Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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' KICK OFF: Swindon Town FC gets underway.
  • 4' GOAL! Tyler Smith scores on 4.
  • 9' 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 Johnny Smith suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
  • 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.
  • 24' Rochdale AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' Swindon Town FC is showing some good football. However, Swindon Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' GOAL! Anthony Grant scores on 33. Assisted by Diallang Jaiyesimi
  • 38' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Goal! Matthew Smith scores his 5 goal in 414 matches.
  • 46' Diallang Jaiyesimi is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Fabio Tavares needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Rochdale AFC. Aaron Morley is replaced by Fabio Tavares.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matej Kovar, as he is very good at scoring at The Energy Check County Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Another change for Rochdale AFC made on 73 minute. Stephen Dooley leaves to be changed by Kwadwo Baah.
  • 78' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The whistle greets Tyler Smith as he departs to be replaced by Brett Pitman.
  • 86' Another change for Swindon Town FC made on 86 minute. Diallang Jaiyesimi leaves to be changed by Hallam Hope.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Matthew Lund. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brett Pitman.
  • 90' Taylor Curran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Payne on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Swindon Town FC beats Rochdale AFC

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.