Boasting a 20 point edge in the league table, Barrow club members want to see their gladiators get all points from this game vs Rochdale.
- Barrow have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in League Two
- Barrow have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rochdale have scored away.
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 Barrow and Rochdale.
Barrow form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium as Barrow have scored 19 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 8-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Barrow, their manager Wild and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Barrow supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Tranmere Rovers (placed 14th).
1-1 away at Salford City before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Barrow have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Barrow have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium with 19 goals in 12 league matches. Barrow are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.
Rochdale form and stats
There's been little loot from Rochdale's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the League Two. Rochdale only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. With the Rochdale losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Rochdale, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 3-4 versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 12th). An off the wall match with heaps of goals last time out for Rochdale, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that game, will this match be as enjoying? Midfielder Kelly was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Kelly served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 67 total).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Hartlepool United.Rochdale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rochdale as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. Rochdale struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Barrow.This isn't the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Rochdale - Barrow 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Gordon 10 goals | B. Waters 7 goals | B. Whitfield 4 goals |
Barrow missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Barrow | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 29 | 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| 43% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 43% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 27% | 45% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 41% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.1 | 8.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 34% | 39% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 9.3 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.7 | 12.1 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barrow have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rochdale have scored away.
- Barrow have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in League Two
- Barrow haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale 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 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Salford City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 9 | Barrow | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Walsall | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 15 | Sutton United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | Newport County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 18 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 14 |
