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Rochdale v Gillingham : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale

the Crown Oil Arena masses welcome Gillingham's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Jim McNulty's Rochdale take on Gareth Ainsworth's charges in the League Two. Below we've got predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Rochdale's next match is v Oldham at 12:30 on Saturday 19th September
Gillingham's next match is v Bristol R at 15:00 on Saturday 19th September
The last English League Two meeting between Rochdale and Gillingham was on Saturday 5th September 2026
English League Two
September 5th 2026
Rochdale 1
4 Gillingham
 
C. Tasker 87'33' J. Brophy
53' O. Beckles
56' L. Sillah
68' J. Brophy
 
ROC
GIL
Shots On
2
6
Shots Off
4
7
Corners
6
6
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
13
12
Yellow/red cards
1/1
1/0
 
RochdaleGillingham
 
N. Ramming
C. Taskerfootball icon
K. Wilson
Z. Silcott-Duberry (H. Gilmour 66')
E. Francis
B. Adeeko
E. Dieseruvwe (I. Henderson 88')
D. Moss
L. Hannant (J. Smith 81')
K. Taylor
D. Brown (G. Middleton 81')
O. Wright
(R. McKenzie 46') C. McManus
A. Smith
(L. Sillah 18') W. Goodwin
R. Hale
football iconfootball iconJ. Brophy
football iconO. Beckles
(J. Daley 64') L. Dobbs
N. Freeman
(S. Kendall 73') H. Waldock
(E. King 18') Z. Obiero

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Rochdale or Gillingham are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rochdale
46%
11/10-
Draw
25%
11/5-
Gillingham
29%
5/2-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Rochdale 1-0
10%
7/1-
Rochdale 2-1
9%
8/1-
Rochdale 2-0
8%
9/1-
Gillingham 1-0
7%
10/1-
Gillingham 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
17/2-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Rochdale 3-1
5%
16/1-
Gillingham 2-0
4%
16/1-
Rochdale 3-0
4%
18/1-
Rochdale 3-2
3%
25/1-
Gillingham 3-1
3%
28/1-
Gillingham 3-2
2%
33/1-
Rochdale 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
8/11-
BTTS - No
44%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
6/1-
Home/draw
71%
2/7-
Away/draw
54%
7/10-
Home/away
75%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
64%
1/2-
Away DNB
46%
6/4-
Rochdale win to nil
24%
11/4-
Gillingham win to nil
14%
5/1-
Rochdale / Rochdale
25%
12/5-
Rochdale / Gillingham
3%
28/1-
Rochdale / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Rochdale
15%
9/2-
Draw / Gillingham
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
4/1-
Gillingham / Rochdale
4%
22/1-
Gillingham / Gillingham
15%
9/2-
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Rochdale
Gillingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barnet6330512 
Nov 28
May 1
Dec 29
Apr 3
2
Bristol R6402412 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Sep 19
Apr 17
3
York6321511 
Nov 14
Feb 27
Apr 24
Sep 26
4
Cheltenham6321311 
May 8
Dec 1
Dec 19
Jan 9
5
Walsall6240410 
Feb 20
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-3A
Mar 6
6
Grimsby6240310 
Oct 20
Jan 19
Oct 24
Jan 23
7
Fleetwood6240310 
Apr 24
Sep 26
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
8
Crewe6240210 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Nov 21
Mar 20
9
Swindon6312-210 
Oct 3
Apr 27
Dec 1
May 8
10
Tranmere623129 
Apr 13
Oct 10
w
 
2-0F
Feb 20
11
Gillingham623129 
l
 
1-4A
Feb 13
-
-
12
Chesterfield622208 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Feb 9
d
 
1-1A
13
Colchester6222-28 
Feb 6
l
 
1-0A
Feb 27
Nov 14
14
Oldham621317 
Sep 19
Apr 17
Apr 10
Dec 12
15
Salford6213-27 
Dec 29
Apr 3
May 1
Nov 28
16
Rotherham6132-16 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Apr 13
Oct 10
17
Northampton6132-26 
Mar 20
Nov 21
d
 
1-1F
Feb 6
18
Shrewsbury6204-66 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 9
Jan 30
Oct 31
19
Newport6123-15 
Mar 6
l
 
3-0A
Oct 3
Apr 27
20
Exeter6123-15 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Jan 2
Mar 26
21
Accrington6123-35 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Jan 16
Oct 17
22
Port Vale6123-45 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Oct 20
Jan 19
23
Crawley6114-54 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 13
Mar 29
Dec 26
24
Rochdale6114-54 
-
-
Feb 13
w
 
