About Match
3 points for Rochdale (22nd), 9 for Barnet (3rd): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Rochdale 1 scored and 2 conceded per game, Barnet 2.4 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.33. A win would lift Rochdale to 6 points and up to 13th (other results unchanged).
Level finishes have become the habit for Barnet: three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Rochdale have banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Barnet, 9.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Rochdale wins, 3 for Barnet, 1 draw, at 2.86 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 71% of the meetings.
The venue is Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, with room for 10,249 spectators.