Our prediction for this League 1 match:
AFC Wimbledon
Match Time & Date:
13/02/2021
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Rochdale
AFC Wimbledon will be aiming to build on a 3-2 win over Wigan Athletic when they take on Rochdale at their Plough Lane on Matchday 29. The Dons quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to MK Dons, but their League One status remains in great danger. AFC Wimbledon attacker Joe Pigott, who scored a brace in the triumph over Wigan, will be the man to watch in the home team.
The Dale, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to MK Dons in midweek, and it is no wonder AFC Wimbledon are seen as favourites to win Saturday’s football match. Jake Beesley has been struggling with injury of late, and he is unlikely to feature against Rochdale. In the first half of the season the Dons defeated the Dale 1-0, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Nikola Tzanev):
Nikola Tzanev is a New Zealand goalkeeper who started his youth career at Crystal Palace. Tzanev then moved to Brentford and he continued wearing the red and white shirt at senior level. After ending his loan spell with Lewes, the 195-cm-tall shoot-stopper moved to AFC Wimbledon in 2017.
During the 2018/2019 campaign he played for Potters Bar Town as a loan player, but at the end of the season he returned to AFC Wimbledon. He made his League One debut with the Dons on August 3, 2019 in a 2-1 loss to Rotherham United. Speaking of his international career, Nik Tzanev made his New Zealand debut in a 1-0 win over Chinese Taipei on June 5, 2018.
The Dons goalkeeper has 3 caps for the New Zealand U20 team as well. Nikola Tzanev was born in Wellington on December 23, 1996 and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Rochdale):
Nicknamed the Dale, Rochdale are a professional English club that compete in the League One (English third tier). Rochdale were founded back in 1907, after World War I, with the team beating Accrington Stanley 6-3 in their first league game 14 years later.
The Dale wear blue shirts with black stripes and blue shorts when playing at home, whilst gray is the dominant colour of their away kit. Spotland Stadium is the club’s home ground, with the venue holding no more than 10,249 spectators. Bury and Oldham Athletic are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, but they have built up rivalries with the likes of Halifax Town, Burnley, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and Accrington Stanley as well.
Back in 1962 Rochdale made it to the Football League Cup final, with the team facing Norwich City in the title game. The Canaries proved to be a big catch for the Dale, but this is still considered the club’s biggest success. It has to be noted that the Spotland Stadium outfit have three Lancashire Cup titles as well (1948/1949, 1970/1971, 2004/2005).
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