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Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–03 – 2

Matus Holicek 39′Jordan Gibson 45′, 55′3rd

11thJoel Tabiner 65′ (og)Aden Flint 90′

Player of the matchJordan GibsonCAX · 2 goals · 1 assist · 77′ played · 4 shots (2 on target) · 3 duels won · 2 tackles

8.4
Possession
40%60%
Shots · on target in brackets
10 (4)15 (3)
Corners
17
Table · 21 v 14 pts
3rd11th → 13th

League TwoMatchday 11Alexandra StadiumRef A. Jackson

Events

CAX 3–2 RCH · 1–0 yellow
  1. Full time 3–2
  2. Aden Flint3–2Goal · header · assist Ed Francis
  3. Zain Silcott-Duberryfor Baba Adeeko
  4. Adrien Thibautfor Joel Tabiner
  5. Reece Hutchinsonfor Kyle Ure
  6. Stan Danceyfor Jordan Gibson
  7. Joel Tabiner3–1Own goal
  8. Ed Francisfor Cian Hayes
  9. Emmanuel Dieseruvwefor Dajaune Brown
  10. Sam Beckwithfor Charlie Kian Tasker
  11. Calum Agiusfor Joe White
  12. Jordan Gibson3–0Goal · left foot · assist Kyle Ure
  13. Joe WhiteYellow card
  14. Conor Thomasfor Matus Holicek
  15. Half-time 2–0
  16. Jordan Gibson2–0Goal · right foot · assist Owen Lunt
  17. Matus Holicek1–0Goal · right foot · assist Jordan Gibson

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Crewe Alexandra4-2-3-16.94 avg rating 6.504-2-3-1Rochdale
  1. 16.8Tom Booth96′
  1. 26.7Lewis Billington96′
  2. 67.0Luke Offord96′
  3. 126.9Josh Stephenson96′
  4. 47.0Kyle UreA ↓75′
  1. 196.8Owen LuntA 96′
  2. 106.3Joe WhiteYC ↓60′
  1. 116.5Joel Tabiner↓75′
  2. 177.4Matus HolicekG ↓46′
  3. 148.4Jordan Gibson2G A ↓75′
  1. 96.5Josh March96′
  1. 206.2Sam Waller96′
  1. 26.3Charlie Kian Tasker↓63′
  2. 36.3Kaiden Wilson96′
  3. 447.4Aden FlintG 96′
  4. 136.4Tobi Adebayo-Rowling96′
  1. 176.4Baba Adeeko↓79′
  2. 86.9Harvey Gilmour96′
  1. 456.3Glenn Middleton96′
  2. 216.5Kane Taylor96′
  3. 76.0Cian Hayes↓63′
  1. 396.9Dajaune Brown↓63′
  1. 3Reece HutchinsonDF · ↑75′6.2
  2. 8Conor ThomasMF · ↑46′6.4
  3. 20Calum AgiusFW · ↑60′6.6
  4. 29Adrien ThibautFW · ↑75′6.5
  5. 30Stan DanceyDF · ↑75′6.4
  6. 13Ian LawlorGK
  7. 23Charlie McNeillFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Lee Bell · Ian WatsonG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 9Emmanuel DieseruvweFW · ↑63′6.7
  2. 11Zain Silcott-DuberryFW · ↑79′6.9
  3. 14Ed FrancisMF · A ↑63′6.7
  4. 33Sam BeckwithDF · ↑63′6.8
  5. 12Jake SpavenGK
  6. 19Luke HannantMF
  7. 26Sam SherringDF

Table after full time

League Two 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Salford City117-1-317:11+6221st
2Barnet96-3-022:12+10212nd
3Crewe Alexandra115-6-015:9+6213rd
4York City104-4-218:12+6165th ▲1
5Walsall103-7-013:7+6166th ▲1
11Newport County113-5-314:13+11414th ▲3
12Fleetwood Town113-5-312:11+11410th ▼2
13Rochdale114-2-513:15-21411th ▼2
14Shrewsbury Town114-2-510:15-51412th ▼2
15Grimsby Town113-4-413:1301313th ▼2
24Crawley Town91-2-69:17-8524th
Crewe Alexandra
3rd18 → 21 pts
Rochdale
11th → 13th14 → 14 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

