Rochdale vs Barnet Prediction

Form guides in different directions

Barnet's overall away sample this season reads well, eight wins from twenty games with just three defeats. But the picture has been shakier lately, with losses 1-3 at Bristol Rovers, 1-2 at Tranmere and 1-3 at Shrewsbury, plus a draw at Oldham in between.

Rochdale: 20 completed matches; Barnet: 20 completed matches.

Rochdale

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

42

Difference

-15

Barnet

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

27

Difference

+12

Rochdale's home form over the same stretch has been just as up and down. They've beaten Shrewsbury 3-0 and Oldham 2-0, but also shipped five without reply against Accrington and lost at home to Fleetwood and Gillingham.

Neither side's recent home or away form inspires total confidence right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rochdale vs Barnet

Recent history leans towards Barnet

The last four meetings came in the National League, with Barnet winning two and Rochdale two. The most recent, in February 2025, was a heavy 4-0 away win for Barnet at Rochdale.

Two much older League Two meetings from 2012 and 2013 ended in a home win and a goalless draw, but those squads bear little relation to the current sides.

A big gap in the table

At the time of writing Barnet sit second with 21 points from nine games, six wins and three draws, with a goal difference of plus ten. Rochdale are down in thirteenth on 14 points from eleven games, already with five defeats this season.

That gap in points and goal difference points to Barnet as the stronger side on paper right now.

Barnet's goal threat stands out

Barnet's attack is carrying obvious quality. C. Lakin has six goals in seven matches and K. Tshimanga adds four goals and four assists in the same span.

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

Barnet:

Best scorers:

C. Lakin - 6

K. Tshimanga - 4

Best assist providers:

K. Tshimanga - 4

C. Lakin - 2

Penalty cards:

N. Ofoborh x 1 x 1

O. Gallagher x 3

Rochdale's listed numbers are thinner by comparison, with D. Brown's two assists in eight games the standout entry among the data provided. Rochdale's O. Adebayo-Rowling has also picked up a red card and three yellows in six matches, a discipline note worth watching.

Barnet look to have more proven goal contributors on the data available.

What this all points to

Put together, Barnet arrive with the stronger recent record, the better table position and the more productive attacking players on the data we have. Rochdale's home form has been too inconsistent, swinging from heavy losses to confident wins, to offer a clear read on what turns up.

With over a month still to go before kickoff, form and team news could easily move again before this one is actually played.