We take a look at our EFL Trophy stats ahead of this weeks fixture at home to Salford City in the newly sponsored Papa Johns Trophy.

* Tuesday will be the first meeting between Dale and Salford City

* Salford will become the 39th different team Dale have faced in the EFL Trophy and the 34th at home

* The game will be Dale’s 94th in the competition since it began as the Associate Members’ Cup in 1983/84

* It will be our 55th home game in the competition

* Our most frequent opponents in the EFL Trophy are Carlisle United, whom we have played eight times

* Dale have won 30 of their 94 previous ties outright, with a further 10 victories on penalties

* Our leading appearance-maker in this competition (under its different guises) is Shaun Reid, who played 21 times across his two spells with the club

* In the current squad, Matt Done and Ollie Rathbone (12 each) have made most appearances for Dale in the EFL Trophy

* Dale’s top scorer in the EFL Trophy, with 10 goals, is Steve Whitehall

* Dale will qualify for the second round if they avoid defeat

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