Match Report
Oxford United, 6th with 74 points, sat 27 points above Rochdale (21st, 47). Rochdale ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Rochdale 1.33 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Oxford United 1.67 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.31.
A win had eluded Rochdale for 6 matches. Momentum sat with Oxford United, winners of their last six, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Rochdale, 15/15 for Oxford United.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 2 for Rochdale, 7 for Oxford United and 3 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
Spotland Stadium in Rochdale, capacity 10,249, hosted the game. Rochdale led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-4 full-time score.




