ROCHDALE. Oldham Athletic had a close win over Rochdale. Rochdale lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.42 degrees Celsius or 50.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 108
- 94 Dangerous attack 69
- 93 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Rochdale had a strong ball possession 59% while Oldham Athletic was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was putting more pressure with 94 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Oldham Athletic managed to find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Oldham Athletic shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Oldham Athletic received 2 yellow cards ( and Josh Lundstram).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rochdale will stay with 20 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic will have 22 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Rochdale will play away with Southend United on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).
Oldham Athletic will host Wealdstone on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Wealdstone (2 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
36'
53', 62', 82'
Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jim McNulty decided to play with the following team: Louie Moulden, Ryan East, Max Taylor, Kyle Ferguson, Kairo Mitchell, George Nevett, Jimmy Keohane, Adam Clayton, Cian Hayes, Harvey Gilmour and Tyrese Sinclair.
The home team had on the bench: Jesurun Uchegbulam, Michael Afuye, Kwaku Oduroh, Tommy McDermott, Ian Henderson and Michael Afuye.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: Kyle Ferguson for Kwaku Oduroh (36′), Adam Clayton for Ian Henderson (52′) and Tyrese Sinclair for Jesurun Uchegbulam (52′).
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
47'
Oldham Athletic started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Mathew Hudson, Will Sutton, Liam Hogan, Shaun Hobson, Harrison McGahey, Harrison McGahey, Mark Kitching, Nathan Sheron, Josh Lundstram, Devarn Green and James Norwood, Hallam Hope.
These were the players on the bench: Mark Shelton, Magnus Norman, Ben Tollitt, Mike Fondop and Alex Reid.
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made 2 changes: Hallam Hope for Alex Reid (87′) and Devarn Green for Mike Fondop (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Wealdstone – Boreham Wood – 1-1
- Southend United – Solihull Moors – 5-0
- Rochdale – Oldham Athletic – 3-4
- Halifax Town – Kidderminster Harriers – 2-1
- Eastleigh – York City – 3-1
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Woking – 2-1
- Bromley – Oxford City – 3-1
- Barnet – Maidenhead United – 3-2
- Aldershot Town – Hartlepool United – 2-1
- Fylde – Ebbsfleet United – 1-1
