Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rochdale (2nd, 106 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Southend United (6th, 81 pts). Recent form told a different story for Rochdale: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.
Southend United carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Rochdale arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 5 for Southend United, 8 for Rochdale and 6 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 37% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 68% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Goal scorers
Southend United: Andrew Dallas (3'), James Golding (17'), Tom Hopper (27') · Rochdale: Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (20'), Casey Pettit (55')
Key stats
Possession: Southend United 48% · Rochdale 52% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 4-4