Saturday , 14 November 2026

Swindon Town FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Swindon Town FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Rochdale AFC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC The Energy Check County Ground HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Diallang Jaiyesimi 46' Y
Y 89' Matthew Lund
Brett Pitman 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Swindon Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at The Energy Check County Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Tranter
  • Referee Alan Young
  • Referee Chris Husband
  • Referee Joe Clark

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
Swindon Town FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rochdale AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Swindon Town FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC

Recent Form

Swindon Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Rochdale AFC H 3–1 W
02 Dec Woking FC H 0–1 L
10 Nov York City FC H 2–1 W
Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Swindon Town FC A 1–3 L
07 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
28 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L
22 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–3 L
08 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The Energy Check County Ground will turn into a battlefield for Swindon Town FC and Rochdale AFC.
  • 4' Tyler Smith is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' Rochdale AFC is showing some good football. However, Rochdale AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 14' Swindon Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Rochdale AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' Rob Hunt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Aaron Morley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rochdale AFC tonight.
  • 33' A stunning finish from Anthony Grant — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Matthew Smith is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 46' Diallang Jaiyesimi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' Rochdale AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Done made 140 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' The whistle greets Aaron Morley as he departs to be replaced by Fabio Tavares.
  • 67' Swindon Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Rochdale AFC team. Stephen Dooley is replaced by Kwadwo Baah on 73 minute.
  • 78' Rochdale AFC 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.
  • 81' A change in the Swindon Town FC ranks — Tyler Smith exits the field as Brett Pitman enters on 81.
  • 86' Hallam Hope is replacing Diallang Jaiyesimi for the Swindon Town FC side.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matthew Lund.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Swindon Town FC player. Brett Pitman gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Taylor Curran. He replaces Jack Payne on 90 minute.
  • 3-1 the final result. Rochdale AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Swindon Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Wellens

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Swindon Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Rochdale AFC xG
I would bet for: Swindon Town FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swindon Town FC58% Draw23% Rochdale AFC19%
Actual: Swindon Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Swindon Town FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Rochdale AFC
42%
Swindon Town FC or Rochdale AFC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swindon Town FC42% Draw43% Rochdale AFC15%
Actual: Swindon Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
3.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swindon Town FC

Handicap Swindon Town FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swindon Town FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.