in the best form (4-1-0)
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at 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 | 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 |