Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Rochdale 4th on 74, Dagenham & Redbridge 21st on 52. Dagenham & Redbridge's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 21st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.35 for Dagenham & Redbridge and 1.5/0.96 for Rochdale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 Dagenham & Redbridge wins, 5 for Rochdale, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 82%.
Chigwell Construction Stadium in Dagenham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,078. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Dagenham & Redbridge: Junior Morias (79')