Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale

17 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee A Jackson

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Matúš Holíček 39’
  • Jordan Gibson 45’, 55’
  • Joel Tabiner 65’ (og)
  • Aden Flint 90’

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra saw off Rochdale 3-2. Crewe Alexandra led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matúš Holíček put Crewe Alexandra ahead from a corner in the 39th minute and Jordan Gibson made it 2-0 in the 45th minute. In the second half, Gibson made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, Tabiner's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 65th minute, and Aden Flint made it 3-2 with a header in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 15-10 to Rochdale, with 4 on target for Crewe Alexandra and 3 for Rochdale.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on target 3
1 Corners 7
62 Attacks 81
34 Dangerous attacks 53
371 Passes 559
79.0% Pass accuracy 81.9%
17 Tackles 15
7 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Kick-off
5’
Corner
Matúš HolíčekShot on target
14’
21’
Corner
29’
Corner
Matúš HolíčekRight foot shot1-0 (Crewe Alexandra)
39’
Corner
39’
44’
Corner
Jordan GibsonRight foot shot2-0 (Crewe Alexandra)
45’
45+2’
Corner
Half-time2-0
Conor ThomasMatúš Holíček
46’
Second half underway
Joe WhiteFoul
50’
54’
Corner
Jordan GibsonLeft foot shot3-0 (Crewe Alexandra)
55’
58’
Dajaune BrownShot on target
Calum AgiusJoe White
60’
63’
Sam BeckwithCharlie Tasker
63’
Edward FrancisCian Hayes
63’
Emmanuel DieseruvweDajaune Brown
65’
Joel TabinerOwn goal3-1 (Rochdale)
Adrien ThibautJoel Tabiner
75’
Reece HutchinsonKyle Ure
75’
Stan DanceyJordan Gibson
75’
79’
Zain Silcott-DuberryBabajide Adeeko
85’
Emmanuel DieseruvweShot on target
87’
Corner
90’
Aden FlintHeader3-2 (Rochdale)
Full-time3-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rochdale attacking Crewe Alexandra attacking 
5’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 5’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 11’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 13’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), open play, off target 14’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 14’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 16’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 17’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 21’ Babajide Adeeko (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 21’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 23’ Kane Taylor (Rochdale), open play, off target 29’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 30’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 39’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, goal 45’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 55’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 55’ Kyle Ure (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 58’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, saved 65’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), own goal 67’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), open play, blocked 69’ Kane Taylor (Rochdale), open play, off target 74’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), open play, blocked 74’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, blocked 83’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 85’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, saved 90’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), open play, goal 5’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 5’ Josh March (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 11’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 13’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), open play, off target 14’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 14’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 16’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 17’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 21’ Babajide Adeeko (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 21’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 23’ Kane Taylor (Rochdale), open play, off target 29’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 30’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 39’ Matúš Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, goal 45’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 55’ Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 55’ Kyle Ure (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 58’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, saved 65’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), own goal 67’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), open play, blocked 69’ Kane Taylor (Rochdale), open play, off target 74’ Edward Francis (Rochdale), open play, blocked 74’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, blocked 83’ Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 85’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, saved 90’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Booth
Offord
Stephenson
Ure 75’
Billington
Lunt
White 60’
Gibson 2 75’
Tabiner 75’
Holíček 46’
March
Rochdale 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Waller
Flint
Wilson
Tasker 63’
Adebayo-Rowling
Gilmour
Adeeko 79’
Middleton
Taylor
Hayes 63’
Brown 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Tom Booth
90′ 2 2 37 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Lewis Billington
90′ 2 – – 2 – 36 – – – –
Luke Offord
90′ – – 5 2 2 60 – – – –
Joshua Stephenson
90′ 1 2 3 3 2 56 – – – –
Stan Dancey Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – –
Reece Hutchinson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – 1 1 6 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Kyle Ure Taken off
75′ – 1 24 2 – 3 2 4 1 – –
Owen Lunt
90′ – 1 23 1 – – – 5 2 3 –
Joe White Taken off
60′ – – 39 – – 1 – 2 2 1
Joel Tabiner Taken off
75′ – – 21 2 – 2 – 4 – 1 –
Matúš Holíček Taken off
45′ 1 – 18 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
Jordan Gibson Taken off
75′ 2 1 14 1 – 2 – 3 – – –
Conor Thomas Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 12 – – 2 – 2 – – –
Calum Agius Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Josh March
90′ – – 1 – – – 1 4 1 14 –
Adrien Thibaut Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – 1 2 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Crewe Alexandra win 49% Avg odds 1.91
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
Rochdale win 24% Avg odds 3.80

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Crewe Alexandra DDDWW
Rochdale DWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale, 25 Feb 23 Next meeting: Rochdale vs Crewe Alexandra, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale meetings

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