Rochdale vs Swindon Town Prediction & Betting Tips

League form swings both ways

Swindon's league record reads three wins, one draw and three losses from their first seven games. The wins came at home against Port Vale, Colchester and Cheltenham, but the last two league outings have been defeats away at Salford and York, including a 4-0 loss at York.

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Rochdale: 20 completed matches; Swindon Town: 20 completed matches.

Rochdale

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

34

Difference

-4

Swindon Town

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

38

Difference

-11

Rochdale have picked up two wins, one draw and four losses in the same span. Their brightest results have come at home, beating Shrewsbury 3-0 and Oldham 2-0, though a 1-4 home defeat to Gillingham shows the defence can be opened up.

Neither side has strung together consistent form, so recent momentum is hard to pin down.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rochdale vs Swindon Town

A long history, but an old one

These two have met plenty of times down the years, mostly in League One and League Two. The last meeting, back in March 2023, ended 4-4 at Rochdale's ground.

Beyond that, the head-to-head record swings between comfortable wins and tight draws, but it stretches back over a decade with squads that have changed completely. It's interesting reading rather than something that tells us much about this current fixture.

Where both sides sit

Swindon are 13th with 10 points from seven games, having scored eight and conceded eleven. Rochdale are 17th with seven points from the same number of games, with seven scored and ten conceded.

Both clubs are working with a fairly modest goal difference, and neither table position by itself points to a clear favourite here.

Key men and cards to watch

Swindon's main threat has been A. Drinan, who has scored five goals in seven appearances, with A. Munda chipping in with two assists from six games.

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

Swindon Town:

Best scorers:

A. Drinan - 5

Penalty cards:

M. Clark x 1 x 1

On discipline, Swindon's M. Clark and Rochdale's E. Francis have each picked up a yellow and a red card in six matches, while Rochdale's B. Bilongo was booked in his only outing so far. None of that confirms who's actually available for this game, but it's worth keeping an eye on team news closer to kickoff.

Could be a game with goals

Both sides have shown they can be got at defensively this season - Swindon have shipped 11 in seven league games, Rochdale ten. Their most recent head-to-head meetings have often been high-scoring too, including that 4-4 draw in 2023.

None of that guarantees goals here, but it does suggest neither defence is settled enough to promise a tight, low-scoring afternoon.

Games between these two have tended to produce goals rather than stalemates.