Rochdale v Rotherham United preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

The visiting Rotherham United side should be favourites in this visit to Rochdale, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 34 league games this season.

Rochdale and Rotherham United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Rochdale form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Rochdale at their home stadium (Crown Oil Arena) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rochdale to get some points in this home game.

Rochdale are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Portsmouth. Preceding that match was a defeat to Coventry City (1-2).

Rochdale are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. Rochdale have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (33) away in League One, on their League One travels is 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Rotherham United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Milton Keynes Dons (placed 18th) in their previous match; a League One game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Coventry City that ended 1-1.

Rotherham United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 17 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Rotherham United in these games.

Head 2 Head

Rotherham United - Rochdale 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Rochdale-Rotherham United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rochdale five wins, Rotherham United four wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
14 goals
Rochdale
I. Henderson
13 goals
Rotherham United
M. Crooks
9 goals

Rochdale missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Rotherham United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 15 5 Played P 5 17 34
9 4 0 Won W 4 10 18
6 4 0 Drew D 1 3 8
18 7 5 Lost L 0 4 8
36 16 4 Scored S 10 29 60
56 21 13 Conceded C 6 19 35
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
82% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 76%
67% 53% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 65% 59%
21% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 29%
12% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
55% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 71% 59%
21% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 29%
30% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 15%
 
3.6 4.3 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 7.4 5.7 6.9
5.7 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.6 5.1
1.5 0.9 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
339 162 48 Total Shots T S 82 206 465
109 52 20 Shots on Target S O 29 78 165
33% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 34% 37% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Rochdale has the most dropped points from leading position (24)
  • Rotherham United has the most points (33) away
  • Rotherham United has the the best goal difference (+10) away
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rotherham United 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 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Fleetwood Town 33 16 10 7 49 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 58
7 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
8 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 10 11 46 35 16 6 5 5 23 17 19 8 5 6 23 18 11 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Fleetwood Town 33 16 10 7 49 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 58
7 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
8 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 10 11 46 35 16 6 5 5 23 17 19 8 5 6 23 18 11 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.