ROCHDALE. Rochdale had a surprising win over Stevenage with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rodney (7′) and a goal from D. Lloyd (28′). Stevenage lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
Danny Rose missed a decisive penalty (86′). That would have allowed Stevenage to draw the match.
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and Chris Isherwood. The 4th official was Richard Wigglesworth. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Stevenage had a superior ball possession 57% while Rochdale was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rochdale managed to find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Stevenage shot 28 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage received 2 yellow cards (Max Clark and Jake Reeves).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rochdale will have 25 points to hold in the 24th place. On the other side, Stevenage will stay with 60 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will host Tranmere Rovers on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Stevenage will host Doncaster Rovers on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
77'
28'
Rochdale started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jim Bentley decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Max Edward Taylor, Owen Dodgson, Jimmy Keohane, Danny Lloyd, Tobias Mullarkey, Ethan Brierley, Abraham Odoh, Scott Quigley and Devante Rodney.
The home team had on the bench: Liam Kelly, Ian Henderson, Jake Eastwood, Toumani Diagouraga, Rhys Bennett, Femi Seriki and D’Mani Bughail-Mellor.
Rochdale could not rely on the presence of Toumani Diagouraga (injured).
Substitutions
Rochdale made 4 changes: Danny Lloyd for Toumani Diagouraga (77′), Abraham Odoh for Rhys Bennett (82′), Scott Quigley for Ian Henderson (82′) and Devante Rodney for D’Mani Bughail-Mellor (83′).
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
19'
Stevenage started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Steve Evans played with: Toby Savin, Carl Piergianni, Max Clark, Jonathan Tomkinson, Michael Bostwick, Jake Forster-Caskey, Alex Gilbey, Jordan Roberts, Luke Norris ‘Hacker’, Jamie Reid and Daniel Sweeney.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Campbell, Adam Przybek, Kane Smith, Danny Rose, Jake Taylor, Josh March and Jake Reeves.
Substitutions
Stevenage made 5 changes: J. Tomkinson for Kane Smith (33′), Jake Forster-Caskey for Jake Taylor (33′), Michael Bostwick for Jake Reeves (46′), Jamie Reid for Josh March (81′) and Luke Norris for Danny Rose (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Colchester United – 2-0
- Walsall – Barrow – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Stockport County – Doncaster Rovers – 0-0
- Salford City – Newport County – 3-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Mansfield Town – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
