Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 7 each, with Rochdale 17th and Oldham Athletic 16th. Rochdale had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.43 for Rochdale and 1.14/1.29 for Oldham Athletic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 5 for Rochdale, 7 for Oldham Athletic and 7 drawn, at 2.37 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 32% of meetings won.
The referee was S. Parkinson, with 100 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. Crown Oil Arena, capacity 10,249, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rochdale led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Rochdale: Dan Moss (7'), Dajaune Brown (63')
Key stats
Possession: Rochdale 49% · Oldham Athletic 51% · Total shots: 7-17 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 0-6