Soccer betting preview: Rochdale welcomes Swindon Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Rochdale holding 24th place and Swindon Town lying 23rd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Rochdale have the most conceded goals in the first half (40) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals (72) in League One

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 Swindon Town.

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Rochdale form and stats

With 1 League One win, 9 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Rochdale, who have the fewest points (12) at home in League One, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With 17 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.

Rochdale are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Beesley).

Rochdale lost their last game at Fleetwood Town (placed 13th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ipswich Town that ended 0-0.

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 six matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost two.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Accrington Stanley are coming to town in four days.

The Rochdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 19 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Rochdale with 38 goals conceded in these matches.

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Swindon Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Swindon Town's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 19 away games in the League One. Swindon Town, who have the most conceded goals (72) in League One, only have 4 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 3 draws. Recent form does not give Swindon much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Rochdale will be a tough nut to crack.

Swindon Town failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Peterborough United (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-3. A 1-2 defeat away at Burton Albion before that.

It's a bit worrying for Swindon Town that their goalkeeper Lee Camp made six saves in the Peterborough United game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Swindon Town playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Swindon wins, three draws and four defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Swindon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at AFC Wimbledon is waiting in only four days.

The visiting Swindon have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 19 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Swindon have conceded 37 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Swindon Town - Rochdale 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rochdale won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Swindon Town has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleM. Lund
M. Lund
11 goals
RochdaleS. Humphrys
S. Humphrys
9 goals
Swindon TownB. Pitman
B. Pitman
8 goals

Rochdale missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Swindon Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 4 19 40
7 1 0 Won W 1 4 11
12 9 3 Drew D 1 3 4
20 9 3 Lost L 2 12 25
47 20 5 Scored S 6 24 45
70 38 10 Conceded C 7 37 72
90% 84% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 79% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 84% 78%
54% 47% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 63% 60%
36% 37% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 37% 30%
23% 32% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 15%
51% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 63% 55%
18% 16% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 10%
41% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 26% 35%
 
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 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.8
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.3 11.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.6 9.1
3.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.9 3.1
39% 33% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 43% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Rochdale have the fewest points (12) at home in League One
  • Rochdale have the most conceded goals (38) at home in League One
  • Rochdale have the most conceded goals in the first half (40) in League One
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in League One
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals (37) away in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals (72) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most matches over the total-line (24) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the the worst goal difference (-27) in League One
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 39 19 14 6 60 31 20 9 6 5 28 20 19 10 8 1 32 11 29 71
4 Blackpool 38 18 10 10 52 35 18 9 6 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 64
5 Portsmouth 39 19 7 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 18 11 2 5 29 19 15 64
6 Lincoln City 38 18 9 11 57 42 20 8 4 8 30 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 63
7 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
8 Ipswich Town 39 17 9 13 41 38 21 11 4 6 22 17 18 6 5 7 19 21 3 60
9 Oxford United 40 17 8 15 59 48 19 9 4 6 25 17 21 8 4 9 34 31 11 59
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Doncaster Rovers 38 17 6 15 55 52 20 11 4 5 33 24 18 6 2 10 22 28 3 57
12 Accrington Stanley 39 16 9 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 19 7 4 8 27 36 -5 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 40 15 10 15 55 54 20 8 7 5 30 25 20 7 3 10 25 29 1 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 39 15 9 15 47 54 20 9 5 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 54
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Shrewsbury Town 38 12 14 12 43 42 18 5 7 6 25 23 20 7 7 6 18 19 1 50
18 Burton Albion 39 13 9 17 50 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 20 7 7 6 25 26 -13 48
19 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
20 AFC Wimbledon 39 9 12 18 41 62 18 4 4 10 19 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -21 39
21 Wigan Athletic 40 10 8 22 43 67 19 3 5 11 18 36 21 7 3 11 25 31 -24 38
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 40 11 4 25 45 72 21 7 1 13 21 35 19 4 3 12 24 37 -27 37
24 Rochdale 39 7 12 20 47 70 19 1 9 9 20 38 20 6 3 11 27 32 -23 33

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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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 39 19 14 6 60 31 20 9 6 5 28 20 19 10 8 1 32 11 29 71
4 Blackpool 38 18 10 10 52 35 18 9 6 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 64
5 Portsmouth 39 19 7 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 18 11 2 5 29 19 15 64
6 Lincoln City 38 18 9 11 57 42 20 8 4 8 30 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 15 63
7 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
8 Ipswich Town 39 17 9 13 41 38 21 11 4 6 22 17 18 6 5 7 19 21 3 60
9 Oxford United 40 17 8 15 59 48 19 9 4 6 25 17 21 8 4 9 34 31 11 59
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Doncaster Rovers 38 17 6 15 55 52 20 11 4 5 33 24 18 6 2 10 22 28 3 57
12 Accrington Stanley 39 16 9 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 19 7 4 8 27 36 -5 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 40 15 10 15 55 54 20 8 7 5 30 25 20 7 3 10 25 29 1 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 39 15 9 15 47 54 20 9 5 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 54
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Shrewsbury Town 38 12 14 12 43 42 18 5 7 6 25 23 20 7 7 6 18 19 1 50
18 Burton Albion 39 13 9 17 50 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 20 7 7 6 25 26 -13 48
19 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
20 AFC Wimbledon 39 9 12 18 41 62 18 4 4 10 19 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -21 39
21 Wigan Athletic 40 10 8 22 43 67 19 3 5 11 18 36 21 7 3 11 25 31 -24 38
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 40 11 4 25 45 72 21 7 1 13 21 35 19 4 3 12 24 37 -27 37
24 Rochdale 39 7 12 20 47 70 19 1 9 9 20 38 20 6 3 11 27 32 -23 33

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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.