Match

Rochdale vs Bolton: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 27Kick-off on January 11, 2020 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Rochdale
2-0
Bolton

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What was the result of Rochdale vs Bolton?

Rochdale won 2-0 on January 11, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 44′Luke Alexander MathesonRochdale
  • 80′Jimmy RyanRochdale

Official lineup for Rochdale vs Bolton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rochdale

4-4-2
  1. 22K. Baah
  2. 40I. Henderson
  1. 18Aaron Wilbraham
  2. 10C. Camps
  3. 13J. Keohane
  4. 20Jimmy Ryan
  1. 7S. Dooley
  2. 41Luke Alexander Matheson
  3. 6E. O'Connell
  4. 8M. Williams
  1. 25Robert Sánchez

Bolton

5-3-2
  1. 27R. Darcy
  2. 23Joseph Dodoo
  1. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  2. 35Sonny Graham
  3. 18E. Hamilton
  1. 30Y. Zouma
  2. 26L. Edwards
  3. 2J. Emmanuel
  4. 28A. Nsiala
  5. 12A. Chicksen
  1. 20R. Matthews
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rochdale have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Bolton have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Rochdale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 4, 2020Newcastle(home)1-1FA Cup
Jan 1, 2020Accrington ST(away)2-1League One
Dec 29, 2019Gillingham(away)0-1League One
Dec 26, 2019Fleetwood Town(home)2-3League One
Dec 21, 2019Burton Albion(away)1-3League One
Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 1, 2020Burton Albion(home)3-4League One
Dec 29, 2019Shrewsbury(home)1-1League One
Dec 26, 2019Sunderland(away)0-0League One
Dec 21, 2019Southend(home)3-2League One
Dec 14, 2019Peterborough(away)0-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Rochdale wins, 1 draw, 1 Bolton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 19, 2019Bolton 1-3 RochdaleLeague One
Oct 1, 2019Rochdale 1-1 BoltonEFL Trophy
Aug 13, 2019Rochdale 5-2 BoltonLeague Cup
Feb 14, 2017Bolton 1-0 RochdaleLeague One
Sep 27, 2016Rochdale 1-0 BoltonLeague One

Last archived meeting: Bolton vs Rochdale on Oct 19, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Rochdale score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rochdale0.91.348/158/15
Bolton1.31.748/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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5Bolton4619189705275

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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