FM Preview: Rochdale v Notts. County 15 Mar 2011

Last updated : 14 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rochdale v Notts. County fixture

Notts. County face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 7 of the 17 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2009, the Dale carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2007/2008 Tue 08 Apr Rochdale 4 - 2 Notts. County League Two
2007/2008 Sat 22 Mar Notts. County 1 - 0 Rochdale League Two
2006/2007 Sat 17 Feb Notts. County 1 - 2 Rochdale League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Rochdale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Dale's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Notts. County have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Magpies have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 45 points from their 33 games played so far,

Notts. County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 32 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rochdale 6 2 1 3 7 9 7
Notts. County 6 2 1 3 3 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Notts. County on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rochdale. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rochdale Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Notts. County Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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