Match Report
2 points and 6 places separated them: Rochdale 24th with 4, Shrewsbury Town 18th with 6. The last five rounds placed Rochdale 20th in the league for form — higher than their 24th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.67 for Rochdale and 0.67/1.67 for Shrewsbury Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Rochdale arrived off four straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 9 Rochdale wins, 5 for Shrewsbury Town, 1 draw, at 2.73 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.6 goals per game across the last five against 2.73 historically.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, S. Mather was the man in the middle. The match was played at Crown Oil Arena (capacity 10,249). Rochdale led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rochdale: Baba Adeeko (33'), Luke Hannant (43'), Jonny Smith (80')
Key stats
Possession: Rochdale 66% · Shrewsbury Town 34% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-3