Exeter City vs Rochdale prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Exeter City vs Rochdale

League Two · Saturday 12 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · St James Park

Exeter City · Rochdale · League Two predictions

Exeter City vs Rochdale preview

Exeter City welcome Rochdale at St James Park on Saturday 12 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Exeter City are 12th in the table with 19 points from 14, while Rochdale are 20th in the table with 15 points from 14.

Recent form: Exeter City L-W-W-D-W, Rochdale L-L-D-L-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Exeter City have scored 1.2 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Rochdale average 1.3 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Exeter City have 5 wins to Rochdale's 4 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. 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 23 Apr 2022, ended Exeter City 2-0 Rochdale.

At home this season Exeter City have 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 7 matches; on the road Rochdale have 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 7.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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12Exeter City14545119+219WDWWL
20Rochdale144371726-915DLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Exeter City 5, draws 1, Rochdale 4.

Team news

Exeter City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Bycroft, Luca Woodhouse, Lakyle Samuel, Jack Taylor, Jack Fitzwater, Charlie Cummins, George Birch, Anthony Scully, Taylor Perry, Jake Doyle-Hayes

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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