10 meetings on record since 2009

2-5-3Crewe Alexandra W-D-L · goals 15:21

2 CAX5 draws3 RCH
With Crewe Alexandra at home
1-3-1 (8:9)
Goals per meeting
3.6
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams scored
70%
Won by the host
30%
Last 5 (Crewe Alexandra)
1W 4D 0L · 3.4 goals/game
  1. Crewe Alexandra1–1RochdaleLeague Two
  2. Rochdale1–2Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  3. Crewe Alexandra1–1RochdaleLeague One
  4. Rochdale3–3Crewe AlexandraLeague One
  5. Rochdale2–2Crewe AlexandraLeague One
Show all 10 meetings
  1. Crewe Alexandra2–0RochdaleLeague One
  2. Rochdale4–0Crewe AlexandraLeague One
  3. Crewe Alexandra2–5RochdaleLeague One
  4. Rochdale2–0Crewe AlexandraLeague Two
  5. Crewe Alexandra2–2RochdaleLeague Two
  1. RochdalenextCrewe AlexandraLeague Two

What stands out

  • 13thfrom 11th

    Rochdale moved from 11th to 13th in the League Two table with this result.14 → 14 points after 11 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2–0half-time

    The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before 1–2 after the break (3–2 full time).

Team stats

38 figures
Crewe Alexandrafull timeRochdale
  1. 40%Possession60%
  2. 10Shots15
  3. 4Shots on target3
  4. 2Big chances1
  5. 1Corners7
  6. 371Passes559
  7. 7Fouls7
  8. 1Yellow cards0
All 38 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses8
  3. 75Attacks125
  4. 1Big chances missed0
  5. 16Crosses29
  6. 41Dangerous attacks62
  7. 9Dribble attempts16
  8. 1Offsides2
  9. 40%Shot accuracy20%
  10. 3Shots blocked8
  11. 9Shots inside box8
  12. 3Shots off target4
  13. 1Shots outside box7
  14. 4Successful dribbles9
  15. Passing
  16. 26Accurate long passes24
  17. 293Accurate passes458
  18. 9Key passes12
  19. 39%Long pass accuracy39%
  20. 66Long passes62
  21. 79%Pass accuracy82%
  22. Defence
  23. 40Duels won53
  24. 6Goal kicks3
  25. 13Headers won22
  26. 4Interceptions3
  27. 2Saves1
  28. 17Tackles15
  29. 11Tackles won9
  30. Discipline
  31. 7Free kicks7
  32. Other
  33. 141Possession lost160
  34. 5Substitutions4
  35. 16Throw-ins24

Top ratings

XI avg 6.94 v 6.50
  1. Jordan GibsonCAX8.4
  2. Aden FlintRCH7.4
  3. Matus HolicekCAX7.4
  4. KUKyle UreCAX7.0
  5. Luke OffordCAX7.0

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Jordan GibsonCAX4 (2)
  2. Cian HayesRCH4
  3. Matus HolicekCAX3 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Kyle UreCAX1
  2. Owen LuntCAX1

Passes

  1. Harvey GilmourRCH65/77
  2. Kaiden WilsonRCH65/72
  3. Aden FlintRCH58/74

Key passes

  1. Aden FlintRCH2
  2. Kyle UreCAX2
  3. Joel TabinerCAX2

Duels won

  1. Kane TaylorRCH9/20
  2. Harvey GilmourRCH8/11
  3. Dajaune BrownRCH6/11

Dribbles

  1. Zain Silcott-DuberryRCH2/2
  2. Cian HayesRCH2/4
  3. Harvey GilmourRCH1/1

Tackles

  1. Kane TaylorRCH6
  2. Kyle UreCAX5
  3. Kaiden WilsonRCH3

Clearances

  1. Luke OffordCAX9
  2. Lewis BillingtonCAX9
  3. Kaiden WilsonRCH9

Saves

  1. Tom BoothCAX2
  2. Sam WallerRCH1

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Crewe Alexandra7d restequal rest · old → new7d restRochdale
  1. 0-0D29 Aug
  2. 2-2D1 Sep
  3. 1-1D5 Sep
  4. 1-1D12 Sep
  5. 1-1D19 Sep
  6. 4-1W22 Sep
  7. 1-1D26 Sep
  8. 3-1W3 Oct
  9. 2-2D6 Oct
  10. 1-0W10 Oct

