FM Preview: Rochdale v Notts. County 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rochdale v Notts. County fixture

Notts. County face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 18 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, the Dale carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Notts. County 2 - 0 Rochdale League One
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Notts. County 1 - 2 Rochdale League One
2010/2011 Tue 15 Mar Rochdale 1-0 Notts. County League One
2009/2010 Tue 20 Apr Notts. County 1 - 0 Rochdale League Two
2009/2010 Tue 24 Nov Rochdale 2 - 1 Notts. County League Two
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Rochdale 3 - 0 Notts. County League Two
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Notts. County 1 - 2 Rochdale League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Rochdale have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Dale's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Notts. County's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Magpies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Rochdale are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 24 points from their 28 games thus far.

Notts. County's 37 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rochdale 6 1 2 3 5 11 5
Notts. County 6 2 2 2 5 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Notts. County have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Rochdale. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rochdale No sequences of note
Notts. County 11 games since last away draw.

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