26th September FLEETWOOD - ROCHDALE
- Sat 15:00
Fleetwood Vs Rochdale
- Game for: 8th round of League Two
- Predicted Score: Fleetwood 2 - 1 Rochdale
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 11 | Fleetwood | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | LLDWDD |
| 17 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | DWDLWL |
11th (IN LEAGUE TWO )
- League : This is the 4th home game this season.
- Home Record : 1W - 2D - 0L
- Last Game : Barnet - Fleetwood: 3-1
- Next Game : 03 Oct Salford City - Fleetwood
17th (IN LEAGUE TWO )
- League : This is the 4th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 1D - 2L
- Last Game : Rochdale - Oldham: 2-0
- Next Game : 03 Oct Rochdale - Swindon
Probable Lineups
( 3-5-2 ) Fleetwood
Rochdale ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Lynch
- Rooney
- Bennett
- Potter
- Andrew
- Murphy
- Neal
- Helm
- McCann
- Coughlan
- Evans
- Ramming
- Moss
- Wilson
- Flint
- Tasker
- Gilmour
- Adeeko
- Middleton
- Taylor
- Smith
- Brown
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
FleetwoodVsRochdale
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Andy Cannon | 6.78 | Out - injured |
| Kane Thompson-Sommers | 6.47 | Out - injured |
| Conor Haughey | 6.16 | Out - international duty |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Ethan Ebanks-Landell ★ | 6.72 | Out - injured |
| Ryan East | 6.64 | Out - injured |
| Will Jenkins | - | Out - injured |
| Casey Pettit | - | Out - injured |
| Sam Beckwith | - | Out - unfit |
| Devante Rodney | 5.87 | Out - unfit |
| Bryant Bilongo | 4.80 | Out - unfit |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Defender Conor Haughey has been called up for international duty with the Northern Ireland U21s.
Fleetwood have two further confirmed absentees for Rochdale's visit.
Matt Lawlor may bring back striker Ched Evans for Saturday's match.
Devante Rodney, Sam Beckwith and Bryant Bilongo are close to returns but won't be ready for Saturday's game.
Ian Watson is likely to stick with the team that defeated Oldham in gameweek seven.
Odds
Fleetwood Win: 1.81
DRAW: 3.60
Rochdale Win: 3.90
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
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| Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Northern Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Scotland | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
This is priced as a comfortable favourite. Fleetwood is the shortest price on a book of 1.81 / 3.60 / 3.90 (1 / X / 2), an implied 50.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 50.8% / 25.6% / 23.6% on an overround of 8.7%.
In the league table Fleetwood sit 11th on 10 points (2W 4D 1L) with Rochdale 17th on 7 points (2W 1D 4L).
Fleetwood read L-L-D-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 3D 2L) — patchy.
Rochdale read D-W-D-L-W-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.
Fleetwood team news: Defender Conor Haughey has been called up for international duty with the Northern Ireland U21s.
Fleetwood team news: Fleetwood have two further confirmed absentees for Rochdale's visit.
Rochdale team news: Devante Rodney, Sam Beckwith and Bryant Bilongo are close to returns but won't be ready for Saturday's game.
Rochdale team news: Ian Watson is likely to stick with the team that defeated Oldham in gameweek seven.
Fleetwood are without 3 — Andy Cannon (Out - injured), Kane Thompson-Sommers (Out - injured), Conor Haughey (Out - international duty).
Rochdale are without 7 — Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Out - injured), Ryan East (Out - injured), Will Jenkins (Out - injured), Casey Pettit (Out - injured), Sam Beckwith (Out - unfit), Devante Rodney (Out - unfit). Ethan Ebanks-Landell (6.72/10) would normally be first on the team sheet — that is a real hole in this side.
Early lineups are in: Fleetwood set up 3-5-2 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Fleetwood lean hardest on Jay Lynch (9.5), Ched Evans (9.5), Shaun Rooney (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Rochdale lean hardest on Harvey Gilmour (9.5), Baba Adeeko (9.5), Dan Moss (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Ethan Ebanks-Landell is out for Rochdale — index 6.0, against 6.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Ryan East is out for Rochdale — index 6.0, against 7.8 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Fleetwood 2 - 1 Rochdale, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Fleetwood at 1.81 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 25th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.