Match Report
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 6 Bristol Rovers wins, 7 for Rochdale, 4 draws, at 2.94 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 65% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 71%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.94 historically.
Memorial Stadium in Seattle staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,832. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.