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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 drawn 7 of the 13 contests however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | Notts. County | 1-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Dale's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Notts. County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 46 points from their 32 games so far. Rochdale are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Notts. County are not exactly setting the world alight at Meadow Lane at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rochdale in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rochdale | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |