Evenly matched teams: Stevenage vs Rochdale match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

Stevenage are banking on their home fans to support them during this game versus Rochdale. Who is the winner at The Lamex Stadium?

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in League Two
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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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Stevenage form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Stevenage have managed 6 wins, 6 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 20 games. It's been an uphill battle for Stevenage in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Harrogate Town game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Happy days for Stevenage in their previous game, a fixture away at Colchester United (placed 20th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Goalkeeper Pym got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.04 out of ten. Pym topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the home loss against Oldham Athletic with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Stevenage perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stevenage as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Stevenage has won four of these, drawn six and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stevenage as they are travelling to their away game against Scunthorpe United in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Stevenage has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Stevenage's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rochdale form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rochdale so far with only 18 points returning home. The records show 4-6-10 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Rochdale in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Scunthorpe United.

342 minutes! That's how long the Rochdale goalkeeper Jay Lynch and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The fans enjoyed Rochdale's previous fixture versus Walsall (placed 18th), a 1-0 win played at home. Downing, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.41. Downing won 3 of 3 duels.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Swindon Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rochdale playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Rochdale wins, two draws and seven defeats.

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

Rochdale have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 20 league away games 21 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rochdale's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other before in this season, with the result Rochdale - Stevenage 2-2 written in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Stevenage victories, one draw and zero Rochdale wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
10 goals
StevenageE. List
E. List
8 goals
RochdaleA. Newby
A. Newby
6 goals

Stevenage missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Rochdale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
8 6 2 Won W 2 4 10
13 6 3 Drew D 3 6 17
19 8 1 Lost L 2 10 14
36 22 8 Scored S 7 21 44
61 28 6 Conceded C 8 33 51
90% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 85% 83%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 80% 66%
45% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 55% 41%
25% 25% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 30% 24%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 15% 12%
40% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 57% 60% 51%
25% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 29% 15% 29%
45% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 43% 40% 37%
 
4.8 5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.5 5.8
5.1 4.5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.8 4.6
1.4 1.2 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.1 1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 12.2 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.9 12.7
3.5 4.1 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.5 2.6
26% 27% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 43% 42%
 
13.2 12.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.1 11.6
4.2 4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.3 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stevenage have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) 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 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 24

Table
  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 40 22 13 5 69 33 21 13 4 4 31 15 19 9 9 1 38 18 36 79
2 Exeter City 40 20 14 6 58 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 21 9 8 4 27 19 22 74
3 Port Vale 41 20 12 9 63 39 21 11 6 4 33 17 20 9 6 5 30 22 24 72
4 Mansfield Town 40 20 9 11 57 44 19 13 3 3 32 19 21 7 6 8 25 25 13 69
5 Northampton Town 41 19 10 12 47 34 21 12 4 5 28 14 20 7 6 7 19 20 13 67
6 Bristol Rovers 41 19 10 12 56 45 20 12 3 5 30 20 21 7 7 7 26 25 11 67
7 Newport County 41 18 12 11 63 50 20 9 6 5 38 25 21 9 6 6 25 25 13 66
8 Salford City 41 18 11 12 52 36 21 10 7 4 29 17 20 8 4 8 23 19 16 65
9 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 47 37 21 14 3 4 32 16 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 65
10 Sutton United 40 18 10 12 59 46 20 12 5 3 33 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 13 64
11 Swindon Town 40 17 11 12 62 49 20 7 7 6 30 21 20 10 4 6 32 28 13 62
12 Crawley Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 21 8 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 23 28 -5 54
13 Hartlepool United 41 14 11 16 42 55 20 9 7 4 24 20 21 5 4 12 18 35 -13 53
14 Leyton Orient 41 11 16 14 53 41 20 8 5 7 31 17 21 3 11 7 22 24 12 49
15 Bradford City 41 11 15 15 44 49 20 4 9 7 24 27 21 7 6 8 20 22 -5 48
16 Rochdale 41 10 17 14 44 51 21 6 11 4 23 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -7 47
17 Harrogate Town 41 12 11 18 57 65 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 7 4 10 29 35 -8 47
18 Walsall 41 12 11 18 42 54 20 8 5 7 27 26 21 4 6 11 15 28 -12 47
19 Carlisle United 41 12 11 18 36 55 21 6 7 8 16 22 20 6 4 10 20 33 -19 47
20 Colchester United 41 11 12 18 39 55 21 5 8 8 20 26 20 6 4 10 19 29 -16 45
21 Barrow 40 8 13 19 34 48 20 3 9 8 19 25 20 5 4 11 15 23 -14 37
22 Oldham Athletic 41 9 10 22 42 64 20 5 3 12 25 35 21 4 7 10 17 29 -22 37
23 Stevenage 40 8 13 19 36 61 20 6 6 8 22 28 20 2 7 11 14 33 -25 37
24 Scunthorpe United 41 4 12 25 26 76 21 3 5 13 13 34 20 1 7 12 13 42 -50 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.