England - National LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Rochdale vs Boston United: match statistics

Rochdale crest
Rochdale
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Boston United crest
Boston United
170%(1.50)
X20%(3.90)
210%(4.70)

Rochdale is the decided favorite for this encounter, sitting in first place in the table with an impressive record of 27 wins this season and only 4 defeats. The hosts demonstrate dominant form at home, winning 83% of home matches with just 11% losses, confirmed by a streak of five consecutive victories at their own stadium. The goal difference in home games stands at +27, and the team scores an average of 2.17 goals while conceding only 0.67 per match. Boston United, despite good recent form (2.2 points per match), has significantly weaker away statistics – only 39% wins, 28% losses, and a goal difference of just +5 in away games. Rochdale's advantage in possession (58% vs 43%), shot efficiency (5.83 vs 3.67 shots on target per match), and expected goals (xG 1.77 vs 1.38) further argues for a high probability of a victory for the hosts.

Rochdale vs Boston United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rochdale play Boston United in National League (England). The match date is 7 March 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Rochdale: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Boston United: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rochdale scores 1.92 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Boston United scores 1.37 and concedes 1.46. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rochdale 58%, Boston United 61%. Over 2.5: Rochdale 60%, Boston United 54%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Rochdale has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.37. Rochdale: 12.3 shots per match, Boston United: 10.2.

Match halves

Rochdale: half-time lead 48%, second-half goals 0.98. Boston United: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Rochdale: 31-45+ (20 goals). Boston United: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Rochdale is the decided favorite for this encounter, sitting in first place in the table with an impressive record of 27 wins this season and only 4 defeats. The hosts demonstrate dominant form at home, winning 83% of home matches with just 11% losses, confirmed by a streak of five consecutive victories at their own stadium. The goal difference in home games stands at +27, and the team scores an average of 2.17 goals while conceding only 0.67 per match. Boston United, despite good recent form (2.2 points per match), has significantly weaker away statistics – only 39% wins, 28% losses, and a goal difference of just +5 in away games. Rochdale's advantage in possession (58% vs 43%), shot efficiency (5.83 vs 3.67 shots on target per match), and expected goals (xG 1.77 vs 1.38) further argues for a high probability of a victory for the hosts.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
RochdaleBoston United
17Shots3
RochdaleBoston United
4Shots on target1
RochdaleBoston United
1.96xG0.49
RochdaleBoston United
8Corners0
RochdaleBoston United
84Dangerous attacks30
RochdaleBoston United
7Fouls8
RochdaleBoston United
1Cards3
RochdaleBoston United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

RochdaleBoston United
1.92Goals scored / match1.37
RochdaleBoston United
0.92Goals conceded / match1.46
RochdaleBoston United
56%Average possession44%
RochdaleBoston United
5.23Shots on target / match4
RochdaleBoston United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.35Shots per match10.17
RochdaleBoston United
5.23Shots on target4
RochdaleBoston United
15.5%Shot conversion13.5%
RochdaleBoston United
56%Possession44%
RochdaleBoston United
1.62xG for1.37
RochdaleBoston United
1.16xG against1.49
RochdaleBoston United

Shooting quality

Rochdale: Efficient finishingBoston United: Counter-attacking
RochdaleBoston United
Accuracy (shots on target)42%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rochdale
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
71% W17% R13% P
Season (W-D-L)
34-8-6
2.29 pts / match · goal difference +48
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
19-2-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Boston United
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W30% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-14-17
1.28 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-8-7
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%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.

Rochdale is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.92 goals / match - Rochdale · 1.37 goals / match - Boston United

Rochdale is 59% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - Rochdale · 1.46 goals / match - Boston United

Rochdale scoring profile: very strong

Rochdale scores in 96% of matches (46 of 48 matches), while Boston United keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Boston United scoring profile: strong

Boston United scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Rochdale keeps a clean sheet in 42% (20 of 48 matches).

92Goals scored (season)63
RochdaleBoston United
44Goals conceded (season)67
RochdaleBoston United
2.83Average goals in match2.83
RochdaleBoston United
9Goals scored (last 5)9
RochdaleBoston United
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
RochdaleBoston United

How often they score at least...

96%1 goal74%
RochdaleBoston United
67%2 goals37%
RochdaleBoston United
23%3 goals20%
RochdaleBoston United
6%4 goals2%
RochdaleBoston United

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal80%
RochdaleBoston United
23%2 goals43%
RochdaleBoston United
6%3 goals13%
RochdaleBoston United
4%4 goals4%
RochdaleBoston United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time20%
RochdaleBoston United
4%BTTS in both halves4%
RochdaleBoston United
50%Scored in both halves17%
RochdaleBoston United

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
RochdaleBoston United
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
RochdaleBoston United
100%BTTS - last 560%
RochdaleBoston United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
RochdaleBoston United
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
RochdaleBoston United
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
RochdaleBoston United

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
RochdaleBoston United
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
RochdaleBoston United
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
RochdaleBoston United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Rochdale is 49% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.85 pts / match - Rochdale · 1.24 pts / match - Boston United

Rochdale - half-time state
48% leading42% draw10% trailing
Boston United - half-time state
24% leading52% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.85Points per match (1st half)1.24
RochdaleBoston United
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.57
RochdaleBoston United
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
RochdaleBoston United
1.31Average goals (1st half)1.07
RochdaleBoston United
71%Clean sheet before half-time59%
RochdaleBoston United
31%No goal before half-time61%
RochdaleBoston United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.96Points per match (2nd half)1.24
RochdaleBoston United
0.98Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
RochdaleBoston United
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
RochdaleBoston United
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.76
RochdaleBoston United
58%Clean sheet after half-time39%
RochdaleBoston United
23%No goal after half-time48%
RochdaleBoston United

Rochdale - second-half results

52% W40% R8% P
89
Half-time points
45
Half-time goals
+27
Goal difference (1st half)
94
Second-half points
+21
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 48% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Boston United - second-half results

30% W33% R37% P
57
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rochdale - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.62.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Boston United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.22.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Rochdale
ScoredConceded
14
3
0-15
11
8
16-30
20
7
31-45
16
9
46-60
12
5
61-75
19
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (20 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

Boston United
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
8
9
16-30
11
9
31-45
15
13
46-60
6
12
61-75
16
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rochdale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Boston United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.92
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

RochdaleLigaBoston United
Average goals in match 2.832.92 2.83
Both teams scored 58%56% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%57% 54%
Clean sheets 42%24% 20%
Goal before half-time 77%71% 61%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 80%

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

2.92
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Rochdale 1 - 0 - 0 Boston United. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Boston United FC
1 : 3
Rochdale AFC

FAQ

What was the result of Rochdale vs Boston United?

The National League match finished Rochdale 1:0 Boston United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rochdale vs Boston United?

Rochdale score 1.92 goals per game on average and Boston United 1.37. The National League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Rochdale's matches and 61% of Boston United's.

What form are Rochdale and Boston United in?

Over the last 5 games Rochdale have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Boston United 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rochdale vs Boston United?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.