In total; 17 league rounds are finished and Rochdale are 5 points on top of Stevenage. Who wins?
- Rochdale have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Stevenage have the fewest scored goals (4) away in League Two
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 Stevenage.
Rochdale form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Rochdale have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
Rochdale shared the glory with Walsall in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Jay Lynch, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.05 out of 10 in that game. Lynch stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Notts County and winning 2-1.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 six games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost three.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Exeter City in only four days. This game is also played here at Crown Oil Arena.
Rochdale has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Stevenage form and stats
There's been little loot from Stevenage's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the League Two. Stevenage only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Stevenage are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Stevenage had fun at their own home (Crown Oil Arena) last time out, beating Colchester United 1-0. Elliott List scored. Luther Wildin, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.65. Wildin hit two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Milton Keynes Dons (after extra-time).We have checked recent matches where Stevenage have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were one victory, three draws and nine defeats.
Stevenage have another game that requires travelling in just four days, a League Two match vs Tranmere Rovers. A demanding timetable for the visiting team!
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Stevenage's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Stevenage manager R. O'Keefe has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior two meetings): Rochdale won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Stevenage managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  E. List 6 goals |  A. Newby 5 goals | J. Beesley 4 goals |
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| Rochdale | Stevenage | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 47% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 59% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 35% | 38% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 62% | 41% |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 32% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 22% |
| 13.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.1 |
- Rochdale have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Stevenage have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stevenage have the fewest scored goals (4) away in League Two
- Stevenage have the the worst goal difference (-14) away 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Newport County | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Salford City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | Barrow | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 13 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -20 | 12 |