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Rochdale AFC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Rochdale AFC
0 – 2
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Crown Oil Arena HT 45+10' · FT 45+9'
Kwadwo Baah 40' Y
Y 75' Sean Clare
Oliver Rathbone 77' R
Y 78' Johnny Smith
Eoghan O'Connell 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rochdale AFC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Referee Steve Rushton
  • Referee Richard Bartlett
  • Referee Ivan Stankovic

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

2
3
Rochdale AFC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-27 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Burton Albion FC 2020-10-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-12-21 Burton Albion FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-01-05 Rochdale AFC 0–4 Burton Albion FC 2018-08-04 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC

Recent Form

Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L
23 Feb Northampton Town FC A 0–0 D
20 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
16 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
09 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–4 L
06 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Rochdale AFC A 2–0 W
23 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
20 Feb Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
13 Feb Northampton Town FC A 2–0 W
06 Feb Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
16 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Crown Oil Arena will turn into a battlefield for Rochdale AFC and Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rochdale AFC and Burton Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Sean Clare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The travelling Burton Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Kwadwo Baah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Aaron Morley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Oliver Rathbone, a England , has 56 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Burton Albion FC — Kane Hemmings on, Mike Fondop-Talom off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Kane Hemmings does the damage! The net is bulging and Burton Albion FC surge ahead!
  • 70' Rochdale AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Conor Grant. He replaces Conor Shaughnessy on 72 minute.
  • 75' Sean Clare picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Oliver Rathbone on 77 minutes earns him a Red card. Rochdale AFC will be frustrated.
  • 78' Johnny Smith was booked on 78.
  • 80' Burton Albion FC make a change. Sean Clare trudges off to be replaced by Michael Mancienne on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Eoghan O'Connell is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Burton Albion FC tonight.
  • 86' Lucas Akins adds to his 0 season tally! Burton Albion FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' Burton Albion FC ring the changes. Johnny Smith has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Broom to step up.
  • 90' Eoghan O'Connell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Abraham Odoh. He replaces Kwadwo Baah on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Rochdale AFC and Burton Albion FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Harness 3
Liam Boyce 3
Brad Inman 2
Brad Inman 2
Lucas Akins 2
Liam Boyce 1
Ryan Edwards 1
Callum Camps 1

Head to Head

2021-02-27 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Burton Albion FC 2020-10-20 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-12-21 Burton Albion FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC 2019-01-05 Rochdale AFC 0–4 Burton Albion FC 2018-08-04 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC

Rochdale AFC Form

2021-02-27 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2021-02-23 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Rochdale AFC D 2021-02-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2021-02-16 Blackpool FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC L 2021-02-09 Rochdale AFC 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-02-06 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2021-02-27 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Burton Albion FC W 2021-02-23 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC W 2021-02-20 Burton Albion FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2021-02-13 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC W 2021-02-06 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-01-16 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.89 Rochdale AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rochdale AFC24% Draw28% Burton Albion FC48%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rochdale AFC or Draw
52%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
76%
Rochdale AFC or Burton Albion FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rochdale AFC16% Draw48% Burton Albion FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC

Handicap Rochdale AFC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 24% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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