Rochdale vs Halifax Town

22 October 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee M Barlow

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kyron Gordon 40’
  • Connor McBride 81’
  • Billy Waters 76’

Match summary

Rochdale saw off Halifax Town 2-1. Rochdale led 1-0 at half-time.

Kyron Gordon put Rochdale ahead with a header in the 40th minute, Billy Waters equalised with a header in the 76th minute, and Connor McBride won it with a header in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Rochdale created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Halifax Town 1.21 from 17.

Match stats

Rochdale Halifax Town
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.22
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.22

Key events

Rochdale Halifax Town
Kick-off
Kyron Gordon1-0 (Rochdale)
40’
Half-time1-0
76’
Billy Waters1-1 (Halifax Town)
Connor McBride2-1 (Rochdale)
81’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Rochdale
  • Tarryn Allarakhia
  • Kairo Mitchell
Halifax Town
  • Adam Senior

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.21 40’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), 1-0 40’ 76’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), 1-1 76’ 81’ Connor McBride (Rochdale), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.21 40’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), 1-0 Gordon 40’ 76’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), 1-1 Waters 76’ 81’ Connor McBride (Rochdale), 2-1 McBride 81’
Rochdale 1.16 xGHalifax Town 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Halifax Town attacking Rochdale attacking 
53’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 45’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 81’ Connor McBride (Rochdale), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 53’ Jake Burger (Rochdale), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 90+5’ Sam Johnson (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 40’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 11’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 69’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ William Smith (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 39’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Jili Buyabu (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Scott High (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Sam Beckwith (Rochdale), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jack Evans (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 54’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 48’ Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 49’ Ryan East (Rochdale), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target 53’ Ian Henderson (Rochdale), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 45’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 81’ Connor McBride (Rochdale), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 53’ Jake Burger (Rochdale), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 90+5’ Sam Johnson (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.19 xG, saved 40’ Kyron Gordon (Rochdale), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 11’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 69’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ William Smith (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Billy Waters (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 39’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 53’ Jili Buyabu (Rochdale), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Scott High (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Sam Beckwith (Rochdale), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jack Evans (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Florent Hoti (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 54’ Andrew Oluwabori (Halifax Town), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 48’ Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 49’ Ryan East (Rochdale), direct free kick, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
David Robson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.16 – – –
Liam Hogan
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jili Buyabu Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Jake Burger
90′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.01 – –
Connor McBride Taken off
86′ 1 – 1 0.30 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Ian Henderson Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.39 – – –
Kyle Ferguson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Finlay Armstrong Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Aidan Barlow Came on as a substitute
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 49% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43
Halifax Town win 24% Avg odds 3.89

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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.