Rochdale vs Boreham Wood

3 February 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Simon Mather

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Devante Rodney 6’
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe 29’, 50’
Ian Henderson 75’

Zak Brunt 71’ (pen)

Match summary

Rochdale won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Boreham Wood. Rochdale led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Devante Rodney put Rochdale ahead with a header in the 6th minute and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe made it 2-0 with a header in the 29th minute. In the second half, Dieseruvwe made it 3-0 in the 50th minute, Zak Brunt pulled one back to make it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, and Ian Henderson made it 4-1 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rochdale created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Boreham Wood's 1.08 from 5.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%

11 Shots 5

5 Shots on target 3

7 Corners 2

366 Passes 624

83.3% Pass accuracy 86.5%

1 Tackles 7

10 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 4

Key events

Rochdale Boreham Wood

Kick-off

Devante RodneyHeader

1-0

6’

Callum PerryShot on target

17’

Emmanuel DieseruvweHeader

2-0

29’

43’

Zak BruntShot on target

Half-time2-0

Second half underway

Emmanuel DieseruvweRight foot shot

3-0

50’

Daniel MossDevante Rodney

55’

58’

Marley MarshallShot on target

65’

Chris BushFoul

Ian HendersonEmmanuel Dieseruvwe

66’

Aidan BarlowJake Burger

66’

Oliver WhatmuffFoul

69’

71’

Zak BruntPenalty

3-1

Ian HendersonLeft foot shot

4-1

75’

76’

Aaron HenryOllie Kensdale

Casey PettitRyan East

79’

Joe PritchardTarryn Allarakhia

79’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Rochdale 2.08 xGBoreham Wood 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Boreham Wood attacking Rochdale attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rochdale 3-5-2 Starting XI

Boreham Wood 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Oliver Whatmuff	90′	2	1	33	–	1	–	–

Defenders3 players


Kyron Gordon	90′	–	2	–	2	–	46	1	–	–	–
Ethan Ebanks-Landell	90′	–	1	–	1	1	52	1	–	–	–
Callum Perry	90′	–	1	1	6	–	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Tobi Adebayo-Rowling	90′	–	1	27	1	0.14	–	5	4	–	1	–
Ryan East Taken off	81′	–	1	43	2	0.26	–	1	2	–	–	–
Harvey Gilmour	90′	–	–	38	–	–	–	3	4	1	2	–
Jake Burger Taken off	69′	–	–	20	–	–	–	2	8	2	5	–
Tarryn Allarakhia Taken off	81′	–	–	26	1	0.58	–	1	7	–	1	–
Daniel Moss Came on as a substitute	41′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Aidan Barlow Came on as a substitute	30′	–	1	12	1	0.61	–	1	2	–	–	–
Casey Pettit Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Joe Pritchard Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	5	–	–	1	1	1	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Devante Rodney Taken off	57′	1	–	1	1	0.14	–	–	4	–	12	–
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Taken off	69′	2	–	3	2	0.58	–	1	5	1	4	–
Ian Henderson Came on as a substitute	30′	1	–	1	1	0.61	–	–	–	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nathan Ashmore	90′	1	4	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Ollie Kensdale Taken off	79′	2	2	–	6	2	57	1	–	–	–
Chris Bush	90′	–	5	1	5	2	150	2	–	–
Joe Newton	90′	1	1	–	5	1	65	–	–	–	–
Cameron Coxe	90′	–	1	–	3	3	30	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Charlie O'Connell	90′	–	–	87	–	–	–	3	4	3	1	–
Marley Marshall	90′	–	–	43	–	–	3	1	6	4	1	–
Charles Clayden	90′	–	–	25	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Aaron Henry Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	35	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Zak Brunt	90′	1	–	3	2	1.01	–	–	6	2	50	–
Matt Rush	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.15	1	2	2	15	–
Abdul Abdulmalik	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	38	–

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

Rochdale win 50% Avg odds 1.84

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.46

Boreham Wood win 24% Avg odds 3.77

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

Form going into the game

Rochdale L W W W W

Boreham Wood W W L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Boreham Wood 0-2 Rochdale, 09 Aug 25 All Rochdale vs Boreham Wood meetings

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