Match Report
42 points separated the sides: Hull City 1st on 89, Rochdale 21st on 47. On the form table Rochdale stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 21st overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Hull City ran at 1.74 scored and 0.83 conceded, Rochdale at 1.33 and 1.7.
Rochdale had not won in 6 games.
The venue was KCOM Stadium in Hull, with room for 25,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hull City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.