3-7-0goals 16:101.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L29 Aug
  2. 3-0W1 Sep
  3. 1-4L5 Sep
  4. 0-0D12 Sep
  5. 2-0W19 Sep
  6. 3-3D22 Sep
  7. 2-1W26 Sep
  8. 1-0W3 Oct
  9. 0-5L6 Oct
  10. 1-1D10 Oct

4-3-3goals 13:151.50pts/game

  1. ASwindon Town1–0
  2. ABlackpool2–2
  3. HBristol Rovers3–1
  4. ARotherham United1–1
  5. HAston Villa U214–1

latest 5

  1. ATranmere Rovers1–1
  2. AHuddersfield Town0–5
  3. HSwindon Town1–0
  4. AFleetwood Town2–1
  5. HLiverpool U213–3
Show older matches
  1. HShrewsbury Town1–1
  2. AColchester United1–1
  3. HYork City1–1
  4. HWalsall2–2
  5. APort Vale0–0

older

  1. HOldham Athletic2–0
  2. AWalsall0–0
  3. HGillingham1–4
  4. HShrewsbury Town3–0
  5. AColchester United0–1

Referee

A. Jackson
Cards / match
4.47this match 1 (-3.47)
Yellows / match
4.22this match 1
Reds / match
0.25
Penalties / match
0.3633% of matches
Fouls / match
22.5this match 14

2.15Home 2.15 vs Away 2.07 yellows/match · 19–6 red2.07

37%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 27%36%

home winsaway wins
With Crewe Alexandra
0-0-1 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
With Rochdale
3-1-0 in 4 · 1 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 149 career matches.

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 11 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
Capacity
10,153 · grass
Weather
12 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 71%
Referee
A. Jackson
CAX coach
Lee Bell
RCH coach
Ian Watson

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra beat Rochdale 3-2 in the League Two (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Crewe Alexandra sat 3rd on 18 points, while Rochdale were 11th on 14 points. Before kickoff, Rochdale were 11th in the table but 2nd on points from the last five league games. Crewe Alexandra had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 10 previous meetings on record, Crewe Alexandra won 2 and Rochdale won 3, with 5 draws (3.6 goals per game).

Crewe Alexandra won with 40% of the possession. Goals came from Matus Holicek (39') and Jordan Gibson (45', 55') for Crewe Alexandra and Joel Tabiner (65' og) and Aden Flint (90') for Rochdale.

Crewe Alexandra — live results and scheduleRochdale — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Crewe Alexandraall competitionsRochdale
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.4Goals per game (both sides)3
  3. 67%Over 1.580%
  4. 40%Over 2.560%
  5. 33%Over 3.533%
  6. 67%Both teams scored47%
  7. 33%Clean sheets27%
  8. 13%Failed to score33%
  9. Crewe Alexandra at home v Rochdale away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 4Won1
  12. 3Drawn3
  13. 0Lost4
  14. 14-7Goals (for-against)5-15
  15. 2.14Points per game0.75
  16. 57%Over 2.550%
  17. 14%Clean sheets13%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-81st-half goals (for-against)9-13
  20. 12-62nd-half goals (for-against)9-14
  21. 55%Goals after half-time50%
  22. 67%Goal before half-time80%
  23. 4-8-3Half-time W-D-L3-6-6

How we calculate this

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

47%Model · draw 27%26%

Projected goals
1.39 – 0.95total 2.34 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–0 13.4%1–1 12.7%0–0 9.7%
OutcomeModelHappened
Crewe Alexandra win47%Yes
Draw27%No
Rochdale win26%No
Over 1.5 goals68%Yes
Over 2.5 goals41%Yes
Over 3.5 goals21%Yes
Both teams to score46%Yes
Crewe Alexandra clean sheet39%No
Rochdale clean sheet25%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 11

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Shrewsbury Town1–0Bristol Rovers
  2. Fleetwood Town2–0Rotherham United
  3. Barnet3–0Tranmere Rovers
  4. Swindon Town1–1Walsall
  5. Salford City2–1Crawley Town
  6. Port Vale1–0Chesterfield
  7. Oldham Athletic4–1Cheltenham Town
  8. Newport County1–1York City
  9. Grimsby Town0–2Northampton Town
  10. Colchester United0–0Exeter City
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