Rochdale AFC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rochdale AFC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gary Hilton
- Referee Oliver Yates
- Referee Steve Rushton
- Referee James Bell
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Gillingham FC H 1–4 L 15 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 5–0 W 12 Dec Peterborough United FC A 1–4 L 05 Dec Lincoln City FC H 0–2 L 01 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 4–0 W 24 Nov Northampton Town FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Rochdale AFC A 4–1 W 15 Dec Accrington Stanley FC H 0–2 L 12 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L 05 Dec Swindon Town FC H 2–0 W 02 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 2–0 W 28 Nov Exeter City FC H 2–3 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Rochdale AFC gets underway.
- 5' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 9' Goal! Robbie McKenzie scores his 3 goal in 377 matches.
- 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
- 19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 21' Goal! John Akinde scores his 15 goal in 318 matches.
- 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Bonham suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' GOAL! Connor Ogilvie scores on 45. Assisted by Scott Robertson
- 47' What a strike from John Akinde! The score is 0-4.
- 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' Gillingham FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' Kwadwo Baah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 63' Matt Done is replacing Kwadwo Baah for the Rochdale AFC side.
- 68' It looks surprising Gillingham FC does not make any changes. Alexander MacDonald has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Rochdale AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 74' Fabio Tavares is replacing Alex Newby for the Rochdale AFC side.
- 79' Gillingham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gillingham FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' Declan Drysdale is replacing Scott Robertson for the Gillingham FC side.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eoghan O'Connell.
- 90' The whistle greets Josh Eccles as he departs to be replaced by Mattew Willock.
- The final score is 1-4.
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Lineups
Rochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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Alex Newby ↓ Fabio Tavares 74'
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Ethan Brierley ↓ Tolaji Bola 63'
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Kwadwo Baah ↓ Matt Done 63'
Bench
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Matt Done ↑ 63'
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Fabio Tavares ↑ 74'
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Tolaji Bola ↑ 63'
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Coach Brian Barry-MurphyGillingham FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
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- 15
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Josh Eccles ↓ Mattew Willock 90'
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Bench
- 23
- 19
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Mattew Willock ↑ 90'
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Declan Drysdale ↑ 89'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ian Henderson 5 Ian Henderson 3 John Akinde 3 Connor Ogilvie 2 Jordan Roberts 2 Jimmy Keohane 2 Mark Byrne 1 Stephen Dooley 1 Head to Head
Rochdale AFC Form
Gillingham FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.21 Rochdale AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.69 Gillingham FC xGI would bet for: Rochdale AFC or Gillingham FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gillingham FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Rochdale AFC or Draw 57%Draw or Gillingham FC 71%Rochdale AFC or Gillingham FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Gillingham FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.1%1 – 2 9.1%0 – 1 8.4%0 – 2 7.7%0 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 6.6%1 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 3 5.2%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4%2 – 3 3.2%Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC
Handicap Rochdale AFC covers Push Gillingham FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 21% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.