Match summary
Rochdale and Southend United shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Rochdale led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Jimmy Keohane put Rochdale ahead in the 10th minute, Kairo Mitchell made it 2-0 with a header in the 24th minute, and Harry Cardwell pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 26th minute. In the second half, Cardwell equalised with a header in the 64th minute.
Rochdale had the better of the chances, with 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Southend United's 0.76 from 8.