Rochdale vs Brackley Town

3 March 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Gareth Thomas

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Emmanuel Dieseruvwe 3’, 60’
  • Kyron Gordon 71’
  • Zak Lilly 39’, 90+4’

Match summary

Rochdale saw off Brackley Town 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe put Rochdale ahead in the 3rd minute and Zak Lilly equalised with a header in the 39th minute. In the second half, Dieseruvwe put Rochdale back in front in the 60th minute, Kyron Gordon made it 3-1 with a header in the 71st minute, and Lilly pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Rochdale created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brackley Town's 0.83 from 9.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
15 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 5
5 Corners 5
750 Passes 315
92.9% Pass accuracy 83.2%
3 Tackles 3
2 Fouls 5
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Rochdale Brackley Town
Kick-off
Emmanuel DieseruvweRight foot shot1-0 (Rochdale)
3’
Devante RodneyShot on target
16’
Daniel MossShot on target
35’
Emmanuel DieseruvweShot on target
36’
39’
Zak LillyHeader1-1 (Brackley Town)
44’
Ben WodskouShot on target
Half-time1-1
Tarryn AllarakhiaJoe Pritchard
46’
Second half underway
Emmanuel DieseruvweRight foot shot2-1 (Rochdale)
60’
Tyler SmithEdward Francis
64’
66’
Kian HarrattMorgan Roberts
Kyron GordonHeader3-1 (Rochdale)
71’
72’
Jack PriceShane Byrne
Tyler SmithShot on target
76’
83’
Zak BrownShot on target
85’
Connor HallAidan Elliott-Wheeler
85’
Gareth DeanBen Wodskou
85’
Joe AndrewsKyle Morrison
90+2’
Joe AndrewsShot on target
90+4’
Zak LillyHeader3-2 (Brackley Town)
Full-time3-2

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.83 3’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), 1-0 3’ 39’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), 1-1 39’ 60’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), 2-1 60’ 71’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), 3-1 71’ 90+4’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), 3-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 0.83 3’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), 1-0 Dieseruvwe 3’ 39’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), 1-1 Lilly 39’ 60’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), 2-1 Dieseruvwe 60’ 71’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), 3-1 Gordon 71’ 90+4’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), 3-2 Lilly 90+4’
Rochdale 1.91 xGBrackley Town 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brackley Town attacking Rochdale attacking 
3’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 71’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), set piece, 0.34 xG, goal 60’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 44’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 36’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 83’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 65’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+4’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+2’ Joe Andrews (Brackley Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Joe Pritchard (Rochdale), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Devante Rodney (Rochdale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Ryan East (Rochdale), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Daniel Moss (Rochdale), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 3’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 71’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), set piece, 0.34 xG, goal 60’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 36’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 44’ Ben Wodskou (Brackley Town), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 83’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 65’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+4’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+2’ Joe Andrews (Brackley Town), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Joe Pritchard (Rochdale), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Devante Rodney (Rochdale), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Zak Lilly (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Ryan East (Rochdale), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Tyler Smith (Rochdale), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Morgan Roberts (Brackley Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Zak Brown (Brackley Town), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Aidan Barlow (Rochdale), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Daniel Moss (Rochdale), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rochdale 3-5-2 Starting XI
Whatmuff
Gordon
Ebanks-Landell
Perry
Pritchard 46’
Francis 64’
East
Barlow
Moss 80’
Rodney 64’
Dieseruvwe 2 80’
Brackley Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Maxted
Calder
Nottingham
Morrison 85’
Lilly 2
Brown
Byrne 72’
Roberts 66’
Elliott-Wheeler 85’
Lowe
Wodskou 85’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 2 51 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ – 2 – 5 – 130 – 1 – –
90′ 2 3 – 4 3 141 – – – –
90′ – 6 – 4 2 80 – – – –
Daniel Moss Taken off
82′ – 2 – 8 6 23 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Joe Pritchard Taken off
47′ – – 26 – – 1 – 1 – – –
90′ – 2 90 3 0.87 – – 5 – – –
Edward Francis Taken off
65′ – – 89 – – – 3 2 – 1 –
90′ – 1 30 1 0.40 – 1 4 – – –
Tarryn Allarakhia Came on as a substitute
51′ – – 20 – – – – 5 – 1 –
Casey Pettit Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 22 – – – 1 2 – 1 –
Tyler Smith Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 6 – – – – 4 – – –
David Tutonda Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Devante Rodney Taken off
65′ – – 1 1 0.07 – – 1 – 22 –
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Taken off
82′ 2 – 3 3 0.93 0.03 1 4 – 12 –
Manny Duku Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – – – 3 –
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 70% Avg odds 1.31
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.53
Brackley Town win 10% Avg odds 8.77

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.