Rochdale vs Boston United

Rochdale

1 - 0

Boston United

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 37

Regular Season Table

Rochdale 2 · Boston United 12

Team Overview

Rochdale (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 19-2-3

Goals For / Against

50 / 21

Avg: 2.08 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 2.46

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Boston United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-7

Goals For / Against

38 / 35

Avg: 1.65 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

2.46

PPG

1.39

2.08

1.65

0.88

1.52

61%

O2.5

57%

BTTS

70%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Rochdale rank2nd

Boston United rank12th

Rochdale points106

Boston United points59

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.

Boston United: #12 · 59 pts · GD -4

47 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rochdale last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals9-8

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Boston United last 5 away

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rochdale trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 30%

Boston United trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Rochdale score at home100%

Rochdale clean sheet at home43%

Boston United score away78%

Boston United clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Rochdale score first70%

Rochdale win after scoring first88%

Boston United score first30%

Boston United win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rochdale 67% · Boston United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Rochdale 28.8' · Boston United 26.4'

Vs league average

Rochdale score at home2.08 vs 1.59

Rochdale concede at home0.88 vs 1.34

Boston United score away1.65 vs 1.34

Boston United concede away1.52 vs 1.59

Rochdale score 31% above league average, while Boston United score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Rochdale are 34% below league average at home, and Boston United are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Rochdale goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

61-75 7

46-60 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

Boston United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

0-15 0

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

23'

23' Tom Cursons

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Hiwula

1st substitution · For: Kenneth Aboh

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Rodney

1st substitution · For: T. Smith

68'

68' M. Lavinier

72'

72' J. Grimes

80'

80' Kyron Silveria Gordon

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Barlow

2nd substitution · For: I. Henderson

82' ⚽

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82' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Moss

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Teale

2nd substitution · For: Luca Barrington

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ O. Gallagher

3rd substitution · For: G. Sloggett

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Allarakhia

3rd substitution · For: D. Tutonda

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. East

4th substitution · For: E. Francis

Rochdale vs Boston United 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rochdale beat Boston United 1-0 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in National League.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Tom Cursons received a yellow card for Boston United at 23'.

Second half: Boston United made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Hiwula replacing Kenneth Aboh. Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 63', with D. Rodney replacing T. Smith. M. Lavinier received a yellow card for Boston United at 68'. J. Grimes received a yellow card for Boston United at 72'. Kyron Silveria Gordon received a yellow card for Rochdale at 80'. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 80', with A. Barlow replacing I. Henderson. Rochdale took the lead at 82' when T. Smith scored, with the assist credited to D. Moss, making the score 1-0. Boston United made their 2nd substitution at 88', with C. Teale replacing Luca Barrington. Boston United made their 3rd substitution at 88', with O. Gallagher replacing G. Sloggett. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. Allarakhia replacing D. Tutonda. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 90', with R. East replacing E. Francis.

Rochdale used 4 substitutions while Boston United used 3 substitutions. Rochdale got 1 yellow card, while Boston United got 3 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

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%)

Rochdale vs Boston United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

07 Mar 2026 Rochdale vs Boston United 1 - 0 08 Nov 2025 Boston United vs Rochdale 1 - 3

2024-2025 Season

18 Mar 2025 Rochdale vs Boston United 2 - 3 10 Aug 2024 Boston United vs Rochdale 0 - 3