ROCHDALE. Rochdale comes back against Stevenage with 2 goals from E. List from a goal on the 47′ and a goal on the 27′. Rochdale was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Scott Oldham with the support of Graeme Fyvie and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Chris Isherwood. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rochdale had a strong ball possession 58% while Stevenage was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rochdale to win the match.
Rochdale shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stevenage shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 1 yellow card (L. Kelly). On the other side, Stevenage received 3 yellow cards (S. Cuthbert, A. Read and M. Melbourne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rochdale will have 23 points like Bradford City, Bristol Rovers and Hartlepool United to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Stevenage will have 18 points to remain in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will host Exeter City on the 27th of November with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (1 draw).
Stevenage will play away agasint Tranmere Rovers on the 27th of November with a 3-3 head to head.
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
36'
90'
4'
Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch , Max Taylor , Eoghan O’Connell , Jeriel Dorsett , Corey O’Keeffe , Stephen Dooley , Liam Kelly , Jimmy Keohane , Jake Beesley , Josh Andrews and Alex Newby .
The home team had on the bench: Abraham Odoh , Conor Grant , G. Broadbent, J. Coleman, E. Brierley, J. Scanlon and D. Cashman.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 2 changes: J. Keohane for C. Grant (36′) and A. Newby for A. Odoh (76′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was Liam Kelly.
His rating is with 83 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
Stevenage started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robbie O\’Keefe played with: Adam Smith , Luther James-Wildin , Terence Vancooten , Scott Cuthbert , Max Melbourne , Elliot Osborne , Ross Marshall , Jake Reeves , Ben Coker , Jamie Reid and Elliott List .
These were the players on the bench: Bruno Andrade , J. Daly, J. Anang, Bradley Barry , F. Johnson, L. Norris and Arthur Read .
Stevenage could not rely on the presence of A. Read (injured).
Substitutions
Stevenage made 3 changes: B. Coker for A. Read (40′), J. Reid for B. Andrade (81′) and E. Osborne for B. Barry (83′).
Best player: Elliott List
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Elliott List.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Harrogate Town – 0-2
- Colchester United – Exeter City – 3-1
- Crawley Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Barrow – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
- Port Vale – Walsall – 0-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Salford City – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Scunthorpe United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Bradford City – 2-1
