FootyMAD Rochdale match preview

History of the Cheltenham Town v Rochdale fixture

Cheltenham prepare to entertain Rochdale at Whaddon Road on Saturday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. There have only been 1 against the opposition from the 3 matches played by the Robins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was just last season, in March 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Sat 23 Mar	Cheltenham	1-1	Rochdale	LD3
2001/2002	Tue 23 Oct	Rochdale	2 - 2	Cheltenham	LD3
2000/2001	Fri 23 Mar	Rochdale	1 - 1	Cheltenham	LD3
2000/2001	Sat 21 Oct	Cheltenham	0 - 2	Rochdale	LD3
1999/2000	Sat 04 Dec	Rochdale	0 - 0	Cheltenham	LD3
1999/2000	Sat 07 Aug	Cheltenham	0 - 2	Rochdale	LD3

Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Cheltenham find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches. Rochdale's 17 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cheltenham	6	1	2	3	6	12	5
Rochdale	6	1	2	3	7	9	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Robins. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Cheltenham	Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Rochdale	Not won in previous 3 away matches.