Friendly game week 37 of League Two takes us to Rochdale, where Salford City will compete against Rochdale on Tuesday with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
Rochdale and Barrow played against each other in their last match. However, both teams failed to score, so the match finished as a draw.
The Salford City Reds played their last match against the Exeter City Bobcats. They, too, failed to score a single goal, ending the match in a 0-0 draw.
Over the last three matchdays, Rochdale has lost all three of their matches and failed to score in any of them. The team has won in only a few matches this season, making it difficult to move up the table. They now sit in 18th place with only 39 points from their matches.
With a draw from their last game, the team has now gone six matches without a loss. They have won five of the last ten matches and drawn in three. The team’s performance throughout the season has resulted in them sitting in eleventh place on the league table with 49 points.
Salford City hopes to extend their winning streak to seven matches with a win in this game. Their last six matches have all ended in victory. Rochdale has struggled offensively in their last three matches; they have failed to score in each of those games.
Rochdale vs Salford Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with hosts winless while visitors with one win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Rochdale 0-0 Barrow
- Sutton 3-0 Rochdale
- Carlisle 2-0 Rochdale
- Rochdale 1-0 Northampton
- Rochdale 1-1 Port Vale
Away
- Exeter 0-0 Salford
- Salford 1-1 Forest Green Rovers
- Swindon 1-2 Salford
- Leyton 0-2 Salford
- Sutton 0-0 Salford
Rochdale Team News
It may be that Robbie Stockdale will switch from a 3-4-1-2 to a 3-4-3 with Alex Newby and Conor Grant coming in as wide forwards, Matty Done and Stephen Dooley dropping out, and James Ball dropping into a deeper role.
Salford Team News
As many as four changes are rumoured to be in the pipeline for Saturday’s match, with Luke Bolton coming in for Liam Shephard and Ashley Hunter replacing George Kelly to facilitate a shift from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2. This will allow Brandon Thomas-Asante to forge more of an orthodox front-two with target man Matt Smith.
Prediction and Odds
Recent results indicate that Salford has more of a chance than Rochdale to win the match.
- Salford City Win
- HT/FT – Salford
- Goals Under 2.5