Match Report
45 points separated the sides: Northampton Town 3rd on 83, Rochdale 24th on 38. On the form table Rochdale stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.52 for Rochdale and 1.35/0.91 for Northampton Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Rochdale had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 9 Rochdale wins, 2 for Northampton Town, 6 draws, at 2.41 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 35% of the wins in this matchup.
N. Hair took charge of the match — our records show 85 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, capacity 10,249, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.