-0.56 points a game is the venue form gap, in Rochdale's favour: Fleetwood Town takes 1.40 a game at home over the last two seasons, Rochdale 1.96 away.
Fleetwood Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season. Rochdale: 50 league matches in the bank, 7 from this season and the rest from last season in the National League.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Fleetwood Town -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 2, lost 0 of 3, scoring 3 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 7, drew 9, lost 6 of 22, scoring 32 and conceding 33 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Barnet 1-3 away; drew with Newport County 1-1 away; beat Shrewsbury Town 2-0 at home; drew with Oldham Athletic 1-1 at home; drew with Grimsby Town 2-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 20 matches with one recorded (14, 6 apiece), most recently Matt Lawlor with 14. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Rochdale -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 2 of 3, scoring 0 and conceding 4. Last season away in the National League: won 14, drew 6, lost 2 of 22, scoring 39 and conceding 21 -- 2.18 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 at home; drew with Walsall 0-0 away; lost to Gillingham 1-4 at home; beat Shrewsbury Town 3-0 at home; lost to Colchester United 0-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 12 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Jim McNulty. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.