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Swindon Town travel to take on Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Half of the previous meetings have ended in a win, and the other half in a draw for Robins.
The last time the two teams met at Rochdale was amazingly over twenty years ago, in March 1986, with Swindon Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Dale in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Swindon Town | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 08 Mar | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 05 Oct | Swindon Town | 4 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 23 Feb | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 03 Nov | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 04 Feb | Rochdale | 3 - 3 | Swindon Town | LGE2 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 01 Oct | Swindon Town | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Dale, with 3 goals against.
Swindon Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Robins's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 52 points from their 39 games played so far, Swindon Town are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 73 points from the 39 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Swindon Town only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Spotland will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Swindon Town | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |