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Notts. County prepare to entertain Rochdale at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Magpies have won and drawn 6 times in this fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in January 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Notts. County | 0-0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Rochdale | 0 - 3 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 10 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 09 Aug | Notts. County | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Dec | Notts. County | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | FAC |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 10 Feb | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Magpies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Rochdale's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Dale's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Notts. County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 43 matches. Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Rochdale claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Drawn last 4 games at home. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |