Rochdale vs York City prediction
Our breakdown
With 15 points from 14 games, Rochdale sit 20th in the League Two. York City sit 7th on 20 points. That total comes from 14 games, putting them 5 points ahead.
Rochdale's last 6 show 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 8 and let in 15. York City's last 6 include 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats, with 8 scored and 11 against.
In 50% of Rochdale games this season, both teams scored, and 64% had more than 2.5 goals. York City's rates are 71% and 50%. Rochdale's expected goals per game are 0.79, and they allow 1.83. For York City, the figures are 1.68 created and 1.19 allowed.
Our results list 4 meetings since August 2024. Rochdale won 0 times, York City won 3 and 1 was level. Their most recent meeting, Saturday 25 April 2026, ended Rochdale 1-1 York.
At 46%, a York City win is the model's likeliest result. Rochdale 29% and the draw 25% are the other chances, based on expected goals of 1.32 for Rochdale, 1.73 for York City.
We predict a York City win, with Rochdale scoring 1 and York City scoring 2. At 11.5%, 1-1 is the most likely exact score. Inside the result we favor, 1-2 is the likeliest score.
Stats: Rochdale v York City
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.40 | 1.40 |
| Goals conceded a game | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Both teams scored | 80% | 80% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 80% | 40% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 20% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.8 / 4.6 | 3.4 / 5.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| xG for / against | 0.90 / 2.16 | 1.01 / 1.40 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 14 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.21 | 1.71 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.86 | 1.50 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 71% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 64% | 50% |
| Clean sheets | 29% | 21% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.6 / 5.1 | 5.4 / 4.9 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| xG for / against | 0.79 / 1.83 | 1.68 / 1.19 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.43 | 1.14 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.86 | 2.29 |
| Both teams scored | 43% | 86% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 71% | 43% |
| Clean sheets | 43% | 0% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.7 / 5.1 | 4.9 / 5.1 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| xG for / against | 0.97 / 1.84 | 1.49 / 1.48 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 0.50 | 2.50 |
| Goals conceded a game | 2.50 | 0.50 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 50% | 50% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 50% |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Fair prices for each market
| Match result | Rochdale win | 29% | 5/2 |
| Draw | 25% | 3/1 | |
| York City win | 46% | 6/5 | |
| Double chance | Rochdale or draw | 54% | 5/6 |
| York City or draw | 71% | 2/5 | |
| Draw no bet | Rochdale | 38% | 13/8 |
| York City | 62% | 8/13 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 61% | 4/6 |
| No | 39% | 6/4 | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 81% | 2/9 |
| Over 2.5 | 59% | 8/11 | |
| Under 2.5 | 41% | 11/8 | |
| Over 3.5 | 36% | 7/4 | |
| Result and BTTS | Rochdale and yes | 16% | 5/1 |
| Draw and yes | 19% | 4/1 | |
| York City and yes | 25% | 3/1 | |
| Result and goals | Rochdale and over 2.5 | 19% | 9/2 |
| York City and over 2.5 | 32% | 9/4 | |
| Rochdale and under 2.5 | 10% | 9/1 | |
| York City and under 2.5 | 15% | 6/1 | |
| Half time / full time | York City / York City | 29% | 5/2 |
| Rochdale / Rochdale | 17% | 5/1 | |
| Draw / York City | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Draw / Draw | 13% | 13/2 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 53% | 10/11 |
| Over 10.5 | 42% | 11/8 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 48% | 11/10 |
| Over 4.5 | 32% | 9/4 |
Divide 1 by our chance to get a fair price. Our feed doesn't have UK bookmaker prices for this match yet; football-data.co.uk normally puts them up two or three days before kick-off.
Team line-up predictions
Rochdale 4-2-3-1
- Waller, Sam.GK
- Sherring, Sam.DEF
- Tasker, Charlie.DEF
- Gilmour, Harvey.MID
- Flint, Aden.DEF
- Wilson, Kaiden.DEF
- Hayes, Cian.MID
- Adeeko, Babajide.MID
- Brown, Dajaune.FWD
- Silcott-Duberry, Zain.MID
- Middleton, Glenn.MID
Sat 31 Oct at Port Vale was when they started.
York City 3-4-2-1
- Mcnally, Alfie.GK
- Hunt, Jack.MID
- Boyes, Harry.MID
- Kitching, Mark.DEF
- Johnson, Zak.DEF
- Fallowfield, Ryan.DEF
- Hunt, Alex.MID
- Read, Arthur.MID
- Stones, Josh.FWD
- Grey, Joey.FWD
- Pearce, Ollie.FWD
Sat 31 Oct at Grimsby was when they started.
For other clubs, ESPN lists the eleven who started their latest match. Once the teams are announced, ESPN's confirmed lineups replace these about an hour ahead of kick-off.
Exact score chances
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Scoring times
For Rochdale, 16 games; York City, 15 games in total. ESPN match events show the goals scored by minute this season.
Cards and corners
- Corners expected at 10.0; the league average is 9.9 (Rochdale 4.8, York City 5.2).
- The league average for yellow cards is 3.7, and 3.7 are expected.
Latest form
Rochdale
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Port Vale | 2-4 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Accrington | 0-5 | L |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Grimsby | 2-2 | D |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Crewe | 2-3 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Tranmere | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 3 Oct | v Swindon | 1-0 | W |
Rochdale appears first in the scores.
York City
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31 Oct | at Grimsby | 2-5 | L |
| Tue 27 Oct | at Barnet | 1-3 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Port Vale | 2-0 | W |
| Tue 20 Oct | v Accrington | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Newport County | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Northampton | 1-1 | D |
In the scores, York City comes first.
Head to head
| Sat 25 Apr 2026 | National League | Rochdale 1-1 York | 0-0 | |
| Tue 11 Nov 2025 | National League | York 4-1 Rochdale | 1-1 | |
| Tue 25 Mar 2025 | National League | Rochdale 0-4 York | 0-1 | |
| Tue 20 Aug 2024 | National League | York 1-0 Rochdale | 1-0 |
League Two standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 21 | |
| 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | +6 | 19 | |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 | |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 15 | |
| 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 15 | |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 14 | |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
These standings come from ESPN and are dated Wednesday 4 November.
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