About Match
The table reads 24th (Rochdale, 4 pts) against 8th (Crewe Alexandra, 10 pts), 6 points apart. On the form table Rochdale stand 20th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Per game in the league, Rochdale score 0.83 and conceding 1.67, Crewe Alexandra 1 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Rochdale on 7 points and up to 14th, other results permitting.
Crewe Alexandra's last four games have all finished level.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rochdale 3, draws 5, Crewe Alexandra 2, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
The venue is Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, with room for 10,249 spectators.