Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Coventry City (1st, 67 pts) and Rochdale (19th, 36 pts). Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Rochdale ran at 1.15 scored and 1.68 conceded, Coventry City at 1.41 and 0.88.
Momentum sat with Coventry City, winners of their last three. Rochdale had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Coventry City, 13.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Rochdale, 3 draws and 3 for Coventry City, at 1.7 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, with room for 10,249 spectators. Coventry City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.




