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Milton Keynes play host to Rochdale at The National Hockey Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the The Dons.
The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1987, the The Dons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Tue 06 Oct | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Rochdale | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 22 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 11 Dec | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 19 Oct | Wimbledon | 3 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 28 Apr | Wimbledon | 4 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 21 Oct | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Wimbledon | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 03 Feb | Wimbledon | 3 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Dale have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Milton Keynes are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 42 points from the 22 games they have played so far. Rochdale are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 22 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the The Dons being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | 11 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |