Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale: result 1-2 and analysis
League TwoMatchday 8Kick-off on September 26, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire
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What was the result of Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale?
Rochdale won 1-2 on September 26, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′D. BrownRochdale
- 14′A. FlintRochdale
- 30′M. HelmFleetwood Town
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Fleetwood Town win at 50%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Fleetwood Town
5-3-2- 17C. Evans
- 20A. Loupalo-Bi
- 10M. Helm
- 4H. Neal
- 15A. Murphy
- 14L. McCann
- 32Kayden Hughes
- 5F. Potter
- 26S. Rooney
- 29R. Cirino
- 1J. Lynch
Rochdale
4-2-3-1- 39D. Brown
- 21Kane Taylor
- 45G. Middleton
- 18J. Smith
- 17B. Adeeko
- 8H. Gilmour
- 13O. Adebayo-Rowling
- 3Kaiden Wilson
- 44A. Flint
- 2C. Tasker
- 20Sam William John Waller
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fleetwood Town have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Rochdale have 2, 6 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Barnet(away) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Newport County(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Shrewsbury(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Liverpool U21(home) | 3-3 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Oldham(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Walsall(away) | 0-0 | League Two |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Gillingham(home) | 1-4 | League Two |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Shrewsbury(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Fleetwood Town wins, 2 draws, 1 Rochdale win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | Fleetwood Town 1-1 Rochdale | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Rochdale 3-3 Fleetwood Town | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Fleetwood Town 1-0 Rochdale | League One |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood Town | League One |
| Dec 26, 2019 | Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood Town | League One |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Fleetwood Town 2-1 Rochdale | League One |
Last archived meeting: Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale on Jul 20, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Fleetwood Town score 1.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Rochdale score 1.4 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Rochdale | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Fleetwood Town sit 16th in League Two (17 points from 14 matches) and Rochdale sit 20th (15 points from 14 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy