England - EFL League TwoHighbury StadiumData current as of September 22, 2026

Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale: match statistics

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Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Fleetwood Town plays Rochdale in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Venue: Highbury Stadium.

Recent form

Fleetwood Town has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Rochdale has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Fleetwood Town scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 1.00. Rochdale scores 1.00 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Fleetwood Town's games and 29% of Rochdale's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 57%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Fleetwood Town has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 0.88 per game. Fleetwood Town takes 13.9 shots per game, while Rochdale takes 7.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Fleetwood Town leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Rochdale leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Fleetwood Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Rochdale, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.74)
(3.68)
(4.30)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Fleetwood TownRochdale
1.14Goals scored / game1
Fleetwood TownRochdale
1Goals allowed / game1.43
Fleetwood TownRochdale
51%Average possession53%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
3.43Shots on target / game2.14
Fleetwood TownRochdale

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.86Shots per game7.43
Fleetwood TownRochdale
3.43Shots on target2.14
Fleetwood TownRochdale
8.2%Shot conversion13.5%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
51%Possession53%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
1.41xG for0.88
Fleetwood TownRochdale
1.37xG against1.69
Fleetwood TownRochdale

Shooting quality

Fleetwood Town: BalancedRochdale: Efficient finishing
Fleetwood TownRochdale
Accuracy (shots on target)25%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.47

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Rochdale is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Fleetwood Town · 1.4 pts / game - Rochdale

Fleetwood Town
DDWDL
Season result split
29% W57% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-1
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 at home
1-2-0
DDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Rochdale
LWLDW
Season result split
29% W14% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 away
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.95Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Fleetwood Town is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.14 goals / game - Fleetwood Town · 1 goals / game - Rochdale

Fleetwood Town is 43% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Fleetwood Town · 1.43 goals / game - Rochdale

Fleetwood Town scoring profile: strong

Fleetwood Town scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Rochdale keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

Rochdale scoring profile: mixed

Rochdale scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 games), while Fleetwood Town keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

8Goals scored (season)7
Fleetwood TownRochdale
7Goals conceded (season)10
Fleetwood TownRochdale
2.14Average goals per game2.43
Fleetwood TownRochdale
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Fleetwood TownRochdale
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Fleetwood TownRochdale

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal57%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
29%2 goals29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%3 goals14%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%4 goals0%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal57%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
29%2 goals43%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
14%3 goals29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%4 goals14%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time0%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
14%BTTS in both halves0%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
29%Scored in both halves29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
80%BTTS - last 520%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Fleetwood Town is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / game - Fleetwood Town · 1.14 pts / game - Rochdale

Fleetwood Town - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
Rochdale - half-time state
29% leading29% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per game (1st half)1.14
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Fleetwood TownRochdale
1.14Average goals (1st half)1
Fleetwood TownRochdale
43%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
43%No goal before half-time71%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per game (2nd half)1.14
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Fleetwood TownRochdale
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Fleetwood TownRochdale
1Average goals (2nd half)1.43
Fleetwood TownRochdale
71%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Fleetwood TownRochdale
43%No goal after half-time43%
Fleetwood TownRochdale

Fleetwood Town - second-half results

43% W43% D14% L
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rochdale - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Fleetwood Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rochdale - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Fleetwood Town
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
3
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
2
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Rochdale
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.29
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Fleetwood Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Rochdale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Fleetwood TownLigaRochdale
Average goals per game 2.142.52 2.43
Both teams scored 57%51% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%44% 57%
Clean sheets 43%29% 43%
Goal before half-time 86%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
0.94
Away goals / game
+68%
Home attack advantage
+41%
Home defensive advantage
+38%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Fleetwood Town and Rochdale play?

Fleetwood Town face Rochdale on September 26, 2026 in EFL League Two at Highbury Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale?

Fleetwood Town score 1.14 goals per game on average and Rochdale 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Fleetwood Town's matches and 29% of Rochdale's.

What form are Fleetwood Town and Rochdale in?

Over the last 5 games Fleetwood Town have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Rochdale 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale?

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