ROCHDALE. Rochdale managed to reverse the score against Aldershot Town to win 2-1. It was Aldershot Town to strike first with a goal of Jack Barham at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kairo Mitchell gave the win to Rochdale in the 79′ minute. Rochdale took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
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 moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.65 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 88
- 52 Dangerous attack 46
- 76 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Rochdale had a superior ball possession 56% while Aldershot Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rochdale won the match.
Rochdale shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Kairo Mitchell). On the opposite side, Aldershot Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rochdale will have 27 points like Oldham Athletic and Eastleigh to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town will stay with 30 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Rochdale will play away against Southend United on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).
Aldershot Town will play away agasint Dagenham & Redbridge on the 20th of April with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Dagenham & Redbridge (5 draws).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
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77'
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Rochdale adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jim McNulty decided to play with the following team: Louie Moulden, Jimmy Keohane, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, George Nevett, Cameron John, Cian Hayes, Adam Clayton, Ryan East, Harvey Gilmour, Jesurun Uchegbulam and Kairo Mitchell.
The home team had on the bench: Max Taylor, Devante Rodney, Kwaku Oduroh, Michael Afuye and Ian Henderson.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 3 changes: Ryan East for Devante Rodney (77′), Jesurun Uchegbulam for Max Taylor (84′) and Kairo Mitchell for Ian Henderson (89′).
Aldershot Town – Formation
Aldershot Town
Also Aldershot Town adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Tommy Widdrington played with: Jordi van Stappershoef, Aaron Jones, Coby Rowe, Cian Harries, Ollie Harfield, Ryan Glover, Dejan Tetek, Josh Stokes, Tyler Frost, Jack Barham and Lorent Tolaj.
These were the players on the bench: Joe Haigh, Maxwell Mullins, Tommy Willard, Oliver Turner and Kwame Thomas.
Substitutions
Aldershot Town made 3 changes: Ryan Glover for Joe Haigh (83′), Dejan Tetek for Tommy Willard (68′) and Jack Barham for Kwame Thomas (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Hartlepool United – 1-3
- Woking – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
- Southend United – Chesterfield – 2-1
- Solihull Moors – Maidenhead United – 1-2
- Rochdale – Aldershot Town – 2-1
- Kidderminster Harriers – Dagenham & Redbridge – 0-1
- Halifax Town – Wealdstone – 1-0
- Ebbsfleet United – Oxford City – 0-4
- Eastleigh – Altrincham – 2-1
- Dorking Wanderers – Boreham Wood – 2-1
- Bromley – Fylde – 1-0
- Barnet – Gateshead – 0-2
