Ninety
Rochdale
EFL League Two
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1 - 0
Full time
Swindon
Rochdale vs Swindon: match report
Rochdale hosted Swindon Town at Crown Oil Arena on Saturday 3 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 9). Alan Dale is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Rochdale 1-0 Swindon. Goals: Cian Hayes 88' for Rochdale. Attendance: 4,235.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 81' Yellow card: Kaelan Majekodunmi (Swindon)
- 85' Red card: Kaelan Majekodunmi (Swindon)
- 88' Goal: Cian Hayes (Rochdale)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 60.5% | Possession | 39.5% |
| 15 | Shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 11 | Corners | 5 |
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Line-ups
Rochdale 4-2-3-1
Coach: Ian Watson
- 1 Nils Ramming GK
- 26 Sam Sherring DEF
- 44 Aden Flint DEF
- 3 Kaiden Wilson DEF
- 2 Charlie Tasker DEF
- 8 Harvey Gilmour MID
- 14 Edward Francis MID
- 18 Jonny Smith FWD
- 17 Babajide Adeeko MID
- 45 Glenn Middleton FWD
- 39 Dajaune Brown FWD
Bench
- 19 Luke Hannant FWD
- 7 Cian Hayes FWD
- 9 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe FWD
- 20 Sam Waller GK
- 33 Sam Beckwith DEF
- 40 Ian Henderson FWD
- 11 Zain Silcott-Duberry FWD
Swindon 4-4-2
Coach: Ian Holloway
- 1 Connor Ripley GK
- 6 James Ball DEF
- 5 Stephan Negru DEF
- 21 Kaelan Majekodunmi DEF
- 34 Billy Kirkman DEF
- 7 Tom Nichols MID
- 25 Jack Thomson MID
- 27 Anthony Munda MID
- 26 Dan Butler DEF
- 23 Aaron Drinan FWD
- 29 Antwoine Hackford FWD
Bench
- 8 Ollie Clarke MID
- 15 Joseph Hungbo FWD
- 14 Daniel Butterworth MID
- 39 Louis Millard FWD
- 12 Lewis Ward GK
- 18 James Debayo DEF
- 22 Jaylan Pearman MID
Previous meetings
- Saturday 18 March 2023: Rochdale 4-4 Swindon Town
- Saturday 20 August 2022: Swindon Town 3-0 Rochdale
- Saturday 2 April 2022: Rochdale 0-0 Swindon Town
- Saturday 16 October 2021: Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale
- Tuesday 13 April 2021: Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town