A win for the hosts is anticipated from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Northampton Town regulars are optimistic that the mismatch between 5th and Rochdale's 24th place in the table will be visible on the ground.
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (16) in League Two
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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 Northampton Town and Rochdale.
Northampton Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Northampton Town have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
A strong away win for Northampton against AFC Wimbledon the last match, as Guthrie were on target. The goalie Burge was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.85 out of ten. Burge topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Barrow.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Northampton Town, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Cambridge United is only three days away.
Northampton Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rochdale form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Rochdale failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Leyton Orient (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Defender Keohane was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. Keohane won 6 of 6 duels.
Before that, Rochdale travelled to Carlisle United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.A new game in only three days for Rochdale, the EFL Trophy home match versus Liverpool U21. Busy days.
The attacking power of Rochdale when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale have put together a sequence of 12 consecutive matches without losing (7-5-0) when facing Northampton.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 8 goals | K. Bowie 2 goals |  T. Magloire 2 goals |
Northampton Town missing players
Rochdale missing players
| Northampton Town | Rochdale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5.5 | 8.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 41% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 28% |
| 11 | 10 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.8 | 13.2 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Northampton Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Northampton Town have scored more than double the goals of Rochdale.
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (16) in League Two
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Rochdale have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale have the fewest clean sheets (0) in League Two
- Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rochdale have yet to win a game.
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Barrow | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Salford City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Newport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
