Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Blackpool
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2020
10:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Rochdale
Bloomfield Road will host Saturday’s football game between Blackpool and Rochdale. The Seasiders made a slow start to the season, but they have been producing fine displays in the League One of late. Blackpool aim to move a little closer to the playoffs berth, and bookies see them as favourites to beat Rochdale at home ground. It has to be noted that the Seasiders recorded four wins in the previous five home games in the English third tier.
The Dale, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late. Following a thrilling 5-0 win at Wigan, Rochdale were beaten by Gillingham (1-4) in their last league match, and, no doubt, they face an uphill task in the Bloomfield Road showdown. A man to watch in the home team will be Jerry Yates, who has netted five goals in the League One so far this term.
Highlighted Player (Chris Maxwell):
Chris Maxwell is a Welsh goalkeeper who was born in St Asaph on July 30, 1990. Maxwell began his youth career at Penrhyn Bay (1998-2000) and in 2000 he moved to Wrexham. The 188-cm-tall shoot-stopper made his first-team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18 and he played 76 league games for the club from 2008 to 2012.
During the 2008/2009 season he spent six months on loan at Welsh club Connah’s Quay Nomads and in 2012 he joined Fleetwood Town. Chris Maxwell made 110 appearances in the league for the Trawlermen and on May 16, 2016 he signed a three-year deal with Championship side Preston North End. You should know that he managed to keep clean sheets in 38 appearances for the Lilywhites in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign.
Due to his dual citizenship, Maxwell is capable of representing both Wales and Scotland at senior level, but he played for the Dragons at youth level, being capped for the U21 team 16 times.
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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