Rochdale vs Crawley Town: result 1-2 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 22, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
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What was the result of Rochdale vs Crawley Town?
Crawley Town won 1-2 on August 22, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′P. AderojuCrawley Town
- 54′E. Ebanks-LandellRochdale
- 72′L. WatsonCrawley Town (pen.)
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Rochdale 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 Rochdale vs Crawley Town
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rochdale
3-4-2-1- 9E. Dieseruvwe
- 4R. East
- 39D. Brown
- 13O. Adebayo-Rowling
- 14E. Francis
- 8H. Gilmour
- 22D. Moss
- 3Kaiden Wilson
- 6E. Ebanks-Landell
- 26S. Sherring
- 1Nils Ramming
Crawley Town
4-4-2- 11P. Aderoju
- 8L. Watson
- 17Osman Kamara
- 30Kai Jennings
- 20J. Arthurs
- 22A. Adeyemo
- 16J. Russell
- 5C. Barker
- 6P. Farquharson
- 24A. Odimayo
- 13N. Michalski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rochdale have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Crawley Town have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Newport County(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Bradford(away) | 0-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Tranmere(away) | 2-2 | League Cup |
| Jul 28, 2026 | FC Halifax Town(home) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Farnham Town(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Crewe(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Watford(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 3, 2026 | York(away) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Reading(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Oxford United(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Rochdale wins, 1 draw, 3 Crawley Town wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2023 | Crawley Town 2-0 Rochdale | League Two |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Rochdale 1-1 Crawley Town | League Two |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Crawley Town 1-0 Rochdale | League Two |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Rochdale 0-1 Crawley Town | League Two |
| Jan 17, 2015 | Rochdale 4-1 Crawley Town | League One |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Crawley Town 0-4 Rochdale | League One |
Last archived meeting: Crawley Town vs Rochdale on Mar 25, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Rochdale score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Crawley Town score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Crawley Town | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rochdale sit 13th in League Two (14 points from 11 matches) and Crawley Town sit 24th (5 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
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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