ROCHDALE. Doncaster Rovers topped Rochdale to win 2-1. It was Doncaster Rovers to strike first with a goal of at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, gave the win to Doncaster Rovers in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
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 Darren Drysdale assisted by Andy Hendley and Matthew Parry. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 1 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 115 Attack 93
- 43 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rochdale was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rochdale was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Doncaster Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Rochdale shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (R. Williams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rochdale will stay with 5 points to sit in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will have 20 points like Mansfield Town to sit in the 8th 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 (2 draws).
Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Stevenage on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Rochdale – Formation
Rochdale
85'
45'
Rochdale started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jim Bentley decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Jim McNulty, Jimmy Ball, Sam Graham, Femi Seriki, Toumani Diagouraga, Jimmy Keohane, Liam Kelly, Scott Quigley, Tyrese Sinclair and Devante Rodney.
The home team had on the bench: Rayhaan Rahim Amari Tulloch, Ian Henderson, Abraham Odoh, Bradley Kelly, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Connor Malley and Ethan Brierley.
Substitutions
Rochdale made 5 changes: T. Sinclair for A. Odoh (63′), T. Diagouraga for C. Malley (74′), J. Ball for I. Henderson (74′), J. McNulty for E. Ebanks-Landell (85′) and F. Seriki for R. Tulloch (85′).
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers
89'
Doncaster Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gary McSheffrey played with: Jonathan Mitchell, Kyle Knoyle, Ro-Shaun Williams, Joseph Olowu, James Maxwell, Adam Clayton, Ben Close, Luke Molyneux, Kyle Hurst, Kieran Ricardo Agard and George Miller.
These were the players on the bench: Bobby Faulkner, Harrison Biggins, Louis Jones, Max Woltman, Adam Long, Reo Griffiths and Charlie Seaman.
Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of B. Faulkner (injured).
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 4 changes: J. Olowu for B. Faulkner (10′), K. Hurst for R. Griffiths (72′), K. Agard for H. Biggins (73′) and L. Molyneux for C. Seaman (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Crawley Town – Stevenage – 1-2
- Swindon Town – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 1-2
- Tranmere Rovers – Barrow – 1-0
- Stockport County – Walsall – 1-1
- Salford City – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Rochdale – Doncaster Rovers – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Newport County – 1-2
- Gillingham – Sutton United – 1-0
- Carlisle United – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Colchester United – 2-1
