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Accrington S. play host to Rochdale at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 34 games played, The Reds have recorded 17 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1960, with Accrington S. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1960/1961 | Sat 18 Mar | Rochdale | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 29 Oct | Accrington S. | 2-0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 28 Mar | Accrington S. | 4 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 08 Nov | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1957/1958 | Mon 02 Sep | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | D3N |
| 1957/1958 | Wed 28 Aug | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 06 Apr | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Dale have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Rochdale are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 0 points from their 4 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the The Reds being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |