Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Stevenage (2nd, 85 pts) held a 47-point advantage over Rochdale (24th, 38 pts). Recent form flatters Rochdale's table spot — 16th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Scoring rates set the scale: Rochdale 1 scored and 1.52 conceded per game, Stevenage 1.33 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.17.
Rochdale had not won in 9 games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Rochdale, 1 draw and 4 for Stevenage, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
S. Stockbridge took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, capacity 10,249, hosted the game. Rochdale led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.