Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Lincoln City 5th on 77, Rochdale 21st on 47. Recent form flatters Rochdale's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 21st. Scoring rates set the scale: Lincoln City 1.5 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Rochdale 1.33 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.31.
Rochdale arrived off four straight defeats.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Lincoln City have 2 wins to Rochdale's 1, with 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was LNER Stadium in Lincoln, with room for 10,780 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rochdale led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.




