FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Accrington Stanley take on Rochdale in a League Two match on Sunday, 28th September 2008 at 15:00.

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History of the Accrington Stanley v Rochdale fixture

Rochdale face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Dale have recorded 14 wins, and Accrington S. have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Reds 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:
2007/2008Sun 16 MarRochdale4 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2007/2008Wed 05 DecAccrington S.1 - 2RochdaleLGE2
2006/2007Sat 03 MarRochdale4 - 2Accrington S.LGE2
2006/2007Sat 26 AugAccrington S.1 - 1RochdaleLGE2
1960/1961Sat 18 MarRochdale3 - 2Accrington S.LGE2
1960/1961Sat 29 OctAccrington S.2 - 0RochdaleLGE2
1958/1959Sat 28 MarAccrington S.4 - 2RochdaleLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.

The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Dale have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 7 points from their 7 games played so far, Rochdale's 9 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.6114484
Rochdale6222888

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 Accrington S.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Rochdale Not won in previous 7 away matches.