Match Report
30 points for Rochdale U18 (16th), 39 for Chesterfield U18 (8th): a 9-point gap. Chesterfield U18 had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Rochdale U18 were scoring 2.21 and conceding 2.29, Chesterfield U18 1.71 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.96 goals per team per game.
Rochdale U18 had gone 8 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Rochdale U18 1/15, Chesterfield U18 9/15.
The venue was Walton Road Stadium, with room for 7,032 spectators.


