FootyMAD's Rochdale match preview

History of the Luton Town v Rochdale fixture

Luton Town play host to Rochdale at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The The Hatters have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.

The last time the two teams met at Luton Town was back in October 2001, over five years ago, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Hatters in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 22 Nov	Rochdale	2 - 0	Luton Town	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 06 Dec	Rochdale	0 - 2	Luton Town	FAC
2001/2002	Sat 09 Feb	Rochdale	1 - 0	Luton Town	LGE2
2001/2002	Sat 20 Oct	Luton Town	0-1	Rochdale	LGE2
1969/1970	Sat 25 Apr	Rochdale	1 - 2	Luton Town	LGE1
1969/1970	Sat 22 Nov	Luton Town	2 - 0	Rochdale	LGE1
1967/1968	Sat 10 Feb	Luton Town	4 - 1	Rochdale	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Luton Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Hatters's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Dale have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 44 games have yielded only 25 points. Rochdale's total of 69 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Luton Town	6	1	3	2	6	8	6
Rochdale	6	1	2	3	4	12	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Luton Town's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Rochdale. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Luton Town	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Rochdale	Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games.