Crewe vs Rochdale Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form across all competitions

Widening out to include cup games and friendlies, Crewe have won 7 of their last 20 matches, drawing 8 and losing 5, scoring 27 and conceding 23.

Crewe: 20 completed matches; Rochdale: 20 completed matches.

Crewe

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

24

Difference

+3

Rochdale

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

34

Difference

-4

Rochdale's equivalent record is 5 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses from 20, with 28 scored but 33 conceded, a noticeably leakier defence.

Both sets of numbers cover a mixed bag of League Two, cup and friendly fixtures, so they're a general form guide rather than a pure league read.

Comparative Team Statistics: Crewe vs Rochdale

A fixture with history

These two have met nine times on record stretching back to 2014, spanning League One and League Two football.

Draws have been common, including the most recent meeting in February 2023, which finished 1-1.

There have also been a couple of higher-scoring away wins for Rochdale further back in the sample, though those came several seasons ago and don't tell us much about the sides as they stand now.

Where they sit in the table

Crewe are up in 9th place with 11 points from seven games, and they haven't lost any of them, with two wins and five draws so far.

Rochdale sit well below them in 17th on 7 points from the same number of matches, already beaten four times.

Crewe have also conceded fewer goals than Rochdale across this short sample, which lines up with their steadier league position.

Crewe's unbeaten league record so far gives them a clear positional edge over Rochdale.

Players to keep an eye on

Crewe's J. March has been their most productive attacker recently, scoring three goals in seven appearances, with J. Tabiner setting up the most with three assists in the same span.

Crewe:

Best scorers:

J. March - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Tabiner - 3

Penalty cards:

M. Demetriou x 1 x 2

Rochdale:

Best assist providers:

D. Brown - 2

Penalty cards:

O. Adebayo-Rowling x 1 x 3

E. Francis x 1 x 1

B. Bilongo x 1 x 1

On the discipline side, Rochdale's E. Francis has picked up a yellow and a red card across six matches, which is worth bearing in mind given how physical League Two games can get.

This is a partial player list rather than full squad or injury information, so it points to recent contributors rather than confirmed selections for this game.

How this one might unfold

Crewe's unbeaten league run and tighter defensive numbers suggest they should be competitive at home against a Rochdale side that's lost four of seven and shipped goals more freely.

That said, the head-to-head has leaned towards tight, low-margin results over the years, and Rochdale's draw count shows they can still make games scrappy even when results elsewhere haven't gone their way.