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Bristol Rvs. pack their bags to visit Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Pirates have recorded 2 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Spotland was more than three years back, in January 2007, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Dale in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pirates have hit 13 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches. Bristol Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League One with a return of just 22 points from their 19 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Bristol Rvs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rochdale. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |