Leyton Orient 3-1 Rochdale: result and report

League Two · Saturday 19 March 2022

Result

Leyton Orient 3-1 Rochdale

League Two · Saturday 19 March 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Leyton Orient 3-1 Rochdale: match report

Leyton Orient won against Rochdale 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 19 March 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alex Newby opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Leyton Orient's goals came from Paul Smyth (40'), Ruel Sotiriou (58') and Harry Smith (80'). Rochdale scored through Alex Newby (5').

Discipline: Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards; Rochdale received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leyton Orient were 20th on 37 points from 35 and Rochdale 17th on 40 points from 35. Leyton Orient went on to finish that season 13th with 58 points, and Rochdale 18th with 53.

Leyton Orient lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rochdale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ruel Sotiriou of Leyton Orient (7.7), level with Harry Smith (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Leyton Orient wins, 2 draws and 2 for Rochdale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Alex NewbyRochdale · 0-1
  • 40'Goal · Paul SmythLeyton Orient · 1-1
  • 50'Yellow card · H. KyprianouLeyton Orient
  • 58'Goal · Ruel SotiriouLeyton Orient · 2-1
  • 80'Goal · Harry SmithLeyton Orient · 3-1
  • 82'Yellow card · James BallRochdale
  • 84'Yellow card · Lawrence VigourouxLeyton Orient
  • 85'Yellow card · Tahvon CampbellRochdale

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Leyton Orient 3, draws 2, Rochdale 2.

Team news

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Leyton Orient line-up (4-3-3)

Lawrence Vigouroux, Adam Thompson, Shadrach Ogie, Omar Beckles, Connor Wood, Ruel Sotiriou, Hector Kyprianou, Ethan Coleman, Theo Archibald, Aaron Drinan, Paul Smyth

Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)

Jay Lynch, Jimmy Keohane, Eoghan O'Connell, Jeriel Dorsett, Corey O'Keeffe, Liam Kelly, Stephen Dooley, Max Clark, Alex Newby, Tahvon Campbell, James Ball