This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Accrington Stanley and Rochdale at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th March 2010 in the League Two.
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Rochdale face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Dale have recorded 15 wins, and Accrington S. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners 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 24 Oct | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Sep | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 05 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Rochdale | 4 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
The Dale have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Dale, and 5 goals against.
Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 53 points from their 34 games so far. Rochdale are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 35 games giving them a return of 72 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dale's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Accrington S., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rochdale | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |
