Morecambe vs Rochdale

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Rochdale

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Morecambe 22 · Rochdale 2

Team Overview

Morecambe (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

29 / 46

Avg: 1.26 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

0.78

PPG

2.13

1.26

1.75

2.00

0.96

70%

O2.5

57%

BTTS

57%

48%

Score 1st

70%

League-position context

Morecambe rank22nd

Rochdale rank2nd

Morecambe points38

Rochdale points106

Morecambe: #22 · 38 pts · GD -37

68 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 8 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.

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

Morecambe last 5 home

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-11

Record0-2-3

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.

Morecambe trend breakdown

Over 2.570%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 26%

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

Morecambe score at home65%

Morecambe clean sheet at home13%

Rochdale score away91%

Rochdale clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Morecambe score first48%

Morecambe win after scoring first36%

Rochdale score first70%

Rochdale win after scoring first81%

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

Avg first goal minute: Morecambe 28.0' · Rochdale 26.2'

Vs league average

Morecambe score at home1.26 vs 1.59

Morecambe concede at home2.00 vs 1.34

Rochdale score away1.75 vs 1.34

Rochdale concede away0.96 vs 1.59

Morecambe score 21% below league average, while Rochdale score 31% above league average.

Defensive side: Morecambe are 50% above league average at home, and Rochdale are 40% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Morecambe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 10

61-75 7

46-60 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

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

—

Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

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

27'

27' J. Pritchard

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Henderson

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Broome

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Pritchard

1st substitution · For: J. Burger

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Nolan

Normal Goal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Raikhy

1st substitution · For: P. Lewis

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ I. Henderson

2nd substitution · For: T. Smith

71'

71' P. Lewis

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. McBride

3rd substitution · For: D. Rodney

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Sesay

2nd substitution · For: A. Muskwe

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Aarons

3rd substitution · For: M. Sangare

78'

78' E. Ebanks-Landell

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

H. Gilmour

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Burger

85'

85' L. Francillette

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Galvin

4th substitution · For: C. Pettit

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. East

5th substitution · For: D. Moss

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ G. Thomas

4th substitution · For: E. Dixon-Bonner

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

Rochdale beat Morecambe 2-1 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in National League.

First half: J. Pritchard received a yellow card for Rochdale at 27'. Rochdale took the lead at 45' when I. Henderson scored, with the assist credited to N. Broome, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Pritchard replacing J. Burger. Morecambe leveled the score at 47' when J. Nolan scored, making the score 1-1. Morecambe made their 1st substitution at 63', with A. Raikhy replacing P. Lewis. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 63', with I. Henderson replacing T. Smith. P. Lewis received a yellow card for Morecambe at 71'. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. McBride replacing D. Rodney. Morecambe made their 2nd substitution at 75', with A. Sesay replacing A. Muskwe. Morecambe made their 3rd substitution at 75', with R. Aarons replacing M. Sangare. E. Ebanks-Landell received a yellow card for Rochdale at 78'. Rochdale took the lead at 80' when H. Gilmour scored, with the assist credited to J. Burger, making the score 1-2. L. Francillette received a yellow card for Morecambe at 85'. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. Galvin replacing C. Pettit. Rochdale made their 5th substitution at 85', with R. East replacing D. Moss. Morecambe made their 4th substitution at 88', with G. Thomas replacing E. Dixon-Bonner.

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

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Morecambe vs Rochdale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

03 Apr 2026 Rochdale vs Morecambe 2 - 4 26 Dec 2025 Morecambe vs Rochdale 1 - 2