Rochdale vs Cheltenham Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 8 May 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Rochdale vs Cheltenham Town

League Two · Saturday 8 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale

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Rochdale vs Cheltenham Town preview

Rochdale host Cheltenham Town in the League Two on Saturday 8 May 2027, kick-off 14:00 UTC at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale. Rochdale sit 20th on 15 points after 14 matches, while Cheltenham Town go into the round 5th, on 21 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Rochdale L-L-D-L-D, Cheltenham Town L-W-W-L-L (most recent first). 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. Cheltenham Town average 1.2 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

At home this season Rochdale have 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 7 matches; on the road Cheltenham Town have 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 7.

Across the League Two this season, 164 matches have produced 2.7 goals per game; home sides have won 48% and 33% have been drawn.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Cheltenham Town146352325-221LLWWL
20Rochdale144371726-915DLDLL

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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

Cheltenham Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Wyll Stanway, James Wilson, Pierce Sweeney, Jordan Shipley, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jake Benjamin Evans, Ben Stevenson, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann

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