5th September ROCHDALE - GILLINGHAM

There is a clear but slim favourite here. Rochdale is the shortest price on a book of 2.05 / 3.25 / 3.40 (1 / X / 2), an implied 44.8%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 44.8% / 28.2% / 27.0% on an overround of 9.0%.

The draw is unusually well backed at 3.25 (28.2%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

In the league table Rochdale sit 19th on 3 points (1W 0D 3L) with Gillingham 21st on 3 points (0W 3D 1L).

Rochdale read W-L-L-L-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

Gillingham read D-D-D-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 3D 3L) — more bad than good.

Head to head the record reads 0-2-4 — Rochdale wins, draws, then Gillingham wins. Their last meeting finished Rochdale - Gillingham: 0-2.

The read: Rochdale at 2.05 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 04:36 on 4th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.