Braintree vs Rochdale

Braintree

1 - 2

Rochdale

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Cressing Road Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Braintree 23 · Rochdale 2

Team Overview

Braintree (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

19 / 26

Avg: 0.83 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rochdale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-6-3

Goals For / Against

42 / 23

Avg: 1.75 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this National League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.96

PPG

2.13

0.83

1.75

1.13

0.96

48%

O2.5

57%

39%

BTTS

57%

35%

Score 1st

70%

League-position context

Braintree rank23rd

Rochdale rank2nd

Braintree points36

Rochdale points106

Braintree: #23 · 36 pts · GD -38

70 pts off the top 2. 34 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

Rochdale: #2 · 106 pts · GD +47

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 64 pts clear of the relegation zone.

70-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Braintree last 5 home

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals5-11

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rochdale last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals8-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Braintree trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 70% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Rochdale trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Braintree score at home57%

Braintree clean sheet at home48%

Rochdale score away91%

Rochdale clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Braintree score first35%

Braintree win after scoring first63%

Rochdale score first70%

Rochdale win after scoring first81%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Braintree 0% · Rochdale 25%

Avg first goal minute: Braintree 28.5' · Rochdale 26.2'

Vs league average

Braintree score at home0.83 vs 1.59

Braintree concede at home1.13 vs 1.34

Rochdale score away1.75 vs 1.34

Rochdale concede away0.96 vs 1.59

Braintree score 48% below league average, while Rochdale score 31% above league average.

Defensive side: Braintree are 15% below league average at home, and Rochdale are 40% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.00

BTTS25%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Braintree goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

Rochdale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

46-60 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ⚽

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36' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Barlow

Normal Goal

51'

51' James Andrew Clarridge

53'

53' A. Francis-Clarke

56'

56' H. Gilmour

59'

59' L. Hannant

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Ben Drake

1st substitution · For: S. Kamara

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Hannant

1st substitution · For: D. Moss

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. East

2nd substitution · For: E. Francis

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Goran Babic

2nd substitution · For: J. Akinde

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Cooper

3rd substitution · For: A. Hadi

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Rodney

3rd substitution · For: I. Henderson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Barlow

4th substitution · For: J. Pritchard

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ James Andrew Clarridge

4th substitution · For: M. Omrore

90+1' ⚽

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90+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Akinde

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Thorpe

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ O. Adebayo-Rowling

5th substitution · For: J. Gordon

90+9' ⚽

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90+9' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

E. Dieseruvwe

Normal Goal

Braintree vs Rochdale 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rochdale beat Braintree 2-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in National League. It was played at Cressing Road Stadium.

First half: Rochdale took the lead at 36' when A. Barlow scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: James Andrew Clarridge received a yellow card for Braintree at 51'. A. Francis-Clarke received a yellow card for Braintree at 53'. H. Gilmour received a yellow card for Rochdale at 56'. L. Hannant received a yellow card for Rochdale at 59'. Braintree made their 1st substitution at 63', with Ben Drake replacing S. Kamara. Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 65', with L. Hannant replacing D. Moss. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 65', with R. East replacing E. Francis. Braintree made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Goran Babic replacing J. Akinde. Braintree made their 3rd substitution at 75', with C. Cooper replacing A. Hadi. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Rodney replacing I. Henderson. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Barlow replacing J. Pritchard. Braintree made their 4th substitution at 84', with James Andrew Clarridge replacing M. Omrore. Braintree found a late equaliser at 90+1' when J. Akinde scored, with the assist credited to E. Thorpe, making the score 1-1. Rochdale made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with O. Adebayo-Rowling replacing J. Gordon. Rochdale took the lead at 90+9' when E. Dieseruvwe scored, making the score 1-2.

Braintree used 4 substitutions while Rochdale used 5 substitutions. Braintree got 2 yellow cards, while Rochdale got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Braintree vs Rochdale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Braintree vs Rochdale 1 - 2 06 Sep 2025 Rochdale vs Braintree 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

05 May 2025 Braintree vs Rochdale 2 - 0 28 Sep 2024 Rochdale vs Braintree 1 - 0