Wycombe Wanderers FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Wycombe Wanderers FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Adams Park.
- Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Hicks
- Referee Kevin Morris
- Referee Mike Desborough
- Referee John Flynn
5 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 6.4 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan | Rochdale AFC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Jan | Sunderland AFC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 01 Jan | Ipswich Town FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Dec | Coventry City FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 26 Dec | Portsmouth FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Dec | Oxford United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan | Wycombe Wanderers FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Jan | Bolton Wanderers FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Jan | Accrington Stanley FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Dec | Gillingham FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Dec | Fleetwood Town FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Dec | Burton Albion FC | A | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Wycombe Wanderers FC this season
Wycombe Wanderers FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Wycombe Wanderers FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/6
31-45
5/1
46-60
3/7
61-75
4/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Wycombe Wanderers FC
| Jayden Wareham | 6 G | 1 A |
| Fred Onyedinma | 4 G | 3 A |
| Cauley Woodrow | 3 G | 1 A |
| Connor Taylor | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Wycombe Wanderers FC host Rochdale AFC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Curtis Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 10' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Adams Park. Rochdale AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 18' Goal! Ian Henderson scores his 43 goal in 140 matches.
- 23' Wycombe Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wycombe Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' Luke Matheson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wycombe Wanderers FC tonight.
- 31' The England Jason McCarthy breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 1-1!
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Rochdale AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wycombe Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 51' Wycombe Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' 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.
- 61' 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.
- 66' Wycombe Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eoghan O'Connell suffering a number of foals already.
- 73' Paul Smyth is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Wheeler at the 73 minute mark.
- 75' Stephen Dooley is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Calvin Andrew on 79 minutes.
- 80' Darius Charles catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
- 85' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' Fresh legs for Wycombe Wanderers FC! Nnamdi Ofoborh comes on to replace Dominic Gape.
- 89' A change in the Wycombe Wanderers FC ranks — Curtis Thompson exits the field as Matt Bloomfield enters on 89.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Wycombe Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
David Wheeler ↓ Paul Smyth 73'
- 27
- 26
- 21
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 22
-
4
Dominic Gape ↓ Nnamdi Ofoborh 87'
- 18
- 20
Bench
-
28
Nnamdi Ofoborh ↑ 87'
-
17
Paul Smyth ↑ 73'
- 25
- 2
-
10
Matt Bloomfield ↑ 89'
- 11
- 16
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Rochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 3
-
20
Jimmy Ryan ↓ Fabio Tavares 73'
- 6
- 40
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 41
- 13
- 12
Bench
- 1
- 4
- 16
- 36
-
37
Fabio Tavares ↑ 73'
- 35
- 21
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fred Onyedinma | 3 |
| Adebayo Akinfenwa | 2 |
| Ian Henderson | 2 |
| Bryn Morris | 1 |
| Jason McCarthy | 1 |
| Joe Jacobson | 1 |
Head to Head
Wycombe Wanderers FC Form
2020-01-18
Wycombe Wanderers FC
2–1
Rochdale AFC
W
2020-01-11
Sunderland AFC
4–0
Wycombe Wanderers FC
L
2020-01-01
Wycombe Wanderers FC
1–1
Ipswich Town FC
D
2019-12-29
Wycombe Wanderers FC
1–4
Coventry City FC
L
2019-12-26
Portsmouth FC
2–0
Wycombe Wanderers FC
L
2019-12-21
Oxford United FC
1–0
Wycombe Wanderers FC
L
Rochdale AFC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54
Wycombe Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08
Rochdale AFC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wycombe Wanderers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Wycombe Wanderers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Rochdale AFC
51%
Wycombe Wanderers FC or Rochdale AFC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Wycombe Wanderers FC
| Handicap | Wycombe Wanderers FC covers | Push | Rochdale AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 22% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Wycombe Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.