Rochdale 4-2 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Friday 7 April 2023
Result
Rochdale 4-2 Walsall
League Two · Friday 7 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Rochdale 4-2 Walsall: match report
Rochdale won against Walsall 4-2 in the League Two on Friday 7 April 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Jamille Matt opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Rochdale's goals came from Ian Henderson (42'), Danny Lloyd (44'), Max Taylor (56') and Ethan Brierley (65'). Walsall scored through Jamille Matt (23') and Tom Knowles (51').
Discipline: Rochdale received no yellow cards; Walsall received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rochdale were 24th on 29 points from 39 and Walsall 13th on 50 points from 39. Rochdale went on to finish that season 24th with 38 points, and Walsall 16th with 55.
Rochdale lined up in a 4-4-2 and Walsall in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Brierley of Rochdale (8.4), ahead of Max Taylor (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rochdale wins, 2 draws and 2 for Walsall.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 42'Goal · Ian Henderson
- 44'Goal · Danny Lloyd
- 51'Goal · Tom Knowles
- 56'Goal · Max Taylor
- 65'Yellow card · Owen Evans
- 65'Goal · Ethan Brierley
- 69'Yellow card · Jacob Maddox
Head-to-head
Team news
Rochdale line-up (4-4-2)
Richard O'Donnell, Jimmy Keohane, Max Taylor, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Owen Dodgson, Danny Lloyd, Liam Kelly, Ethan Brierley, D'Mani Mellor, Abraham Odoh, Ian Henderson
Walsall line-up (4-3-1-2)
Owen Evans, Hayden White, Joe Low, Manny Monthe, Brandon Comley, Joe Riley, L. Kinsella, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Tom Knowles, Jamille Matt