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Rochdale
League Two | Gameweek 26
Jan 7, 2023 at 3pm UK
Crown Oil Arena
Newport County

Rochdale
1 - 1
Newport

FT(HT: 1-0)
Lewis (46')
Norman (2'), Day (35'), Drysdale (56'), Lewis (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Rochdale and Newport County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Barrow 0-0 Rochdale
Monday, January 2 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Rochdale 1-2 Newport County

With Gillingham currently on a worse run of form than Rochdale, we predict Newport County to condemn Jim Bentley's side to a fifth defeat in their last six matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Newport County win with a probability of 36.36%. A win for Rochdale had a probability of 35.36% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.72%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest Rochdale win was 1-0 (11.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood.

Result
RochdaleDrawNewport County
35.36%28.27%36.36% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Both teams to score 46.98% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.74% (0.0039999999999978 0)59.26% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.33% (0.0030000000000001 0)79.67% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Rochdale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.22% (0.0019999999999953 0)31.78% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.79% (0.0010000000000012 0)68.21% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)
Newport County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.86% (0.0040000000000049 0)31.14% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.53% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)67.47% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Rochdale 35.36%
    Newport County 36.36%
    Draw 28.27%
RochdaleDrawNewport County
1-0 @ 11.34%
2-1 @ 7.59%
2-0 @ 6.5% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 2.9%
3-0 @ 2.49%
3-2 @ 1.69%
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 35.36%
1-1 @ 13.23%
0-0 @ 9.9% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-2 @ 4.43% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 28.27%
0-1 @ 11.54%
1-2 @ 7.72%
0-2 @ 6.73% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 3%
0-3 @ 2.62% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 1.72%
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 36.36%

How you voted: Rochdale vs Newport

Rochdale
20.0%
Draw
20.0%
Newport County
60.0%
5
Head to Head
Oct 8, 2022 3pm
May 7, 2022 3pm
Dec 18, 2021 3pm
Rochdale
3-0
Newport
Beesley (2', 72' pen.), Kelly (89')
Coleman (64'), Grant (74')

Demetriou (70'), Norman (72')
May 3, 2014 3pm
Newport
2-1
Rochdale
O'Connor (41'), Feely (88')
Minshull (82')
Jackson (84')
Donnelly (28')
Lund (65'), Henderson (90')
Oct 12, 2013 3pm
Rochdale
3-0
Newport
Vincenti (5'), Cummins (38'), Hery (72')

Hughes (30'), Chapman (43')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall20134337191843
2Port Vale2110742619737
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2110653124736
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe209832416835
5Chesterfield2197536231334
6AFC Wimbledon20103731171433
7Notts County208752821731
8Grimsby Town21101102833-531
9MK Dons199373326730
10Gillingham209382218430
11Salford City208662219330
12Bradford CityBradford207762422228
13Bromley206952523227
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham217682930-127
15BarrowBarrow207582018226
16Newport CountyNewport207582731-426
17Colchester UnitedColchester2041152322123
18Fleetwood TownFleetwood195862425-123
19Tranmere RoversTranmere205691529-1421
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2163121732-1521
21Swindon TownSwindon2147102635-919
22Accrington StanleyAccrington204792636-1019
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2036111532-1715
24Morecambe2135131938-1914


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