Rochdale vs Southend United betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England League One
Date: Sat 27.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Rochdale fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Southend United.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Rochdale form and stats

The story so far for Rochdale, who have the most conceded goals (83) in League One, at their home stadium (Crown Oil Arena) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats.

Rochdale are returning here after visiting Bristol Rovers in a League One game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Rochdale won a home game hosting Wycombe Wanderers (1-0).

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 14 matches with the results: Won 5n Drawn 4 Lost 5.

Rochdale has scored 24 goals at home this season, in 22 matches. Rochdale have conceded 37 from these games.

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Southend United form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. That’s the product of Southend United playing as the away team this season. Visiting Southend United has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The supporters enjoyed Southend United's previous game versus Burton Albion, a League One 3-2 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Walsall.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southend United playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 5 Southend United wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

Southend United have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, 22 away games. Southend United have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Southend United - Rochdale 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Rochdale victories, 4 draws and 2 Southend United wins.

Top Goalscorers

I. Henderson
19 goals / 1 assists
S. Cox
15 goals / 2 assists
T. Hopper
7 goals / 1 assists

Rochdale missing players

Southend United missing players

Rochdale Southend United
Total Home Statistic Away Total
44 22 Played 22 44
53 24 Scored 23 53
83 37 Conceded 33 66
93% 86% Over 0.5 100% 98%
77% 68% Over 1.5 82% 82%
66% 64% Over 2.5 41% 50%
39% 36% Over 3.5 23% 23%
23% 14% Over 4.5 9% 16%
59% 50% Both teams to score 45% 45%
25% 32% Clean Sheet 18% 25%
23% 32% Failed To Score 36% 32%
 
5.5 6.9 Corners For (avg) 4.5 5.1
5.8 5.8 Corners Against (avg) 5.6 5.3
2 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.4
3 1 Red Cards (total) 1 5
Key stats this season:
  • Southend United hasn'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 D P
1 Luton Town 43 26 12 5 84 37 21 15 6 0 52 16 22 11 6 5 32 21 47 90
2 Barnsley 44 25 13 6 77 36 22 14 8 0 38 15 22 11 5 6 39 21 41 88
3 Portsmouth 43 25 11 7 79 46 21 12 6 3 39 18 22 13 5 4 40 28 33 86
4 Sunderland 43 22 18 3 77 42 22 12 9 1 45 24 21 10 9 2 32 18 35 84
5 Charlton Athletic 44 24 10 10 67 40 22 15 5 2 37 15 22 9 5 8 30 25 27 82
6 Doncaster Rovers 43 19 12 12 71 54 21 12 7 2 42 19 22 7 5 10 29 35 17 69
7 Peterborough United 43 18 12 13 65 56 22 8 7 7 28 27 21 10 5 6 37 29 9 66
8 Coventry City 44 18 10 16 53 51 22 9 6 7 23 19 22 9 4 9 30 32 2 64
9 Blackpool 44 15 17 12 49 47 22 8 8 6 28 23 22 7 9 6 21 24 2 62
10 Burton Albion 44 16 12 16 63 53 22 10 5 7 33 22 22 6 7 9 30 31 10 60
11 Oxford United 44 15 14 15 55 59 22 11 3 8 32 25 22 4 11 7 23 34 -4 59
12 Fleetwood Town 43 15 12 16 56 50 21 8 8 5 31 26 22 7 4 11 25 24 6 57
13 Gillingham 44 14 10 20 58 70 22 7 4 11 27 34 22 7 6 9 31 36 -12 52
14 Rochdale 44 14 9 21 53 83 22 7 4 11 24 37 22 7 5 10 29 46 -30 51
15 Bristol Rovers 44 12 14 18 45 49 22 5 6 11 22 27 22 7 8 7 23 22 -4 50
16 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 50 58 22 8 8 6 25 25 22 4 6 12 25 33 -8 50
17 Wycombe Wanderers 44 13 11 20 53 65 22 9 5 8 27 26 22 4 6 12 26 39 -12 50
18 Accrington Stanley 43 12 12 19 43 64 22 6 6 10 21 32 21 6 6 9 22 32 -21 48
19 Southend United 44 13 8 23 53 66 22 7 2 13 30 33 22 6 6 10 23 33 -13 47
20 Plymouth Argyle 44 12 11 21 52 73 22 8 6 8 33 36 22 4 5 13 19 37 -21 47
21 Scunthorpe United 44 12 10 22 49 77 22 6 7 9 29 39 22 6 3 13 20 38 -28 46
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 12 9 22 38 60 22 5 5 12 22 36 21 7 4 10 16 24 -22 45
23 Walsall 44 11 10 23 46 71 22 6 5 11 27 37 22 5 5 12 19 34 -25 43
24 Bradford City 44 10 7 27 46 75 22 7 3 12 25 31 22 3 4 15 21 44 -29 37

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