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Walsall travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Saddlers have recorded 7 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Rochdale was just over four years ago, in August 2006, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Dale 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Apr | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 27 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 12 Nov | Walsall | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | FAC |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 15 Jan | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Oct | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Walsall | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Saddlers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Rochdale's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Npower League One, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Walsall on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rochdale. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Walsall | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
