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Accrington S. face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Reds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 6 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Sep | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 18 Mar | Rochdale | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 29 Oct | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Rochdale, Accrington S. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Reds have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 35 points from their 22 games so far. Accrington S. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 22 from their 22 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dale, as the The Reds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Accrington S. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |