Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale

League Two · Saturday 9 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Memorial Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Rovers · Rochdale · League Two predictions

Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale preview

Bristol Rovers welcome Rochdale at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday 9 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Bristol Rovers sit 17th on 16 points after 14 matches, while Rochdale are 20th in the table with 15 points from 14.

Bristol Rovers have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Rochdale have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Bristol Rovers have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Rochdale average 1.3 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Bristol Rovers won 4, 3 games were drawn and Rochdale won 3. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 30 Apr 2022, ended Rochdale 3-4 Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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17Bristol Rovers145181723-616LLLDL
20Rochdale144371726-915DLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol Rovers 4, draws 3, Rochdale 3.

Team news

Bristol Rovers expected line-up (3-4-3)

Brad Young, Ciarán Kelly, Keenan Gough, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Tom James, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Richard Smallwood, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn

Rochdale expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sam Waller, Aden Flint, Kaiden Wilson, Charlie Kian Tasker, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Harvey Gilmour, Glenn Middleton, Baba Adeeko, Cian Hayes, Dajaune Brown

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