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

League One · 2020-21
Rochdale AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Crown Oil Arena HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 43' Lee Brown
Y 51' Tom Naylor
Paul McShane 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall

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

1
6
Rochdale AFC 7 games · Avg 2.7 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2020-02-28 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Rochdale AFC 2019-11-23 Rochdale AFC 0–3 Portsmouth FC 2019-04-13 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Rochdale AFC 2018-12-02 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D
12 Sep Swindon Town FC A 1–3 L
07 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
28 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L
22 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Rochdale AFC A 0–0 D
12 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
06 Jul Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
03 Jul Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
10 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 2–2 D
07 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Rochdale AFC and Portsmouth FC is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Jack Whatmough is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rochdale AFC so far.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rochdale AFC and Portsmouth FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Crown Oil Arena. Rochdale AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Portsmouth FC have won 525 goals from 371 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Rochdale AFC make a change. Stephen Humphrys trudges off to be replaced by Matt Done on 38 minutes.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Lee Brown. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 51' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' It’s high time Kenny Jackett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Sean Raggett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Andy Cannon is replaced by Michael Jacobs.
  • 70' Rochdale AFC make a change. Alex Newby trudges off to be replaced by Stephen Dooley on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Rochdale AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Ronan Curtis departs to be replaced by Ellis Harrison.
  • 80' Jim McNulty is replacing Eoghan O'Connell for the Rochdale AFC side.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 86' The referee shows Rochdale AFC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ronan Curtis 3
Ryan Williams 3
Jamal Lowe 2
Brett Pitman 2
Aaron Wilbraham 2
Oliver Hawkins 1
Andre Green 1
Matt Clarke 1

Head to Head

2020-09-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2020-02-28 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Rochdale AFC 2019-11-23 Rochdale AFC 0–3 Portsmouth FC 2019-04-13 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Rochdale AFC 2018-12-02 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Portsmouth FC

Rochdale AFC Form

2020-09-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2020-09-12 Swindon Town FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC L 2020-03-07 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-02-28 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Rochdale AFC L 2020-02-22 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2020-02-11 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Rochdale AFC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2020-09-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2020-09-12 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2020-03-10 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2020-03-07 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Rochdale AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rochdale AFC31% Draw32% Portsmouth FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Rochdale AFC or Draw
63%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
69%
Rochdale AFC or Portsmouth FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rochdale AFC21% Draw53% Portsmouth FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC

Handicap Rochdale AFC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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