PREVIEW & PREDICTION – Rochdale vs Tottenham 18/02/2018

PREVIEW & PREDICTION – Rochdale vs Tottenham 18/02/2018

Rochdale and Tottenham Hotspur meet at Spotland Stadium, in a match for this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

The home team reaches this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round) after having played previous rounds with: Millwall, Doncaster Rovers, Slough Town and Bromley. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 10 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away defeat with Bristol Rovers by (3-2). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Rochdale has won 6, tied 2 and lost 2.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 games. The defense has been strong and has suffered goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback. In the last 19 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
The Rochdale leaves for this party with a defeat in the land of the Bristol Rovers, by 3-2, placing a final point to the three followed parties in several competitions. Currently this local club disputes the English third division. In this game before his public, coach Keith Hill should not make major changes compared to the previous starting eleven, with Callum Camps, number 10 of the team, the one responsible for organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, Ian Henderson is the best score of Rochdale in the various competitions, with 12 goals signed. Without great absences, the local coach must act in maximum strength.

Until reaching this phase of the FA Cup (5th Round), the visiting team eliminated: Newport County and AFC Wimbledon. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 39 goals scored and 10 conceded. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Juventus by (2-2). In the last 10 away matches Tottenham Hotspur has won 3, tied 5 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 26 of the last 29 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 9 of their 25 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).
Tottenham left for this game motivated after having achieved a precious tie in the field of Juventus, 2-2, in a first leg for the knockout stages of the Champions League. If we analyze the last 10 matches played it is possible to verify that the London team did not score any losses. In this away game, coach Mauricio Pochettino must maintain his usual tactical scheme, that is, 4-2-3-1, with Eriksen being the team’s master: this player is very competent when creating and organizing the offensive process. However, the great highlight of this team is striker Harry Kane, with 33 goals scored in all competitions. For this game the foreign trainer can count on all his players.


PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.47

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