Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Swindon Town 10th on 61, Rochdale 24th on 38. Recent form flatters Rochdale's table spot — 16th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.52 for Rochdale and 1.33/1.2 for Swindon Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
14 meetings are on record — 4 won by Rochdale, 5 by Swindon Town, 5 drawn, at 3.64 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 86% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.8 goals per game across the last five against 3.64 historically.
Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,249. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-4.