Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale — match summary
England · League Two · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 3-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Crewe Alexandra 44 · Rochdale 29
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Crewe Alexandra 44 · Rochdale 36
Shots on target 4-3 · corners 1-7 · possession 40-60
NextGOAL tip: Crewe Alexandra -0.5 · 2 stars
Looking back at the results between these two teams, you will see that draws happen more often than you would think. Both the 1-1 they just played in 2023 and the 3-3 in 2021 ended with no one able to separate them. This time the difference is that Crewe Alexandra are sitting 3rd in the table, with Rochdale following in 10th, 4 points apart. The hosts are still unbeaten in the league this season, 10 matches, 4 wins, 6 draws, 12 scored, 7 conceded, and their latest match closed with a 1-0 win. Rochdale's form is clearly more up and down, 4 wins and 4 defeats from 10 matches, 12 goals conceded, their defence not as tight as the hosts' numbers. This game is likely to be one where the hosts control the tempo more, because Rochdale are a team that keeps the ball slightly better but shoots on target less, and they tend to concede in the second half at a rate as high as 27%. The first thing to watch is whether the hosts can press until they get the opening goal, because if they do, the game will flow exactly the way the hosts want immediately.