Rochdale vs Accrington ST Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

Rochdale have won two, drawn one and lost four of their last seven League Two matches, scoring seven and conceding ten. There's been a home win over Oldham and a comfortable 3-0 against Shrewsbury, but also a heavy 1-4 defeat to Gillingham at the same ground.

Rochdale: 20 completed matches; Accrington ST: 20 completed matches.

Rochdale

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

34

Difference

-4

Accrington ST

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

31

Difference

-4

Accrington's league record over the same stretch reads one win, three draws and three losses, with ten scored and thirteen conceded. Their only away win came at Crawley Town, and three of their last seven have finished level.

Neither side has managed back-to-back league wins recently.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rochdale vs Accrington ST

History from a different era

The recorded meetings between these two stretch back to 2012 and mostly come from their League One years, when Accrington often had the better of things at their own ground. The most recent meeting was a 3-3 EFL Trophy draw back in 2022.

Since then, both clubs have moved between divisions, so that older head-to-head record doesn't say much about where either side stands today.

Bottom-half battle

Rochdale currently sit 17th with seven points from seven games, while Accrington are 21st on six points from the same number of matches. It's early days, but both are currently in the lower third of the table and looking to build some momentum.

Known contributors

C. Caton has been doing most of Accrington's scoring, with five goals in seven appearances, so shutting him down looks important for Rochdale.

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

Accrington ST:

Best scorers:

C. Caton - 5

Penalty cards:

D. Matthews x 1 x 3

J. Woods x 4

On discipline, Accrington's D. Matthews and J. Woods have both picked up multiple yellow cards this season, while Rochdale's E. Francis has already seen red. These are partial lists rather than full squad pictures, but they hint at a few players worth keeping an eye on.

Goals at both ends?

Both defences have been leaking goals lately - Rochdale ten and Accrington thirteen in their last seven league outings - and clean sheets have been rare for either side. Games involving these two recently have tended to produce goals rather than tight, low-scoring affairs.