1-4F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Rochdale 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rochdale3 - 0Shrewsbury
Rochdale1 - 2Crawley
Rochdale4 - 1Sutton
Rochdale2 - 2Tranmere
Rochdale0 - 3Bradford
Rochdale4 - 2Walsall
Rochdale4 - 4Swindon
Rochdale2 - 0Stevenage
Rochdale1 - 2Stockport
Rochdale0 - 2Gillingham
Rochdale1 - 1Northampton
Rochdale0 - 1Carlisle
Rochdale1 - 2Colchester
Rochdale1 - 1Newport
Rochdale1 - 2Hartlepool
Rochdale1 - 4Harrogate
Rochdale0 - 1Mansfield
Rochdale1 - 0Salford
Rochdale1 - 2AFC Wim
Rochdale2 - 1Barrow
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRochdale3 - 0Shrewsbury
ARochdale0 - 1Colchester
HRochdale1 - 2Crawley
ARochdale0 - 3Newport
ARochdale1 - 1Harrogate
HRochdale4 - 1Sutton
ARochdale0 - 1Stockport
HRochdale2 - 2Tranmere
HRochdale0 - 3Bradford
ARochdale1 - 1Mansfield
HRochdale4 - 2Walsall
ARochdale1 - 0AFC Wim
ARochdale0 - 2Crawley
HRochdale4 - 4Swindon
ARochdale0 - 1Grimsby
HRochdale2 - 0Stevenage
ARochdale1 - 1Crewe
HRochdale1 - 2Stockport
HRochdale0 - 2Gillingham
ARochdale1 - 2L Orient
Gillingham 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chesterfield1 - 1Gillingham
Fleetwood0 - 0Gillingham
Barnet6 - 2Gillingham
Cheltenham2 - 1Gillingham
Salford0 - 0Gillingham
Walsall2 - 2Gillingham
Crawley2 - 0Gillingham
Cambridge5 - 0Gillingham
Barrow0 - 1Gillingham
Chesterfield1 - 0Gillingham
Crewe1 - 0Gillingham
Notts C1 - 0Gillingham
Harrogate0 - 3Gillingham
Swindon2 - 0Gillingham
Fleetwood2 - 1Gillingham
Colchester0 - 0Gillingham
Shrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
Bristol R0 - 1Gillingham
Grimsby1 - 0Gillingham
MK Dons3 - 2Gillingham
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGillingham1 - 1Chesterfield
HGillingham1 - 1Northampton
AGillingham0 - 0Fleetwood
HGillingham0 - 3Walsall
HGillingham1 - 0Shrewsbury
AGillingham2 - 6Barnet
HGillingham1 - 4Grimsby
AGillingham1 - 2Cheltenham
AGillingham0 - 0Salford
HGillingham2 - 0Accrington
AGillingham2 - 2Walsall
AGillingham0 - 2Crawley
HGillingham1 - 2Bristol R
HGillingham0 - 2Swindon
AGillingham0 - 5Cambridge
HGillingham1 - 5MK Dons
HGillingham1 - 1Fleetwood
AGillingham1 - 0Barrow
HGillingham0 - 3Oldham
AGillingham0 - 1Chesterfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Rochdale since 2009
Rochdale
Gillingham
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
ROC
3
D
4
GIL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rochdale
0 - 2Gillingham
1 - 4Gillingham
Draw2 - 2Draw
Rochdale3 - 0
Rochdale3 - 0
Rochdale4 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Gillingham
League games at Gillingham since 2008
Gillingham
Rochdale
Goals: Scored
15
7
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
ROC
1
D
3
GIL
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Gillingham
Gillingham1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Gillingham1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Gillingham2 - 1
Gillingham3 - 0
Gillingham2 - 0
Gillingham1 - 0
1 - 2Rochdale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Gillingham of late. It has been 5 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Rochdale.

Rochdale 24th Gillingham 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Rochdale will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+25
Rochdale have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted
-26
Gillingham have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Rochdale
PG (predicted goals)
Gillingham
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
22%
better
ROC
GIL
view stats
Games scored2
2
Failed to score2
2
Scored first1
1
Goals scored4
2
Avg. goals scored1
0.5
Avg. shots per game5
8
Avg. shots per goal5
17
Conversion rate for20
6
Avg. XG for0.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
ROC
GIL
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded3
3
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded6
5
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+13%

Rochdale v Gillingham League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Rochdale League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6112
N. RammingC. TaskerD BrownD Moss
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N. Ramming GLK6
1
-
C. Tasker DEF21
-
L Hannant DEF51
1
-
K. Wilson DEF6
1
-
D Moss DEF5
2
-
E Francis MID5
1
1
B Adeeko MID61
1
-
K. Taylor MID5
-
D Brown MID61
-
Z. Silcott-Duberry MID5
-
E Dieseruvwe FWD61
-
Subs
S Waller GLK
-
S Sherring DEF3
1
-
T Adebayo-Rowling DEF4
2
-
H Gilmour MID6
2
-
J Smith MID41
-
G Middleton MID21
1
-
I Henderson FWD3
-
Gillingham League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6223
A SmithJ BrophyN FreemanR McKenzie
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O. Wright GLK4
-
A Smith DEF61
1
-
O Beckles DEF61
1
-
L. Dobbs DEF61
1
-
Z Obiero MID1
-
N Freeman MID62
-
J Brophy MID62
1
-
H. Waldock MID5
-
C. McManus MID51
2
-
W Goodwin FWD5
1
-
R Hale FWD621
1
-
Subs
T Holtam GLK
-
J. Daley DEF2
-
G McCleary MID41
-
R McKenzie MID6
3
-
S. Kendall MID4
-
E King MID21
1
-
L. Sillah FWD41
-