Match summary
Rochdale won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Gateshead. Rochdale led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Ethan Ebanks-Landell put Rochdale ahead with a header in the 13th minute and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Devante Rodney made it 3-0 in the 70th minute and Connor McBride made it 4-0 from a corner in the 79th minute.
The chances backed that up: Rochdale created 4.23 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Gateshead's 0.28 from 3.