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Rochdale vs Bolton: result 0-3 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on November 2, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Rochdale
0-3
Bolton

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What was the result of Rochdale vs Bolton?

Bolton won 0-3 on November 2, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 16′O. AfolayanBolton
  • 19′D. JohnBolton
  • 45′E. DoyleBolton (pen.)

Official lineup for Rochdale vs Bolton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rochdale

3-4-3
  1. 20D. Cashman
  2. 11C. Grant
  3. 14G. Broadbent
  1. 7S. Dooley
  2. 16Matthew Done
  3. 15S. Graham
  4. 12J. Dorsett
  1. 5M. Taylor
  2. 2C. O'Keeffe
  3. 3A. White
  1. 1J. Lynch

Bolton

4-2-3-1
  1. 17O. Afolayan
  1. 24E. Kachunga
  2. 9E. Doyle
  3. 25G. Thomason
  1. 23L. Isgrove
  2. 8J. Sheehan
  1. 5Ricardo
  2. 4M. Williams
  3. 3D. John
  4. 27Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
  1. 12J. Dixon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Rochdale
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 30, 2021Barrow(away)2-1League Two
Oct 23, 2021Sutton Utd(home)3-2League Two
Oct 19, 2021Salford City(away)0-0League Two
Oct 16, 2021Swindon Town(away)2-2League Two
Oct 9, 2021Crawley Town(home)0-1League Two
Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 30, 2021Portsmouth(away)0-1League One
Oct 23, 2021Gillingham(home)2-2League One
Oct 19, 2021Plymouth(away)0-3League One
Oct 16, 2021Wigan(home)0-4League One
Oct 9, 2021Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-1League One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Rochdale wins, 1 draw, 1 Bolton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 11, 2020Rochdale 2-0 BoltonLeague One
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: Rochdale vs Bolton on Jan 11, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Rochdale score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rochdale1.31.247/156/15
Bolton1.31.526/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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1Bolton33001029

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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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