Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham United: result and report

League One · Saturday 7 March 2020

Result

Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham United

League One · Saturday 7 March 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham United: match report

Rochdale beat Rotherham United 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 7 March 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ian Henderson opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Rochdale's goals came from Ian Henderson (28'), Ian Henderson (70') and Matty Lund (75'). Rotherham United scored through Jamie Lindsay (90+2').

Discipline: Rochdale received 2 yellow cards; Rotherham United received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Rochdale were 20th on 33 points from 33 and Rotherham United 2nd on 62 points from 34. Rochdale went on to finish that season 19th with 36 points, and Rotherham United 4th with 62.

Rochdale lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Matthew Lund of Rochdale (8.9), ahead of Ian Henderson (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Rochdale wins, 1 draw and 4 for Rotherham United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Ian HendersonRochdale · 1-0
  • 70'Goal · Ian HendersonRochdale · 2-0
  • 74'Yellow card · MJ WilliamsRochdale
  • 75'Goal · Matty LundRochdale · 3-0
  • 79'Yellow card · Robert SánchezRochdale
  • 90+2'Goal · Jamie LindsayRotherham United · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rochdale 5, draws 1, Rotherham United 4.

Team news

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

Robert Sánchez, Luke Matheson, Eoghan O'Connell, Paul McShane, Jimmy Keohane, Matthew Lund, MJ Williams, Aaron Morley, Callum Camps, Aaron Wilbraham, Ian Henderson

Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)

Daniel Iversen, Adam Thompson, Richard Wood, Curtis Tilt, Billy Jones, Chiedozie Ogbene, Jamie Lindsay, Matt Crooks, Ben Wiles, Michael Smith, Freddie Ladapo