Delightful dogfight as daring Salford City duel with determined Rochdale

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 19.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Welcome to League Two and Salford City - Rochdale. In this pre-match guide you'll find stats, results, analysis, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Salford nor Rochdale as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Salford City form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Salford City have to build on here at The Peninsula Stadium in the League Two.

The Salford supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hartlepool United in League Two and win 2-0. The striker Tom Elliott was named "man of the match" for Salford with the rating of 8.13/10. Elliott scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Walsall.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Salford handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, seven draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Salford City after this match as they are travelling to Forest Green Rovers for a League Two game in only four days.

Salford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Salford have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rochdale form and stats

Playing away, Rochdale have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.

Rochdale has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Swindon Town for a League Two game that ended a draw (2-2). The draw against Swindon Town came from a losing position. The Rochdale manager R. Stockdale brought on Liam Kelly as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfielder Corey O'Keeffe was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. O'Keeffe served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Crawley Town.

We have checked recent matches where Rochdale have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were seven victories, four draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Rochdale are hosting Sutton United in the League Two only four days away.

Rochdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Rochdale struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityA. Eastham
A. Eastham
2 goals
Salford CityT. Elliott
T. Elliott
2 goals
Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
2 goals

Salford City missing players

Rochdale missing players

Salford City Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 7 0 Played P 1 6 12
4 3 0 Won W 0 2 3
3 3 0 Drew D 0 2 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
14 9 0 Scored S 0 11 14
12 4 0 Conceded C 2 11 16
92% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
75% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
42% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 42%
8% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
42% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 83% 58%
42% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
25% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 17% 33%
 
4.4 4.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.3 5.5
2.6 2.1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.3 5.1
2.1 2.1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 0.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 12.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.5 12.7
4.7 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.3 2.5
25% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 55% 47%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • All of Rochdale's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rochdale have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Salford City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Forest Green Rovers 12 8 2 2 22 10 6 3 1 2 9 8 6 5 1 0 13 2 12 26
2 Harrogate Town 12 6 4 2 23 14 6 3 3 0 14 7 6 3 1 2 9 7 9 22
3 Port Vale 12 6 3 3 19 13 6 3 2 1 10 6 6 3 1 2 9 7 6 21
4 Tranmere Rovers 12 6 3 3 9 4 6 5 0 1 8 2 6 1 3 2 1 2 5 21
5 Sutton United 11 6 2 3 17 11 5 4 0 1 12 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 6 20
6 Swindon Town 12 5 5 2 16 10 6 1 3 2 5 6 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 20
7 Leyton Orient 12 4 6 2 19 11 6 3 2 1 9 2 6 1 4 1 10 9 8 18
8 Northampton Town 12 5 3 4 12 11 6 3 1 2 7 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 1 18
9 Exeter City 12 3 8 1 18 12 6 2 4 0 10 5 6 1 4 1 8 7 6 17
10 Bradford City 12 4 5 3 16 13 6 3 3 0 12 6 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 17
11 Hartlepool United 12 5 2 5 11 12 6 5 1 0 9 3 6 0 1 5 2 9 -1 17
12 Crawley Town 12 5 2 5 14 16 6 3 2 1 8 6 6 2 0 4 6 10 -2 17
13 Barrow 12 4 4 4 16 15 6 2 3 1 9 8 6 2 1 3 7 7 1 16
14 Newport County 12 4 4 4 15 15 5 2 2 1 7 4 7 2 2 3 8 11 0 16
15 Salford City 12 4 3 5 14 12 7 3 3 1 9 4 5 1 0 4 5 8 2 15
16 Bristol Rovers 12 4 2 6 14 19 6 3 0 3 7 8 6 1 2 3 7 11 -5 14
17 Rochdale 12 3 4 5 14 16 6 1 2 3 3 5 6 2 2 2 11 11 -2 13
18 Walsall 12 3 4 5 13 16 6 3 1 2 9 8 6 0 3 3 4 8 -3 13
19 Colchester United 11 3 4 4 8 11 5 1 1 3 2 5 6 2 3 1 6 6 -3 13
20 Stevenage 12 3 4 5 11 18 6 2 3 1 7 8 6 1 1 4 4 10 -7 13
21 Oldham Athletic 12 3 2 7 9 16 6 1 1 4 5 8 6 2 1 3 4 8 -7 11
22 Mansfield Town 12 2 4 6 10 17 7 2 2 3 8 10 5 0 2 3 2 7 -7 10
23 Carlisle United 12 2 4 6 9 19 6 1 3 2 5 7 6 1 1 4 4 12 -10 10
24 Scunthorpe United 12 1 4 7 7 25 6 1 1 4 3 11 6 0 3 3 4 14 -18 7

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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.