It comes after being taken all the way to a penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup versus Notts County, which United won 6-5, after drawing 3-3 following extra-time.
Graham Alexander will be hoping his side can record their first three points of the season, following their opening day draw with AFC Wimbledon.
Meanwhile, the Dale will also be seeking their first league win, after they lost 2-0 away at Portsmouth.
TEAM NEWS…
In his pre-match interview, Alexander revealed three or four players were nursing slight knocks after Tuesday night.
Josh Morris went for an X-ray and is clear of any major injury after hobbling off just after half-time against Notts County, but he will be monitored in training to see if he his fit for this weekend’s match.
Neal Bishop will train and could also play since suffering from a dead leg last Saturday and missing out in midweek.
The same applies for Lewis Butroid, who has been training again and could be in contention.
However, Luke Williams won’t feature in the squad despite continuing his step-up in training. The club want to arrange a reserve game for him to play in first.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS…
The Iron won their last game against Rochdale 2-1 at Glanford Park in March.
They found themselves behind at half-time, but second-half goals from Paddy Madden and Matt Crooks was enough to change the game around and get the victory.
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 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 - 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 - 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 |
| 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 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 |
Our full record against Rochdale is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 46 |
| Away | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 55 | 80 |
| TOTAL | 92 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 143 | 126 |
ONE TO WATCH…
Having come through the Rochdale youth system and signing a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2020, Callum Camps is certainly a dangerman for Keith Hill’s men this Saturday.
Camps, who is just 21-years-old, is a bright prospect and has played over 100 games for Dale, scoring on 16 occasions.
The attacking midfielder scored the only goal in their Carabao Cup game against Mansfield Town from 25-yards out on Tuesday.
ELSEWHERE IN LEAGUE ONE…
SATURDAY:
AFC Wimbledon vs Shrewsbury Town (3.00pm)
Blackburn Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers (3.00pm)
Blackpool vs Milton Keynes Dons (3.00pm)
Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough United (3.00pm)
Gillingham vs Bradford City (3.00pm)
Northampton Town vs Fleetwood Town (3.00pm)
Oxford United vs Portsmouth (3.00pm)
Plymouth Argyle vs Charlton Athletic (3.00pm)
Rotherham United vs Southend United (3.00pm)
Walsall vs Oldham Athletic (3.00pm)
SUNDAY:
Wigan Athletic vs Bury (3.00pm)
