Rochdale vs Braintree

Rochdale

2 - 0

Braintree

🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Westgate 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Rochdale 2 · Braintree 23

Referee Stats

James Westgate

3 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

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

Braintree (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-15

Goals For / Against

19 / 50

Avg: 0.83 / 2.17

Points

Avg: 0.61

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

0.61

2.08

0.83

0.88

2.17

61%

O2.5

48%

57%

BTTS

57%

70%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Rochdale rank2nd

Braintree rank23rd

Rochdale points106

Braintree points36

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.

Braintree: #23 · 36 pts · GD -38

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

70-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.

Braintree last 5 away

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals6-13

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 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%

Braintree trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Rochdale score at home100%

Rochdale clean sheet at home43%

Braintree score away61%

Braintree clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Rochdale score first70%

Rochdale win after scoring first88%

Braintree score first17%

Braintree win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rochdale 67% · Braintree 22%

Avg first goal minute: Rochdale 28.8' · Braintree 25.3'

Vs league average

Rochdale score at home2.08 vs 1.59

Rochdale concede at home0.88 vs 1.34

Braintree score away0.83 vs 1.34

Braintree concede away2.17 vs 1.59

Rochdale score 31% above league average, while Braintree score 38% below league average.

Defensive side: Rochdale are 34% below league average at home, and Braintree are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.00

BTTS25%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 1.50 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

Braintree goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 10

16-30 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

31-45 5

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

26' ⚽

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26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Dieseruvwe

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Allarakhia

32' ⚽

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32' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Dieseruvwe

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Adebayo-Rowling

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ T. Smith

1st substitution · For: J. Pinnington

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Hubbard

2nd substitution · For: J. Vennings

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Kamara

3rd substitution · For: C. Cooper

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Barlow

1st substitution · For: C. McBride

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Rodney

2nd substitution · For: C. Pettit

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Allarakhia

3rd substitution · For: D. Moss

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ E. Dieseruvwe

4th substitution · For: L. Amantchi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. East

5th substitution · For: L. Humbles

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ G. Langston

4th substitution · For: M. Omrore

Rochdale vs Braintree 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rochdale beat Braintree 2-0 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in National League. The match was refereed by James Westgate.

First half: Rochdale took the lead at 26' when E. Dieseruvwe scored, with the assist credited to T. Allarakhia, making the score 1-0. Rochdale extended the lead at 32' when E. Dieseruvwe scored, with the assist credited to O. Adebayo-Rowling, making the score 2-0. Braintree made their 1st substitution at 35', with T. Smith replacing J. Pinnington.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Braintree made their 2nd substitution at 46', with F. Hubbard replacing J. Vennings. Braintree made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Kamara replacing C. Cooper. Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Barlow replacing C. McBride. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 80', with D. Rodney replacing C. Pettit. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 80', with T. Allarakhia replacing D. Moss. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 88', with E. Dieseruvwe replacing L. Amantchi. Rochdale made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. East replacing L. Humbles. Braintree made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with G. Langston replacing M. Omrore.

Rochdale used 5 substitutions while Braintree used 4 substitutions.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Rochdale vs Braintree 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