Plucky Rochdale look a hugely enticing bet at 1.91 to see off dire Doncaster this weekend.
Unfashionable and unassuming, Rochdale have risen back into the top-half of League One thanks to W6-D0-L2 since mid-February. Keith Hill’s charges are once again making a mockery of their meagre budget and just last week they almost gave title-chasing Wigan more than just a fright.
Rochdale have won 22/42 (52%) home league fixtures since arriving in the third-tier but even more enticing is their record when entertaining the bottom-half in Lancashire. Dale have W15-D3-L3 against clubs in 13th and below, scoring at least twice on 15 occasions and recording 10 clean sheets.
Double defeat to relegation rivals Colchester and Blackpool over the Easter weekend has left Doncaster four points from safety with only seven games to go. The two sides directly above Donny in the table – Oldham and Fleetwood– both hold games in hand over Rovers, who head west on the back of the worst 12-game run in the club’s history (W0-D1-L11).
The initial bounce incurred after Darren Ferguson’s arrival has long since dissipated and now Doncaster have W7-D5-L16 during the Scot’s tenure, failing to even score in 12 matches.
Since relegation back to League One, Donny have W4-D8-L11 at top-half teams and this season they’ve failed to find of the net in 10 of their 19 road trips, losing 11. Rochdale should be capable of extending that rotten streak.