Cheltenham Town vs Rochdale prediction and preview
League Two · Tuesday 1 December 2026, 19:45 UTC
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Cheltenham Town vs Rochdale
League Two · Tuesday 1 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · The EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham
Cheltenham Town vs Rochdale preview
Cheltenham Town welcome Rochdale at The EV Charger Points Stadium in Cheltenham on Tuesday 1 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the League Two. Cheltenham Town sit 5th on 21 points after 14 matches, while Rochdale sit 20th on 15 points after 14 matches.
Cheltenham Town have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Rochdale have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Cheltenham Town have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Rochdale average 1.3 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Cheltenham Town won 1, 2 games were drawn and Rochdale won 3. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 26 Apr 2014, ended Rochdale 0-0 Cheltenham Town.
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Form and table
- Cheltenham TownLast five: L L W W L
- RochdaleLast five: D L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 21 | LLWWL |
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 15 | DLDLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Cheltenham Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Wyll Stanway, James Wilson, Pierce Sweeney, Jordan Shipley, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jake Benjamin Evans, Ben Stevenson, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann
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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