FM Preview: Rochdale v Charlton Athletic 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rochdale v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Athletic face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Rochdale running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Charlton Ath. 3 - 1 Rochdale League One
2010/2011 Tue 29 Mar Rochdale 2-0 Charlton Ath. League One
2004/2005 Sat 08 Jan Charlton Ath. 4 - 1 Rochdale F.A. Cup
1973/1974 Sat 16 Mar Rochdale 1 - 1 Charlton Ath. Third Division
1973/1974 Sat 20 Oct Charlton Ath. 3 - 0 Rochdale Third Division
1972/1973 Sat 06 Jan Charlton Ath. 1 - 0 Rochdale Third Division
1972/1973 Sat 26 Aug Rochdale 0 - 2 Charlton Ath. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Rochdale have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Charlton Athletic however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Addicks's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.

Charlton Athletic are leading the way in the npower League One, with their 7 games giving them a return of 17 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rochdale 6 3 0 3 10 11 9
Charlton Athletic 6 3 2 1 9 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Charlton Athletic have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Rochdale. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rochdale Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Charlton Athletic 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.

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