Rochdale vs Swindon Town

3 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee A Dale

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cian Hayes 88’

Match summary

Rochdale saw off Swindon Town 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Cian Hayes put Rochdale ahead with a header in the 88th minute.

Shots finished 15-12 to Rochdale, with 5 on target for Rochdale and 2 for Swindon Town. Swindon Town had a player sent off.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
15 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 2
11 Corners 5
114 Attacks 77
50 Dangerous attacks 27
468 Passes 307
82.3% Pass accuracy 76.9%
13 Tackles 15
7 Fouls 18
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Rochdale Swindon Town
Kick-off
35’
Anthony MundaShot on target
Aden FlintShot on target
39’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
55’
Antwoine HackfordShot on target
81’
Dajaune BrownShot on target
84’
85’
Kaelan MajekodunmiSecond yellowFoul
Charlie TaskerShot on target
87’
Cian HayesHeader1-0 (Rochdale)
88’
Glenn MiddletonShot on target
90+7’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swindon Town attacking Rochdale attacking 
5’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 9’ James Ball (Swindon Town), direct free kick, blocked 13’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 18’ Anthony Munda (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 29’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), direct free kick, blocked 30’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 35’ Anthony Munda (Swindon Town), set piece, saved 35’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), set piece, off target 39’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 43’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), set piece, off target 51’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 51’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, off target 51’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 55’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), open play, saved 62’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 62’ Jack Thomson (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 67’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 67’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), open play, blocked 80’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, off target 84’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 87’ Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Babajide Adeeko (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), set piece, saved 88’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, goal 88’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 90+7’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, saved 5’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 9’ James Ball (Swindon Town), direct free kick, blocked 13’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 18’ Anthony Munda (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 29’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), direct free kick, blocked 30’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 35’ Anthony Munda (Swindon Town), set piece, saved 35’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), set piece, off target 39’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 43’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), set piece, off target 51’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 51’ James Ball (Swindon Town), open play, off target 51’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 55’ Antwoine Hackford (Swindon Town), open play, saved 62’ Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town), open play, off target 62’ Jack Thomson (Swindon Town), open play, blocked 67’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), open play, off target 67’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), open play, blocked 80’ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), open play, off target 84’ Dajaune Brown (Rochdale), from a corner, saved 87’ Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Babajide Adeeko (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale), set piece, blocked 87’ Charlie Tasker (Rochdale), set piece, saved 88’ Cian Hayes (Rochdale), from a corner, goal 88’ Aden Flint (Rochdale), from a corner, off target 90+7’ Glenn Middleton (Rochdale), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rochdale 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ramming
Sherring
Flint
Wilson
Tasker
Francis 73’
Gilmour
Middleton
Adeeko
Smith 23’
Brown
Swindon Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Ripley
Kirkman 90’
Ball
Negru
Majekodunmi
Nichols 69’
Thomson 90’
Munda
Butler
Drinan 83’
Hackford

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 0 31 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 1 – – 8 4 55 – – – –
90′ – – 2 7 5 64 – – 1 –
90′ 1 – 1 2 – 70 1 – – –
90′ 3 – 1 5 2 59 2 – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 34 – – 2 – 5 3 2 –
Edward Francis Taken off
73′ – – 48 1 – – 1 4 – 1 –
Jonny Smith Taken off
23′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
90′ – – 33 – – 1 – 5 – 2 –
90′ – – 30 6 – 2 – 6 – – –
Luke Hanannt Came on as a substituteTaken off
67′ – – 13 – – – – 2 – 2 –
Cian Hayes Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 7 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
90′ – – 2 1 – – 1 8 3 14 –
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – – – – 4 1 5 –
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 43% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Swindon Town win 31% Avg odds 2.97

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.