Football betting preview: Rochdale vs Walsall

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

These teams have both had their share of problems so far, but a win in this very important fixture would certainly provide a boost. Get ready for Rochdale - Walsall!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Rochdale form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Rochdale at their home stadium (Crown Oil Arena) is 5 wins, 11 draws and 4 defeats.

Rochdale are confident in defense, having played 252 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Rochdale drew their last game, also a home match. Swindon Town (placed 10th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Goalkeeper Lynch got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.43 out of ten. Lynch topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Rochdale won a home game hosting Carlisle United (2-0).

The Rochdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 20 matches. More than 50 % of these goals (12 in total) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played. From these home matches, Rochdale have conceded only 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Rochdale has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.

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Walsall form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Walsall so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 4-6-10 (win-draw-lose).

Home advantage was not enough for Walsall in their previous game as they lost hosting Leyton Orient, 0-2. White, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.31. White won 5 of 11 duels.

A 1-2 defeat away at Salford City before that.

The attacking power of Walsall when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 20 league matches away. As opposed to that, Walsall have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H match ended Walsall - Rochdale 0-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Rochdale won five, Walsall triumphed in three and we saw two draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallG. Miller
G. Miller
11 goals
WalsallC. Wilkinson
C. Wilkinson
10 goals
RochdaleA. Newby
A. Newby
6 goals

Rochdale missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 5 20 40
9 5 1 Won W 1 4 12
17 11 4 Drew D 1 6 11
14 4 1 Lost L 3 10 17
43 22 5 Scored S 5 15 42
51 18 4 Conceded C 7 27 53
82% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
68% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 60% 68%
42% 30% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 30% 42%
25% 20% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 25%
12% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
52% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 45% 52%
28% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 22%
38% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 40% 30%
 
5.7 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 4.8
4.5 4.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 4.5 4.5
1.1 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.7 13.6 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 10.6 11.4
2.6 2.8 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.6
41% 39% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 29%
 
11.7 11.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 11.5 10.8
3.9 3.4 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 38 21 12 5 67 32 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 35 75
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 39 18 12 9 59 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 19 8 6 5 29 22 22 66
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 38 19 9 10 53 43 19 13 3 3 32 19 19 6 6 7 21 24 10 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Salford City 39 17 11 11 50 35 19 9 7 3 27 16 20 8 4 8 23 19 15 62
10 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

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  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 38 21 12 5 67 32 19 12 3 4 29 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 35 75
2 Exeter City 39 19 14 6 57 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 20 8 8 4 26 19 21 71
3 Port Vale 39 18 12 9 59 37 20 10 6 4 30 15 19 8 6 5 29 22 22 66
4 Northampton Town 40 19 9 12 47 34 20 12 3 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 66
5 Bristol Rovers 40 19 9 12 55 44 20 12 3 5 30 20 20 7 6 7 25 24 11 66
6 Mansfield Town 38 19 9 10 53 43 19 13 3 3 32 19 19 6 6 7 21 24 10 66
7 Tranmere Rovers 40 18 10 12 46 36 20 14 2 4 31 15 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 64
8 Newport County 40 17 12 11 62 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 20 8 6 6 24 25 12 63
9 Salford City 39 17 11 11 50 35 19 9 7 3 27 16 20 8 4 8 23 19 15 62
10 Swindon Town 39 17 11 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 20 10 4 6 32 28 14 62
11 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
12 Hartlepool United 40 14 10 16 41 54 20 9 7 4 24 20 20 5 3 12 17 34 -13 52
13 Crawley Town 39 14 9 16 49 55 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -6 51
14 Leyton Orient 40 11 16 13 53 40 20 8 5 7 31 17 20 3 11 6 22 23 13 49
15 Bradford City 40 11 14 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 20 7 5 8 20 22 -5 47
16 Harrogate Town 40 12 11 17 57 63 20 5 7 8 28 30 20 7 4 9 29 33 -6 47
17 Walsall 40 12 11 17 42 53 20 8 5 7 27 26 20 4 6 10 15 27 -11 47
18 Carlisle United 40 12 11 17 36 54 20 6 7 7 16 21 20 6 4 10 20 33 -18 47
19 Colchester United 40 11 12 17 39 53 20 5 8 7 20 24 20 6 4 10 19 29 -14 45
20 Rochdale 40 9 17 14 43 51 20 5 11 4 22 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -8 44
21 Barrow 39 8 13 18 34 47 20 3 9 8 19 25 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 37
22 Oldham Athletic 40 9 10 21 40 61 20 5 3 12 25 35 20 4 7 9 15 26 -21 37
23 Stevenage 39 7 13 19 34 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 19 1 7 11 12 33 -27 34
24 Scunthorpe United 40 4 12 24 26 72 20 3 5 12 13 30 20 1 7 12 13 42 -46 24

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.