With the Premier League and Championship having a much needed international break this weekend, let us feast our eyes on the North West England derby of Accrington Stanley and Rochdale at Crown Ground on Saturday.
There's an interesting quirk to both Accrington's and Rochdale's results last season and I believe there's value to be found in the total goals market.
Accrington Stanley
Accy Stanley finished in 17th place last season and the red team from Lancashire have started the new season in quite a free scoring manner with a total goals average of 3.25 goals per game so far.
Statistics
There were on average 2.86 goals scored in Accrington's league games last season, 49% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
There were on average 3.53 goals scored in Accrington's home games in the league last season, 71% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
Accrington displayed one of the lowest total goals averages in the league when facing teams from the bottom half of the table on the road last season but put on show one of the highest total goals averages in the league when facing teams from the bottom half of the table at home:
There were on average 4.11 goals scored in Accrington's home games against bottom half teams last season, 89% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
Rochdale
The Dale finished in 18th place last season and the black and blues from Greater Manchester have conceded on average 2.50 goals per game in the first two away matches of the new season.
Statistics
There were on average 2.82 goals scored in Rochdale's league games last season, 68% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
There were on average 3.06 goals scored in Rochdale's away games in the league last season, 78% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
Rochdale displayed one of the lowest total goals averages in the league when facing teams from the bottom half of the table at home last season but put on show one of the highest total goals averages in the league when facing teams from the bottom half of the table on the road:
There were on average 3.29 goals scored in Rochdale's away games against bottom half teams last season, 86% of the games adding up more than 2.5 goals in total.
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Conclusion & Betting Tips
Accrington displayed the highest total goals averages in the league when facing bottom half teams at home last season.
Rochdale put on show one of the highest total goals averages in the league when facing bottom half teams on the road last season.
Betting Tip: Over 2.50 Goals.
Stake at 7.5/10 units.
