Rochdale vs Salford City prediction and preview

Rochdale vs Salford City

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale

Rochdale · Salford City · League Two predictions

Rochdale welcome Salford City at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale on Tuesday 29 December 2026 (19:45 UTC) in the League Two. Rochdale go into the round 20th, on 15 points from 14 games, while Salford City go into the round 1st, on 31 points from 14 games.

Rochdale come into the game with a L-L-D-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Salford City's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. 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. Salford City average 2.2 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 1 time in the records we hold: Rochdale won 1, 0 games were drawn and Salford City won 0. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 8 Nov 2022, ended Rochdale 1-0 Salford City.