Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Rochdale 2nd on 106, Forest Green Rovers 7th on 81. Recent form told a different story for Rochdale: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Rochdale were scoring 1.91 and conceding 0.89, Forest Green Rovers 1.78 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Rochdale arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Rochdale against 5/15 for Forest Green Rovers.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Rochdale, 1 draw and 3 for Forest Green Rovers, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
Crown Oil Arena, capacity 10,249, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Rochdale: Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (2'), Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (64') · Forest Green Rovers: Kyle McAllister (43')
Key stats
Possession: Rochdale 39% · Forest Green Rovers 61% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 3-7