Northampton Town vs Rochdale prediction and preview
League Two · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Northampton Town vs Rochdale
League Two · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
Northampton Town vs Rochdale preview
Northampton Town host Rochdale in the League Two on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. Northampton Town go into the round 21st, on 14 points from 13 games, while Rochdale go into the round 20th, on 15 points from 14 games.
Northampton Town come into the game with a L-D-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Rochdale's recent sequence reads L-L-D-L-D. Over their last 6, Northampton Town have scored 1.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 0 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.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Northampton Town won 1, 5 games were drawn and Rochdale won 4. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 11 Feb 2023, ended Rochdale 1-1 Northampton Town.
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Form and table
- Northampton TownLast five: W L W D L
- RochdaleLast five: D L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 15 | DLDLL |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 | WLWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Northampton Town expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Zach Jeacock, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Janoi Donacien, Lee Evans, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh
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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