Match Report
73 points for Oldham Athletic (5th), 74 for Rochdale (4th): a 1-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Oldham Athletic: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.04 for Oldham Athletic and 1.5/0.96 for Rochdale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Rochdale came in having won four on the spin. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Oldham Athletic against 13/15 for Rochdale.
18 meetings are on record — 7 won by Oldham Athletic, 5 by Rochdale, 6 drawn, at 2.39 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Boundary Park in Oldham, with room for 13,512 spectators. On the scoreboard, Rochdale led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Oldham Athletic: Vimal Yoganathan (85') · Rochdale: Jay Bird (5')