England - EFL League TwoCrown Oil ArenaData current as of September 18, 2026

Rochdale vs Oldham Athletic: match statistics

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Rochdale vs Oldham Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rochdale plays Oldham Athletic in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Crown Oil Arena.

Recent form

Rochdale has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Oldham Athletic has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Rochdale scores 0.83 goals per game and allows 1.67. Oldham Athletic scores 1.33 and allows 1.17. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Rochdale's games and 50% of Oldham Athletic's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 50%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Oldham Athletic has the higher season xG average, 1.54 to 0.89 per game. Rochdale takes 7.5 shots per game, while Oldham Athletic takes 14.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Rochdale leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Oldham Athletic leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

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

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 49% 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

(3.30)
(3.60)
(2.05)

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.

RochdaleOldham Athletic
0.83Goals scored / game1.33
RochdaleOldham Athletic
1.67Goals allowed / game1.17
RochdaleOldham Athletic
54%Average possession44%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
2.17Shots on target / game4.83
RochdaleOldham Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.5Shots per game14
RochdaleOldham Athletic
2.17Shots on target4.83
RochdaleOldham Athletic
11.1%Shot conversion9.5%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
54%Possession44%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0.89xG for1.54
RochdaleOldham Athletic
1.71xG against1.33
RochdaleOldham Athletic

Shooting quality

Rochdale: BalancedOldham Athletic: Attacking
RochdaleOldham Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)29%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.28

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
LLWLD
Season result split
17% W17% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-4
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 at home
1-0-2
LWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.97Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Oldham Athletic
LWDLL
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 away
0-1-2
LDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Oldham Athletic is 60% better for: goals scored per game.

0.83 goals / game - Rochdale · 1.33 goals / game - Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic is 43% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.67 goals / game - Rochdale · 1.17 goals / game - Oldham Athletic

Rochdale scoring profile: mixed

Rochdale scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Oldham Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

Oldham Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Oldham Athletic scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Rochdale keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

5Goals scored (season)8
RochdaleOldham Athletic
10Goals conceded (season)7
RochdaleOldham Athletic
2.5Average goals per game2.5
RochdaleOldham Athletic
5Goals scored (last 5)6
RochdaleOldham Athletic
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
RochdaleOldham Athletic

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal83%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
17%2 goals33%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
17%3 goals17%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0%4 goals0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
50%2 goals50%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
33%3 goals0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
17%4 goals0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

* 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
17%Scored in both halves17%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
40%BTTS - last 560%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

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.

Oldham Athletic is 101% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.83 pts / game - Rochdale · 1.67 pts / game - Oldham Athletic

Rochdale - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing
Oldham Athletic - half-time state
50% leading17% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.83Points per game (1st half)1.67
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.5
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
RochdaleOldham Athletic
1Average goals (1st half)0.83
RochdaleOldham Athletic
50%Clean sheet before half-time67%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
83%No goal before half-time50%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

0.83Points per game (2nd half)1.17
RochdaleOldham Athletic
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
RochdaleOldham Athletic
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
RochdaleOldham Athletic
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.67
RochdaleOldham Athletic
33%Clean sheet after half-time33%
RochdaleOldham Athletic
50%No goal after half-time50%
RochdaleOldham Athletic

Rochdale - second-half results

17% W33% D50% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 17%. 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.

Oldham Athletic - second-half results

33% W17% D50% L
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rochdale - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Oldham Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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.

Rochdale
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rochdale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
161%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Oldham Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
128%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

RochdaleLigaOldham Athletic
Average goals per game 2.502.65 2.50
Both teams scored 33%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%49% 50%
Clean sheets 33%26% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%75% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%76% 100%

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

2.65
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+55%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+36%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Rochdale and Oldham Athletic play?

Rochdale face Oldham Athletic on September 19, 2026 in EFL League Two at Crown Oil Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rochdale vs Oldham Athletic?

Rochdale score 0.83 goals per game on average and Oldham Athletic 1.33. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Rochdale's matches and 50% of Oldham Athletic's.

What form are Rochdale and Oldham Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Rochdale have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Oldham Athletic 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rochdale vs Oldham Athletic?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Rochdale vs Oldham Athletic: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.