Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Grimsby Town (11th, 61 pts) and Rochdale (24th, 38 pts). The last five rounds placed Rochdale 16th in the league for form — higher than their 24th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/1.22 for Grimsby Town and 1/1.52 for Rochdale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Grimsby Town have 1 win to Rochdale's 3, with 0 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Blundell Park in Cleethorpes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,546. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.