ROCHDALE. Rochdale was capable to turn the tables against Woking to win 2-1. It was Woking to strike first with a goal of Charley Kendall at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Devante Rodney gave the win to Rochdale in the 88′ minute.

Rochdale remained in 9 after the following players were sent off: Ian Henderson (89′ for a red card) and Ian Henderson (89′ for a red card). On the other side, also Dion Kelly-Evans received a red card (66′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Woking lost the match.

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 Michael Barlow. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.56 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Rochdale

2 - 1

Woking

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 6 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 68 Attack 88
  • 16 Dangerous attack 36
  • 58 Ball safe 42
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rochdale was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Woking that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Woking was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Rochdale was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rochdale shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Woking shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Harvey Gilmour). Talking about the opposition, Woking received 4 yellow cards (Alfie Pavey, Alfie Pavey, Josh Casey  and Timi Odusina).

Also, Woking didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dion Kelly-Evans (Woking) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (66′).

Match Timeline

15'
Charley Kendall(goal)
Cian Hayes(goal)
38'
58'
Timi Odusina- Yellow
61'
Alfie Pavey- sub ->Dennon Lewis
66'
Dion Kelly-Evans - Red
72'
Josh Casey - Yellow
Ian Henderson - sub ->Samuel Mather
73'
Harvey Gilmour- Yellow
78'
87'
Alfie Pavey- Yellow
Devante Rodney(goal)
88'
Ian Henderson - Red
89'
Ian Henderson - Red
89'
Jimmy Keohane- sub ->Cian Hayes
90'
Dan Sassi- sub ->Devante Rodney
90'
90'
Paul Osew- sub ->Rohan Ince
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chesterfield
98
46
Barnet
86
46
Bromley
81
46
Altrincham
77
46
Solihull Moors
76
46
Gateshead
75
46
Halifax Town
71
46
Aldershot Town
69
46
Southend United
65
46
Oldham Athletic
63
46
Rochdale
62
46
Hartlepool United
60
46
Eastleigh
59
46
Maidenhead United
58
46
Dagenham & Redbridge
56
46
Wealdstone
56
46
Woking
55
46
Fylde
55
46
Ebbsfleet United
54
46
York City
53
46
Boreham Wood
52
46
Kidderminster Harriers
46
46
Dorking Wanderers
45
46
Oxford City
33
46

After this contest, Rochdale has 49 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Woking will stays with 44 points like Boreham Wood and Ebbsfleet United to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Rochdale will play away with Eastleigh on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Rochdale (0 draws).

Woking will host Boreham Wood on the 3rd of February with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Boreham Wood (6 draws).

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
G
T. Brooks 1.Republic of Ireland
D
Kyron Gordon 2.England
D
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 6.England
D
G. Nevett 15.Wales
D
Finlay Armstrong 23.England
M
Ryan East 4.England
M
Harvey Gilmour 20.England
78'
F
Kairo Mitchell 9.Grenada
F
Devante Rodney 10.England
90' 88'
F
Cian Hayes 18.England
90' 38'
F
Sam Mather 25.England
73'
Substitutes
D
Jimmy Keohane 13.Republic of Ireland
90'
D
Dan Sassi 19.England
90'
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
M
Jesurun Uchegbulam 11.Nigeria
F
Ian Henderson 40.England
73' 89'

Rochdale started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Jim McNulty decided to play with the following team: Tiernan Brooks, Cian Hayes, Kyron Gordon, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, George Nevett, Finlay Armstrong, Harvey Gilmour, Ryan East, Devante Rodney, Samuel Mather and Kairo Mitchell.

The home team had on the bench: Adam Clayton, Jesurun Uchegbulam, Jimmy Keohane, D. Sassi and Ian Henderson.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: Samuel Mather for Ian Henderson (73′), Cian Hayes for Jimmy Keohane (90′) and Devante Rodney for D. Sassi (90′).

Woking – Formation

Woking
G
Will Jääskeläinen 22.Finland
D
Dan Moss 2.England
D
Josh Casey 3.England
72'
D
Scott Cuthbert 4.Scotland
D
Timi Odusina 21.England
58'
D
Dion Kelly-Evans 27.England
66'
M
Dennon Lewis 11.England
61'
M
Jermaine Anderson 23.England
90'
M
Rohan Ince 24.Montserrat
90'
M
Curtis Edwards 32.England
F
Charley Kendall 33.England
15'
Substitutes
D
Luke Wilkinson 6.England
D
Paul Osew 37.England
90'
D
Kevin Berkoe 38.England
M
Josh Smith 30.England
90'
F
Alfie Pavey 29.England
61' 87'

Woking started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Michael Doyle played with: Will Jääskeläinen, Timi Odusina, Scott Cuthbert, Dion Kelly-Evans, Dan Moss, Curtis Edwards, Rohan Ince, Jermaine Anderson, Josh Casey , Charley Kendall and Dennon Lewis.

They had on the bench: Luke Wilkinson, Alfie Pavey, Josh Smith, Paul Osew and Kevin Berkoe.

Substitutions

Woking made 3 changes: Dennon Lewis for Alfie Pavey (61′), Rohan Ince for Paul Osew (90′) and Jermaine Anderson for Josh Smith (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​