This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Exeter City and Rochdale at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the League Two.
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Rochdale travel to take on Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Dale have recorded 4 wins, and Exeter City have come away with 13 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Exeter City was back in March 2003, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Rochdale | 3 - 3 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Exeter City | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Jan | Exeter City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Dale's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Exeter City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 32 points from their 19 games so far. Rochdale's total of 32 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Rochdale only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St James' Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rochdale | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
