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Fleetwood Town FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Fleetwood Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Rochdale AFC
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Highbury Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+12'
Y 54' Ryan McLaughlin
Callum Connolly 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fleetwood Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Graham
  • Referee Barry Gordon
  • Referee Peter Gooch
  • Referee Robert Madley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
1
Fleetwood Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rochdale AFC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-10 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC 2020-10-03 Rochdale AFC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2019-12-26 Rochdale AFC 2–3 Fleetwood Town FC 2019-09-21 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-01-19 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Rochdale AFC H 1–0 W
05 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 W
02 Apr Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Swindon Town FC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
13 Mar Blackpool FC A 0–0 D
Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 0–1 L
05 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 D
02 Apr Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
20 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–3 D
13 Mar Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W
09 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Highbury Stadium that hosts another battle between Fleetwood Town FC and Rochdale AFC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Fleetwood Town FC in their trying to find a way past Rochdale AFC's compact .
  • 13' Rochdale AFC make a change. Matt Done trudges off to be replaced by Kwadwo Baah on 13 minutes.
  • 18' England international Aaron Morley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Rochdale AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordan Rossiter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fleetwood Town FC and Rochdale AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' The Ireland defender Eoghan O'Connell breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 0-1!
  • 54' Ryan McLaughlin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 57' Stephen Dooley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conor Grant on 57 minute.
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum Connolly.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Rochdale AFC. Haydon Roberts is replaced by Jack Vale.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Fleetwood Town FC make a change. Daniel Batty trudges off to be replaced by Harrison Biggins on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Conor Grant has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 379 appearances.
  • 89' Jimmy Keohane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' A change in the Fleetwood Town FC ranks — Wes Burns exits the field as Harvey Saunders enters on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rochdale AFC.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simon Grayson

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Wilbraham 3
Ian Henderson 3
Ian Henderson 2
Paddy Madden 2
Ched Evans 2
Jim McNulty 1
Danny Andrew 1
Rekeil Pyke 1

Head to Head

2021-04-10 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC 2020-10-03 Rochdale AFC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2019-12-26 Rochdale AFC 2–3 Fleetwood Town FC 2019-09-21 Fleetwood Town FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-01-19 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2021-04-10 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC W 2021-04-05 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2021-04-02 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2021-03-20 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Swindon Town FC L 2021-03-16 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-03-13 Blackpool FC 0–0 Fleetwood Town FC D

Rochdale AFC Form

2021-04-10 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC L 2021-04-05 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2021-04-02 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC L 2021-03-20 Rochdale AFC 3–3 Peterborough United FC D 2021-03-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC W 2021-03-09 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.29 Fleetwood Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Rochdale AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC47% Draw28% Rochdale AFC25%
Actual: Fleetwood Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Rochdale AFC
53%
Fleetwood Town FC or Rochdale AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC29% Draw51% Rochdale AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap Fleetwood Town FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.