Rochdale - Colchester United: League Two dungeon teams hungry for points and glory. Read all the relevant statistics and facts before the match!
- Rochdale have the fewest points (8) at home in League Two
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they featured in a League Two game only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Bradford City, so at least Rochdale are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Rochdale form and stats
With 2 League Two wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Rochdale are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Rochdale are returning here after visiting Bradford City and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Henderson (2) scored the goal(s). What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after playing, but not winning, seven fixtures in a row. The striker Henderson outperformed all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 8.62 out of 10. Henderson scored two goals.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Newport County.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 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 6 and lost 1.
Rochdale have scored {10 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Colchester United form and stats
Colchester United have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-1-10 (13 played). Colchester United has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two trips in a row for Colchester United, whose manager Bloomfield could celebrate last time after the win against Harrogate Town. Goalkeeper O'Hara was absolutely vital in the Colchester victory against Harrogate Town, making eight saves.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Swindon Town.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Colchester United in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Colchester United, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester United as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Colchester in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rochdale have pulled off a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Colchester United.The most up to date past match between these teams is the Colchester United - Rochdale 0-1 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodney 5 goals | I. Henderson 5 goals | S. Quigley 4 goals |
Rochdale missing players
Colchester United missing players
| Rochdale | Colchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 37 | 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 32 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 54% | 60% |
| 44% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 40% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 20% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 52% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 16% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 91% | 92% |
| 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- Colchester United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
- Colchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Colchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rochdale have the fewest points (8) at home in League Two
- Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Barrow | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 39 |
| 7 | Salford City | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 12 | Sutton United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 34 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 18 | Newport County | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 20 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -21 | 19 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -21 | 14 |
