League Two · Matchweek 11
Crewe Alexandra
CRE
Rochdale
ROC
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Crewe52%
Draw26%
Rochdale22%
Expected goals
1.67 – 1.03
Over 2.5
50%
Both to score
53%
Fair handicap
-0.50
Most likely scorelines
- 1–011.7%
- 1–111.6%
- 2–19.7%
- 2–09.1%
- 0–07.5%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
49%Possession50%
32%Territory29%
33%From set plays31%
0.07Chance quality0.09
6.5%Directness4.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Crewe, 4 for Rochdale. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 72 matches, not the full season.