Rochdale - Barrow: League Two cellar occupants scrapping for points and triumph. Here are all the interesting stats and tables before the fixture!
- Rochdale have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
- Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rochdale form and stats
4 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Rochdale have to build on here at Crown Oil Arena in the League Two.
Campbell was the last player to score a league goal for Rochdale and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Rochdale haven't scored in 217 minutes.
The regulars are hoping that Rochdale will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Sutton United (placed 3rd). Clark, defender, was given a rating of 7.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Clark hit two key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Carlisle United.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 Rochdale have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won one time, drawn three and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Rochdale, as the League Two home game vs Salford City is only three days away.
The Rochdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. Rochdale have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Barrow form and stats
There's been little loot from Barrow's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the League Two. Barrow only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. Barrow has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Barrow's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Walsall that finished 1-1. Rooney, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.42. Rooney scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Barrow manager Cooper faced defeat when travelling to Bristol Rovers and losing 0-1.Barrow are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and nine defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
Barrow have another fixture away in just three days, a League Two match versus Scunthorpe United. A grim schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Barrow when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head game ended Barrow - Rochdale 1-2, earlier this season. Rochdale-Barrow H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Rochdale two wins, Barrow zero wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Banks 8 goals |  A. Newby 5 goals | J. Gordon 5 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Barrow missing players
| Rochdale | Barrow | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 45 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 41 |
| 85% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 85% |
| 73% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 68% |
| 48% | 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 35% |
| 27% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 18% |
| 15% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 58% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 24% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 31% | 29% |
| 33% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.9 | 14.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 37% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 12.6 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- Barrow have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rochdale have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 64 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 35 | 68 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 60 |
| 3 | Sutton United | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 57 |
| 4 | Newport County | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 56 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 56 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 56 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 55 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 54 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 51 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 11 | Salford City | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 48 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -8 | 47 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 45 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 43 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 40 |
| 16 | Walsall | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 40 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -6 | 38 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -18 | 37 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -16 | 36 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -22 | 34 |
| 22 | Barrow | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 33 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 31 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -35 | 24 |
