FootyMAD's Rochdale match preview

Last updated : 12 August 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Rochdale v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. 4 out of the 5 previous games have been drawn by Robins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2004, with Cheltenham T. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Dale in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 05 FebCheltenham T.2 - 0RochdaleLGE2
2004/2005Sat 16 OctRochdale1 - 2Cheltenham T.LGE2
2003/2004Sat 21 FebRochdale0 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2
2003/2004Sat 18 OctCheltenham T.0 - 2RochdaleLGE2
2001/2002Sat 23 MarCheltenham T.1 - 1RochdaleLGE2
2001/2002Tue 23 OctRochdale2 - 2Cheltenham T.LGE2
2000/2001Fri 23 MarRochdale1 - 1Cheltenham T.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Rochdale have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Robins have hit 9 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Cheltenham T. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola League Two, and have accumulated 4 points from the 2 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Rochdale6231959
Cheltenham T.631210910

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Cheltenham T. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rochdale. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Rochdale No sequences of note
Cheltenham T. Not won in previous 4 away matches.