Rochdale vs Grimsby Town

20 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee D Bourne

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dajaune Brown 39’
  • Ian Henderson 88’
  • Kieran Green 57’
  • Jamie Walker 72’

Match summary

The points were shared as Rochdale and Grimsby Town drew 2-2. Rochdale led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Dajaune Brown put Rochdale ahead in the 39th minute. In the second half, Kieran Green equalised with a header in the 57th minute, Jamie Walker put Grimsby Town in front from a corner in the 72nd minute, and Ian Henderson equalised with a header in the 88th minute.

Shots finished 24-16 to Grimsby Town, with 6 on target for Rochdale and 7 for Grimsby Town.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
16 Shots 24
6 Shots on target 7
7 Corners 10
76 Attacks 96
25 Dangerous attacks 52
383 Passes 329
66.8% Pass accuracy 63.5%
10 Tackles 11
13 Fouls 8
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Rochdale Grimsby Town
Kick-off
Corner
4’
6’
Charles VernamSimulation
Corner
11’
Corner
15’
Aden FlintShot on target
16’
19’
Corner
Babajide AdeekoFoul
20’
Corner
21’
23’
Jamie WalkerShot on target
Cian HayesShot on target
27’
32’
Corner
33’
Corner
35’
Charles VernamShot on target
35’
Corner
35’
Corner
Dajaune Brown1-0 (Rochdale)
38’
42’
Maldini KacurriFoul
43’
Corner
Half-time1-0
Kane TaylorTobi Adebayo-Rowling
46’
Second half underway
Edward FrancisFoul
49’
50’
Jamie WalkerFoul
Corner
51’
53’
Corner
55’
Corner
57’
Kieran GreenHeader1-1 (Grimsby Town)
57’
Andy CookShot on target
Sam BeckwithBabajide Adeeko
65’
Cian HayesFoul
67’
I. WatsonManagerArgument
68’
72’
Jamie WalkerRight foot shot1-2 (Grimsby Town)
Luke HananntCian Hayes
75’
76’
Cian DoyleJamie Walker
76’
Sonny FinchJustin Amaluzor
Corner
76’
Ian HendersonKane Taylor
81’
82’
Corner
Ian HendersonHeader2-2 (Rochdale)
88’
Ian HendersonShot on target
88’
89’
Finlay CartwrightIwan Morgan
Corner
90+3’
90+6’
Corner
Full-time2-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Rochdale attacking 
4’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 4’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, blocked 5’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 5’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 13’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, off target 15’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 16’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 20’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 23’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 27’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, saved 29’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 31’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 32’ Joe Foulkes (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 33’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 33’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 35’ Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 35’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 36’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 39’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, goal 41’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), open play, off target 46’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 52’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 57’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 57’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 64’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 65’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 70’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 72’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 82’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 85’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), set piece, off target 85’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 86’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 87’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 88’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, goal 88’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, saved 90’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 90+3’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, blocked 90+4’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+4’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 4’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, blocked 4’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, blocked 5’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 5’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 13’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, off target 15’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 16’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 20’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 23’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 27’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, saved 29’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 31’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 32’ Joe Foulkes (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 33’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 33’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 35’ Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town), from a corner, off target 35’ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 36’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, blocked 39’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, goal 41’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), open play, off target 46’ Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 52’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 57’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, goal 57’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 64’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), open play, blocked 65’ Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 70’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 72’ Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 82’ Kieran Green (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 85’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), set piece, off target 85’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), set piece, blocked 86’ Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 87’ Géza Dávid Turi (Grimsby Town), open play, blocked 88’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, goal 88’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, saved 90’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 90+3’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, blocked 90+4’ Andy Cook (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+4’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rochdale 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Waller
Flint
Wilson
Francis
Tasker
Adeeko 65’
Adebayo-Rowling 46’
Middleton
Gilmour
Hayes 75’
Brown
Grimsby Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Pym
Rodgers
Kacurri
Foulkes
Turi
Amaluzor 76’
Walker 76’
Vernam
Green
Morgan 89’
Cook

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Waller
90′ 4 2 50 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Aden Flint
90′ – – 3 7 7 38 1 – – –
Kaiden Wilson
90′ 2 – 2 4 2 48 – – – –
Charlie Tasker
90′ – 1 – 4 2 43 3 – – –
Sam Beckwith Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 1 – 2 1 19 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling Taken off
45′ – – 18 – – 2 – 3 – – –
Babajide Adeeko Taken off
65′ – – 33 1 – 1 – 2 1 –
Harvey Gilmour
90′ – – 43 – – 2 – 7 – 2 –
Cian Hayes Taken off
75′ – – 12 – – 1 – 3 2 –
Edward Francis
90′ – – 29 3 – 1 – 3 2 –
Glenn Middleton
90′ – 1 13 3 – 1 – 2 2 – –
Kane Taylor Came on as a substituteTaken off
36′ – – 14 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Luke Hanannt Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 7 – – – 1 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Dajaune Brown
90′ 1 – 3 1 – – 1 5 2 11 –
Ian Henderson Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – 2 2 – – 1 1 – 4 –
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 29% Avg odds 3.24
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.67
Grimsby Town win 46% Avg odds 2.03

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

Form going into the game

Rochdale WWWDL
Grimsby Town WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Grimsby Town 1-0 Rochdale, 11 Mar 23 Next meeting: Grimsby Town vs Rochdale, 19 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Rochdale vs Grimsby Town meetings

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