Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham: result and report

League One · Saturday 19 December 2020

Result

Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham

League One · Saturday 19 December 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-3

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Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham: match report

Rochdale lost to Gillingham 1-4 in the League One on Saturday 19 December 2020. The half-time score was 0-3.

Robbie McKenzie opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Rochdale's goal came from Eoghan O'Connell (90+1'). Gillingham scored through Robbie McKenzie (9'), John Akinde (21'), Connor Ogilvie (45+1') and John Akinde (47', penalty).

Discipline: Rochdale received 1 yellow card; Gillingham received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Rochdale were 16th on 19 points from 17 and Gillingham 13th on 23 points from 17. Rochdale went on to finish that season 21st with 47 points, and Gillingham 10th with 67.

Rochdale lined up in a 4-4-2 and Gillingham in a 4-3-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Connor Ogilvie of Gillingham (9.3), ahead of John Akinde (8.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rochdale wins, 1 draw and 1 for Gillingham.

Going into the match Rochdale's last five read W-L-L-W-D and Gillingham's L-L-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Robbie McKenzieGillingham · 0-1
  • 21'Goal · John AkindeGillingham · 0-2
  • 45+1'Goal · Connor OgilvieGillingham · 0-3
  • 47'Penalty goal · John AkindeGillingham · 0-4
  • 90+1'Goal · Eoghan O'ConnellRochdale · 1-4
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Eoghan O'ConnellRochdale

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Rochdale 0, draws 1, Gillingham 1.

Team news

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Rochdale line-up (4-4-2)

Jay Lynch, Jimmy Keohane, Eoghan O'Connell, Jimmy McNulty, Haydon Roberts, Stephen Dooley, Aaron Morley, Ethan Brierley, Kwadwo Baah, Alex Newby, Stephen Humphrys

Gillingham line-up (4-3-2-1)

Jack Bonham, Ryan Jackson, Jack Tucker, Connor Ogilvie, Thomas O'Connor, Josh Eccles, Robbie McKenzie, Scott Robertson, Kyle Dempsey, A. MacDonald, John Akinde