Last weekend, Stuart McCall’s side were beaten by promotion contenders Portsmouth at Fratton Park, putting the Iron in 17th position in the table.
The two sides went into half-time level, but with 20 minutes to play, Omar Bogle broke the deadlock, before Jamal Lowe confirmed Pompey’s victory in the 87th minute.
Meanwhile, Rochdale are 23rd and did not play last Saturday. Brian Barry-Murphy is currently the caretaker manager at Dale and in their last match, the side drew 0-0 with Oxford United.
TEAM NEWS…
Levi Sutton returns to contention from the groin strain which ruled him out against Portsmouth last weekend.
Josh Morris and Jordan Clarke are back on the training pitch but will still be out of action for an unspecified length of time as the medical staff continue to monitor them.
Elsewhere, Ryan Colclough (knee) is out for the remainder of the season. Rory Watson (arm) also looks likely to be out for the rest of the season following surgery last month.
Matthew Lund is out until April after a clean-up operation on a knee problem, while loanee Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is now back with the club and has returned to full training following seven weeks out with cartilage damage.
Striker Kevin van Veen is suspended for the second game of a two match ban, while George Thomas and Tom Pearce are away on international duty with the Wales senior side and England Under-20s respectively.
PAST MEETINGS…
Earlier in the season, the two sides drew 3-3 at Glanford Park in September.
The Iron took a 2-0 lead after Lee Novak and Ryan Colclough scored two goals in the first-half. Oliver Rathbone grabbed a goal back for the away side, but was quickly cancelled out two minutes later when Charlie Goode restored their two-goal advantage.
However, Rathbone netted again in the second period before Matty Gillam scored an equaliser with seven minutes remaining.
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2018-19 - Sat 8 Sep | LG 1 | Iron 3-3 Rochdale | Novak, Colclough, Goode |
| 2017-18 - Sat 24 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Toney |
| 2017-18 - Sat 12 Aug | LG 1 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Holmes |
| 2016-17 - Tue 14 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Madden, Crooks |
| 2016-17 - Sat 10 Dec | LG 1 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Hopper, Bishop |
| 2015-16 - Mon 28 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Mirfin |
| 2015-16 - Sat 19 Sep | LG 1 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Wallace |
| 2014-15 - Sat 21 Mar | LG 1 | Rochdale 3-1 Iron | van Veen |
| 2014-15 - Fri 26 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | O'Neil, Madden |
| 2013-14 - Wed 1 Jan | LG 2 | Iron 3-0 Rochdale | Syers, Winnall 2 |
| 2013-14 - Tue 26 Nov | LG 2 | Rochdale 0-4 Iron | Canavan, Winnall, Spencer, Syers |
| 2011-12 - Tue 14 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Thompson |
| 2011-12 - Tue 13 Sep | LG 1 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 2008-09 - Tue 4 Nov | FLT R3 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Mirfin |
| 2004-05 - Sat 19 Mar | LG 2 | Rochdale 0-0 Iron | |
| 2004-05 - Sat 7 Aug | LG 2 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Taylor, Hayes, Sparrow |
| 2003-04 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | MacLean, Butler |
| 2003-04 - Sat 4 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 2002-03 - Tue 18 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Hayes 2, Kilford |
| 2002-03 - Sat 19 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Carruthers 2 |
| 2001-02 - Sat 23 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Graves 2 |
| 2001-02 - Sat 15 Sep | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Brough, Beagrie |
| 2000-01 - Tue 13 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Rochdale | |
| 2000-01 - Sat 26 Aug | DIV 3 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Sheldon, Hodges |
| 1998-99 - Sat 20 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1998-99 - Sat 12 Sep | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Forrester, Stamp |
| 1997-98 - Sat 14 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Regis, Eyre |
| 1997-98 - Sat 4 Oct | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1996-97 - Sat 30 Nov | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Baker, Eyre |
| 1996-97 - Sat 26 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Baker, Eyre |
| 1995-96 - Sat 20 Apr | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Clarkson |
| 1995-96 - Sat 4 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 1-3 Rochdale | Ford |
| 1994-95 - Sat 8 Apr | DIV 3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Turnbull, Kiwomya |
| 1994-95 - Sat 31 Dec | DIV 3 | Iron 4-1 Rochdale | Mudd, Bullimore, Eyre, Thompstone |
| 1993-94 - Sat 7 May | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-3 Iron | Thornber, Juryeff, Lancaster (og) |
| 1993-94 - Sat 27 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Toman, Thompstone |
| 1992-93 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 3 | Iron 5-1 Rochdale | Helliwell, Goodacre 2, Platnauer, Martin |
| 1992-93 - Tue 2 Feb | FLT R3 | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Daws 2 |
| 1992-93 - Sat 26 Dec | DIV 3 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1991-92 - Tue 10 Mar | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1991-92 - Tue 5 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 6-2 Rochdale | Hamilton, A Brown (og), Lister, Helliwell, Alexander, Hill |
| 1990-91 - Sat 23 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Daws |
| 1990-91 - Tue 20 Nov | FAC R1 R | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Flounders, Lillis |
| 1990-91 - Sat 17 Nov | FAC R1 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Hicks |
