Which matches shall we look at?
Tranmere 9 games · Rochdale 9 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
TranmereLast 5 games1 W · 2 D · 2 L1.0 points a game5 scored · 7 conceded
- L
ChesterfieldA3 Oct24 - D
WalsallH26 Sept11 - D
Exeter CityA19 Sept00 - L
GillinghamA12 Sept02 - W
OldhamH5 Sept20
Last 10 at home: 2W 3D 5Lthis season 2.0 points a game at home · 7th in the league at home
RochdaleLast 5 games3 W · 1 D · 1 L2.0 points a game6 scored · 5 conceded
- W
Swindon TownH3 Oct10 - W
Fleetwood TownA26 Sept21 - WOldhamH19 Sept20
- DWalsallA12 Sept00
- LGillinghamH5 Sept14
Last 10 away: 2W 3D 5Lthis season 1.0 points a game away · 6th in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 9 measures
Tranmere 4Level 0Rochdale 5
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.3league avg 1.3
10.1.31.117.
Goals concededleague average 1.3 · lower is betterleague avg 1.3 · lower is better
12.1.31.29.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.6league avg 1.6
19.1.30.923.
Play
Shotsleague average 13.0league avg 13.0
16.11.38.924.
Shots on targetleague average 4.0league avg 4.0
7.4.33.122.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
14.48%53%8.
Cornersleague average 5.1league avg 5.1
24.3.34.615.
Cardsleague average 2.0 · lower is betterleague avg 2.0 · lower is better
20.2.62.114.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 28%league avg 28%
7.33%44%2.
Both teams scoredleague average 53%league avg 53%
10.56%33%19.
3 or more goalsleague average 45%league avg 45%
19.33%56%4.
Won after scoring firstleague average 62%league avg 62%
13.50%100%1.
Head to head
last 4 meetings · league games onlyTranmere 1Drawn 2Rochdale 1
- 18 Apr 2023Rochdale2 – 2TranmereD
- 25 Oct 2022Tranmere1 – 1RochdaleD
- 15 Jan 2022Tranmere2 – 0RochdaleW
- 11 Sept 2021Rochdale1 – 0TranmereL
Goals a game2.3league 2.5
Both scored50%league 53%
3 or more goals25%league 45%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingTranmereRochdale
03
21
0–1520
12
16–3012
02
31–4511
02
46–6051
12
61–7533
82
76–90+Tranmerefirst 30 min 17% · last 30 min 67% · 12 scored · 12 conceded · 9 games
Rochdalefirst 30 min 30% · last 30 min 40% · 10 scored · 11 conceded · 9 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.30.9
2.1 goals below the league (league 3.2)
Shots
11.08.6
19.6 shots below the league (league 26.1)
Shots on target
4.12.9
7.0 shots on target below the league (league 8.1)
Corners
3.44.4
7.8 corners below the league (league 10.1)
Cards
2.31.9
4.2 cards at the league’s level (league 4.1)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersTranmereTop scorerD. Jones3 goalsin 7 games
Most assistsT. Ince2 assistsin 9 games
Best ratedW. Vaulks7.2in 9 games
RochdaleTop scorerDajaune Brown2 goalsin 9 games
Most assistsDajaune Brown2 assistsin 9 games
Best ratedAden Flint7.3in 4 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
How does it change the table?
Full table10.Gillingham9+213
Gillingham9+21311.Rochdale9-113
Rochdale9-11312.Tranmere9011
Tranmere901113.Swindon Town9-411
Swindon Town9-411What this match changes
If Tranmere win14 – 13Tranmere move up to 6th · Rochdale drop to 10th · Tranmere 1 point ahead
If it ends level12 – 14Rochdale move up to 6th · Rochdale 2 points ahead
If Rochdale win11 – 16Rochdale move up to 1st · Rochdale 5 points ahead