Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rochdale (4th, 74 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Fylde (23rd, 40 pts). Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Rochdale ran at 1.5 scored and 0.96 conceded, Fylde at 1.09 and 1.85.
Fylde arrived off five straight defeats. Rochdale had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Fylde, 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Rochdale wins, 1 for Fylde, 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting.
Spotland Stadium in Rochdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,249. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.