Rochdale AFC vs Accrington Stanley FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Rochdale AFC

3 – 1

Full Time

Accrington Stanley FC

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 11:30 UTC Crown Oil Arena HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Y 22' Paul Smyth

Ryan McLaughlin 29' Y

Y 46' Ben Barclay

Y 90' Cameron Burgess

Jake Beesley 90' Y

Overview

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Rochdale AFC vs Accrington Stanley FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.

Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Accrington Stanley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Scott Oldham
Referee James Bell
Referee Lisa Rashid
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Rochdale AFC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Accrington Stanley FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-17 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Accrington Stanley FC 2020-10-10 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC 2020-01-01 Accrington Stanley FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC 2019-10-12 Rochdale AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC 2019-04-09 Accrington Stanley FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC

Recent Form

Rochdale AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	H	3–1	W
13 Apr	Swindon Town FC	H	2–1	W
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

Accrington Stanley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Rochdale AFC	A	1–3	L
13 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–5	L
05 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	2–1	W
02 Apr	Burton Albion FC	H	0–0	D
27 Mar	Peterborough United FC	A	0–7	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Crown Oil Arena will turn into a battlefield for Rochdale AFC and Accrington Stanley FC.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Jimmy Keohane adds to his 0 season tally! Rochdale AFC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
13' A goal from the England international Ben Barclay! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-1!
18' Conor Grant is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Accrington Stanley FC tonight.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paul Smyth on 22.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' Poor challenge from Ryan McLaughlin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rochdale AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Rochdale AFC in their trying to find a way past Accrington Stanley FC's compact .
46' The referee shows Accrington Stanley FC player a Yellow card on 46.
51' The 37-year-old Sean McConville has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' Time for substitution for Accrington Stanley FC. David Morgan is replaced by Adam Phillips.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
66' Brilliant from the forward! Jake Beesley makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 66.
71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
72' Matt Butcher gets the nod from Accrington Stanley FC. He replaces Ben Barclay and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Time for substitution for Accrington Stanley FC. Paul Smyth is replaced by Harrison Perritt.
77' Another substitution for Accrington Stanley FC to replace Seamus Conneely by Jonathan Russell on 77 minute.
82' The travelling Accrington Stanley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' A change in the Rochdale AFC ranks — Stephen Dooley exits the field as Alex Newby enters on 83.
88' The Rochdale AFC manager makes a substitution. Conor Grant departs to be replaced by Conor Shaughnessy.
90' Accrington Stanley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Matthew Lund gets the nod from Rochdale AFC. He replaces Aaron Morley and will look to change the dynamic.
With this win, Rochdale AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Conor Shaughnessy ↑ 88'
4
Jim McNulty
16
Matt Done
21
Matthew Lund ↑ 90'
1
Gavin Bazunu
10
Alex Newby ↑ 83'
22
Kwadwo Baah

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Accrington Stanley FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Ben Barclay ↓ Matt Butcher 72'
7
Paul Smyth ↓ Harrison Perritt 76'
2
Michael Nottingham
4
Cameron Burgess
40
Toby Savin
28
Seamus Conneely C ↓ Jonathan Russell 77'
18
Harvey Rodgers
11
Sean McConville
32
Dion Charles
37
David Morgan ↓ Adam Phillips 53'
19
Colby Bishop

Bench

24
Stephen Sama
36
Adam Phillips ↑ 53'
6
Matt Butcher ↑ 72'
21
Harrison Perritt ↑ 76'
14
Tariq Uwakwe
8
Jonathan Russell ↑ 77'
13
Jack Buckley

Coach John Coleman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ian Henderson	4
Jimmy Keohane	2
Joe Pritchard	2
Offrande Zanzala	1
Stephen Dooley	1
Jonathan Russell	1
Ben Barclay	1
Conor Shaughnessy	1

Head to Head

Rochdale AFC Form

2021-04-17 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-04-13 Rochdale AFC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W 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

Accrington Stanley FC Form

2021-04-17 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-04-13 Blackpool FC 0–0 Accrington Stanley FC D 2021-04-10 Accrington Stanley FC 1–5 AFC Wimbledon L 2021-04-05 Oxford United FC 1–2 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-04-02 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2021-03-27 Peterborough United FC 7–0 Accrington Stanley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.71 Rochdale AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Accrington Stanley FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rochdale AFC54% Draw25% Accrington Stanley FC21%

Actual: Rochdale AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Rochdale AFC or Draw

79%

Draw or Accrington Stanley FC

46%

Rochdale AFC or Accrington Stanley FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rochdale AFC37% Draw46% Accrington Stanley FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC

Handicap	Rochdale AFC covers	Push	Accrington Stanley FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Accrington Stanley FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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