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.
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.
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.