Blackburn vs Rochdale: result 2-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 24Kick-off on December 26, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire
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What was the result of Blackburn vs Rochdale?
Blackburn won 2-0 on December 26, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 35′Kgosietsile NtlheBlackburn (o.g.)
- 42′C. MulgrewBlackburn (pen.)
Official lineup for Blackburn vs Rochdale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Blackburn
- 10Danny Graham
- 20M. Antonsson
- 6R. Smallwood
- 23B. Dack
- 29C. Evans
- 31E. Bennett
- 2R. Nyambe
- 3D. Williams
- 14C. Mulgrew
- 25Paul Michael Downing
- 1David Raya
Rochdale
- 11J. Williams
- 17B. Inman
- 40I. Henderson
- 10C. Camps
- 14O. Rathbone
- 18Keith Keane
- 3Kgosietsile Ntlhe
- 6H. McGahey
- 29D. Daniels
- 39Joe Bunney
- 1J. Lillis
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 9 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats; Rochdale have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Northampton(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Charlton(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Crewe(away) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Peterborough(away) | 3-2 | League One |
| Dec 3, 2017 | Crewe(home) | 3-3 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Walsall(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Oxford United(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Bradford(away) | 3-4 | League One |
| Dec 4, 2017 | Slough Town(away) | 4-0 | FA Cup |
| Nov 28, 2017 | Doncaster(home) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Blackburn win, 1 draw, 0 Rochdale wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2017 | Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Blackburn score 2.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rochdale score 1.6 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 2.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Rochdale | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy