Match Report
Rochdale, 11th with 62 points, sat 29 points above Oxford City (24th, 33). Oxford City ranked 20th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.39 for Rochdale and 1.17/2.04 for Oxford City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
Oxford City arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale (capacity 10,249). The referee was G. Rhodes, with 100 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oxford City led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.