This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Barnet and Rochdale at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th May 2010 in the League Two.
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Rochdale face a trip to Barnet at Underhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dale will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 14 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, the Bees carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Barnet | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 18 Nov | Rochdale | 3 - 2 | Barnet | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Barnet | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Barnet | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnet's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bees's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Rochdale's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Dale have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Barnet are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 45 points from 45 matches. Rochdale are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 82 points from the 45 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Dale out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Barnet. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnet | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
