Rochdale vs Crewe Alexandra prediction and preview

Rochdale vs Crewe Alexandra

League Two · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale

Rochdale · Crewe Alexandra · League Two predictions

Rochdale host Crewe Alexandra in the League Two on Saturday 16 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale. Rochdale sit 20th on 15 points after 14 matches, while Crewe Alexandra are 4th in the table with 22 points from 14.

Rochdale come into the game with a L-L-D-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Crewe Alexandra's recent sequence reads D-L-L-W-W. Over their last 6, Rochdale have scored 1.3 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Crewe Alexandra average 1.5 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Rochdale won 3, 4 games were drawn and Crewe Alexandra won 3. Those games averaged 3.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 17 Oct 2026, ended Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Rochdale.