FM Preview: Fleetwood Town v Rochdale 06 Apr 2013

Last updated : 05 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Fleetwood Town v Rochdale fixture

Fleetwood Town prepare to entertain Rochdale at Highbury Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Rochdale 0 - 0 Fleetwood Tn. League Two
2012/2013 Tue 04 Sep Rochdale 2 - 2 Fleetwood Tn. (Associate Members)

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Recent respective form guides

Fleetwood Town have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. While have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Dale have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Fleetwood Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 60 points from their 41 games so far.

Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 41 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Fleetwood Town 6 2 3 1 9 6 9
Rochdale 6 2 3 1 9 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Fleetwood Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Highbury Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Rochdale in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Fleetwood Town Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Rochdale 4 games since last defeat.

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