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Rochdale vs Blackpool: result 1-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 1, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Rochdale
1-2
Blackpool

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What was the result of Rochdale vs Blackpool?

Blackpool won 1-2 on January 1, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 54′N. DelfounesoBlackpool
  • 67′K. MellorBlackpool
  • 90′M. KitchingRochdale

Official lineup for Rochdale vs Blackpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rochdale

  1. 9Calvin Andrew
  2. 16Matthew Done
  3. 40I. Henderson
  1. 10C. Camps
  2. 14O. Rathbone
  3. 27A. Cannon
  1. 3Kgosietsile Ntlhe
  2. 6H. McGahey
  3. 29D. Daniels
  4. 32M. Kitching
  1. 1J. Lillis

Blackpool

  1. 30N. Delfouneso
  1. 14Jimmy Ryan
  2. 15S. Longstaff
  3. 17V. Solomon-Otabor
  4. 24C. Cooke
  1. 2K. Mellor
  2. 5C. Robertson
  3. 16C. Tilt
  4. 20O. Turton
  5. 23C. Daniel
  1. 37C. Mafoumbi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rochdale have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Blackpool have 2, 5 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rochdale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2017Doncaster(away)0-2League One
Dec 26, 2017Blackburn(away)0-2League One
Dec 23, 2017Walsall(home)1-1League One
Dec 16, 2017Oxford United(home)0-0League One
Dec 9, 2017Bradford(away)3-4League One
Blackpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 30, 2017Plymouth(home)2-2League One
Dec 26, 2017Scunthorpe(home)2-3League One
Dec 23, 2017Charlton(away)1-1League One
Dec 16, 2017Shrewsbury(away)0-1League One
Dec 9, 2017Rotherham(home)1-2League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Rochdale wins, 1 draw, 0 Blackpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2017Blackpool 0-0 RochdaleLeague One
Apr 16, 2016Rochdale 3-0 BlackpoolLeague One
Aug 15, 2015Blackpool 0-2 RochdaleLeague One

Last archived meeting: Blackpool vs Rochdale on Sep 26, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Rochdale score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rochdale1.51.358/156/15
Blackpool1.31.7211/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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18Blackpool822413148

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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

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