Rochdale vs Grimsby prediction
Rochdale
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
2:2Half time 1 : 0League Two
Grimsby
- Brown 39′
- Henderson 88′
- Green 57′
- Walker 72′
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Rochdale vs Grimsby: preview and prediction
Rochdale welcome Grimsby to Spotland in Rochdale on Tuesday 20 October, with kick-off at 19:45. It's matchday 12 in the League Two. Rochdale go into it 19th in the table after 14 games, with Grimsby 6th, 13 places higher. Last time out Rochdale were beaten 3-2 at Crewe, and Grimsby lost 2-0 at home to Northampton. Grimsby are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last three away games.
Rochdale: form and key numbers
So far in the League Two, Rochdale have won four, drawn three and lost seven of 14, with 17 goals scored and 26 conceded, good for 19th place and 15 points.
Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Crewe away; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Tranmere and a 5-0 defeat away at Huddersfield.
Rochdale haven't won in three. At home they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 3 conceded).
- ACrewe2-3L
- ATranmere1-1D
- AHuddersfield0-5L
- HSwindon1-0W
- AFleetwood Town2-1W
- HLiverpool U213-3D
Rochdale: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Grimsby: form and key numbers
Grimsby have won five, drawn five and lost four of their 14 League Two games so far, scoring 24 and letting in 18. That has them 6th on 20 points.
Their last six in all competitions read no wins, one draw and five defeats, at 0.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-0 to Northampton at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Port Vale and a goalless draw at home to Burton.
Grimsby haven't won in six. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won none of three recently (2 scored, 5 conceded).
- HNorthampton0-2L
- APort Vale0-1L
- HBurton0-0D
- HShrewsbury1-2L
- ANewport County1-2L
- ANotts County1-2L
Grimsby: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Rochdale vs Grimsby: match analysis
Home and away form points to Rochdale: Rochdale have won one of their last two at home, Grimsby none of their last three on the road. Five points separate the two sides in the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cheltenham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
| 6 | Grimsby | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +6 | 20 |
| 7 | York | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 20 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 18 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 15 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Northampton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
We make Rochdale favourites at 36%, with Grimsby on 34% and the draw at 30%. In truth there's very little in it.
- 1.50.5
- 2.21.5
- 1.41.2
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.4 for Rochdale and 1.2 for Grimsby. Over 2.5 goals is 49% and both teams scoring 51%. When they last met, on 11 Mar 2023, Grimsby won 1-0.
- Grimsby1-0Rochdale
- Rochdale0-1Grimsby
- Rochdale4-1Grimsby
- Grimsby0-2Rochdale
- Rochdale2-0Grimsby
Both teams scored in four of Rochdale's last six and three of Grimsby's last six.
Every market at a glance
- ResultRochdale win36%
- Double chanceEither team wins70%
- GoalsUnder 2.551%
- Both teams to scoreYes51%
- Clean sheetRochdale32%
- CornersRochdale 5.7 · Grimsby 4.910.7 expected
- Cards3.3 yellows expectedRed 22%
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