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Charlton Ath. travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The last time the two teams met at Rochdale was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1974, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 4 - 1 | Rochdale | FAC |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 16 Mar | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 20 Oct | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 06 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 26 Aug | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1961/1962 | Tue 14 Nov | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Charlton Ath. | LGEC |
| 1954/1955 | Sat 08 Jan | Rochdale | 1 - 3 | Charlton Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of Charlton Ath. however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Addicks pummel 15 goals, and let in 6.
Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 22 points from their 18 games played so far, Charlton Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League One, and have accumulated 32 points from the 18 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Charlton Ath. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Rochdale. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |