FM Preview: Rochdale v Charlton Athletic 29 Mar 2011

Last updated : 28 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rochdale v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Athletic travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, 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.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 08 Jan Charlton Ath. 4 - 1 Rochdale F.A. Cup
1973/1974 Sat 16 Mar Rochdale 1-1 Charlton Ath. Third Division
1973/1974 Sat 20 Oct Charlton Ath. 3 - 0 Rochdale Third Division
1972/1973 Sat 06 Jan Charlton Ath. 1 - 0 Rochdale Third Division
1972/1973 Sat 26 Aug Rochdale 0 - 2 Charlton Ath. Third Division
1961/1962 Tue 14 Nov Rochdale 1 - 0 Charlton Ath. League Cup
1954/1955 Sat 08 Jan Rochdale 1 - 3 Charlton Ath. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Rochdale have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Charlton Athletic is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Addicks have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 54 points from their 36 games so far.

Charlton Athletic's 50 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rochdale 6 3 0 3 6 7 9
Charlton Athletic 6 0 3 3 5 9 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dale, as the Addicks have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rochdale 6 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Charlton Athletic Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 10 most recent games.

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