| 1990-91 - Sat 10 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Rochdale | Flounders, Cotton |
| 1989-90 - Sat 13 Jan | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-0 Iron | |
| 1989-90 - Sat 26 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1988-89 - Sat 4 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 4-0 Rochdale | Daws, A Brown, Hodkinson |
| 1988-89 - Sat 22 Oct | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1987-88 - Sat 6 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | Flounders |
| 1987-88 - Sat 5 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Dixon |
| 1986-87 - Sat 9 May | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Lister, Flounders |
| 1986-87 - Sat 13 Dec | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Lister |
| 1985-86 - Fri 18 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Broddle, Houchen, Lister |
| 1985-86 - Tue 10 Dec | FA Cup | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | |
| 1985-86 - Sat 7 Dece | FA Cup | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | |
| 1985-86 - Sat 23 Nov | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1984-85 - Mon 6 May | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-3 Iron | Cammack 2, Stobart |
| 1984-85 - Tue 26 Feb | DIV 4 | Iron 4-2 Rochdale | Cammack 2, Brolly 2 |
| 1982-83 - Mon 4 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 0-1 Iron | Graham |
| 1982-83 - Mon 27 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Cammack |
| 1981-82 - Tue 20 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Telfer |
| 1981-82 - Sat 10 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Keeley |
| 1980-81 - Tue 11 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Stewart |
| 1980-81 - Tue 19 Aug | DIV 4 | Rochdale 4-0 Iron | |
| 1979-80 - Fri 18 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 0-1 Iron | Partridge |
| 1979-80 - Wed 30 Jan | FA Cup | Rochdale 2-1 Iron | |
| 1979-80 - Fri 30 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Oates 2 |
| 1978-79 - Sat 21 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-0 Iron | |
| 1978-79 - Sat 30 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 0-4 Rochdale | |
| 1977-78 - Sat 15 Apr | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Oates |
| 1977-78 - Sat 19 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Kilmore |
| 1976-77 - Sat 22 Jan | DIV 4 | Rochdale 5-0 Iron | |
| 1976-77 - Sat 21 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1975-76 - Fri 12 Mar | DIV 4 | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Green |
| 1975-76 - Sat 11 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-3 Rochdale | Green |
| 1974-75 - Sat 22 Feb | DIV 4 | Rochdale 4-2 Iron | Collier, Roberts |
| 1974-75 - Sat 16 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Pilling 2 |
| 1972-73 - Sat 11 Nov | DIV 3 | Rochdale 0-2 Iron | Heath, Kirk |
| 1972-73 - Tue 19 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Rochdale | McDonald |
| 1968-69 - Sat 1 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Rochdale | |
| 1968-69 - Sat 10 Aug | DIV 4 | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Kerr, Deere |
| 1960-61 - Thur 20 Oct | LGEC | Iron 0-1 Rochdale | |
| 1960-61 - Mon 10 Oct | LGEC | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | |
| 1957-58 - Thu 3 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-0 Rochdale | Haigh, Stokes |
| 1957-58 - Wed 25 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-4 Iron | Haigh, Waldock, Marriott, Fletcher |
| 1956-57 - Sat 2 Feb | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | Haigh |
| 1956-57 - Sat 17 Nov | FA Cup | Iron 1-0 Rochdale | |
| 1956-57 - Sat 22 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 3-0 Iron | |
| 1955-56 - Thu 22 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-2 Rochdale | Gregory |
| 1955-56 - Sat 15 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 3-2 Iron | Brown, Gregory |
| 1954-55 - Sat 5 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1954-55 - Sat 16 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 2-2 Rochdale | Brown 2 |
| 1953-54 - Sat 27 Feb | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 1-1 Rochdale | Brown |
| 1953-54 - Sat 10 Oct | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-1 Iron | Brown |
| 1952-53 - Sat 24 Jan | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-2 Iron | Ottewell, Brownsword |
| 1952-53 - Sat 13 Sep | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 5-1 Rochdale | McGill, Mynard, Whitfield, Mosby, Haigh |
| 1951-52 - Sat 29 Mar | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 1-2 Iron | Ottewell, Wallace |
| 1951-52 - Sat 10 Nov | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 3-1 Rochdale | Powell, Cumner, Taylor |
| 1950-51 - Sat 21 Apr | DIV 3 (N) | Iron 3-0 Rochdale | Cumner 2, Comley |
| 1950-51 - Sat 2 Dec | DIV 3 (N) | Rochdale 2-0 Iron | |
| 1931-32 - Sat 28 Nov | FA Cup | Iron 2-1 Rochdale |
Our full record against Rochdale is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 52 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 97 | 54 |
| Away |
50 |
11 | 14 | 25 | 60 | 85 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 41 | 27 | 34 | 157 | 139 |
ONE TO WATCH…
The experienced Ian Henderson continues to be a goal threat for Rochdale, having scored 17 goals in all competitions this season.
The forward has been at Dale since 2013 and has played 284 games for them, scoring on 103 occasions.
The 34-year-old is the team’s captain.
ELSEWHERE IN LEAGUE ONE…
Walsall vs Barnsley (12pm)
AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham
Bradford City vs Blackpool
Burton Albion vs Accrington Stanley
Coventry City vs Oxford United
Luton Town vs Doncaster Rovers
Peterborough United vs Southend United
Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury Town vs Portsmouth
