Walsall 0-0 Rochdale · League Two
Walsall drew 0-0 with Rochdale in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Walsall and Rochdale met in the League Two at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
How the match went
Walsall saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Walsall had 24 shots with 7 on target, Rochdale 9 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Walsall and 4 to Rochdale. Walsall conceded 9 fouls, Rochdale 7. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Walsall, 3 for Rochdale).
Line-ups
Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, Mason Hancock, Charlie Crew, Sven Sprangler, Antony Evans, Tai Sodje, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley.
Rochdale started in a 4-2-3-1: Nils Ramming, Charlie Tasker, Aden Flint, Kaiden Wilson, Daniel Moss, Harvey Gilmour, Babajide Adeeko, Luke Hanannt, Dajaune Brown, Kane Taylor, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Rochdale.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 0-0 Rochdale.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Rochdale.
- 8'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.08.
- 19'Attempt saved. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 21'Corner, Walsall.
- 21'Attempt blocked. C. Crew (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 21'Attempt blocked. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 25'Attempt blocked. A. Pressley (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.39.
- 25'Attempt saved. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 25'Corner, Walsall.
- 29'Yellow card for C. Crew (Walsall) for foul.
- 29'Attempt blocked. B. Adeeko (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 29'Off the woodwork! B. Adeeko (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 29'Corner, Rochdale.
- 30'Attempt missed. B. Adeeko (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt missed. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 34'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 40'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Corner, Rochdale.
- 41'Attempt missed. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
- 42'Attempt missed. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 43'Corner, Rochdale.
- 44'Attempt missed. A. Flint (Rochdale), header. xG 0.08.
- 45'Corner, Walsall.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Corner, Walsall.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Rochdale.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Corner, Walsall.
- 52'Attempt blocked. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 52'Cleared off the line! J. Connolly (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.61.
- 52'Attempt missed. D. Skura (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 52'Attempt saved. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 52'Corner, Walsall.
- 53'Attempt missed. K. Taylor (Rochdale), header on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 53'Yellow card for B. Adeeko (Rochdale) for foul.
- 56'Attempt missed. C. Crew (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Offside, Rochdale.
- 60'Corner, Walsall.
- 61'Substitution, Walsall: C. Clarke comes on for A. Evans.
- 61'Substitution, Walsall: I. Moore comes on for C. Crew.
- 61'Attempt missed. A. Pressley (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 64'Attempt missed. S. Sprangler (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 65'Substitution, Rochdale: G. Middleton comes on for L. Hanannt.
- 66'Attempt blocked. A. Pressley (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 68'Attempt saved. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 70'Attempt blocked. M. Hancock (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 75'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Smith comes on for K. Taylor.
- 75'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 77'Yellow card for H. Gilmour (Rochdale) for foul.
- 79'Attempt saved. C. Clarke (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Substitution, Walsall: A. Dallas comes on for T. Sodje.
- 84'Substitution, Rochdale: T. Adebayo-Rowling comes on for E. Dieseruvwe.
- 84'Substitution, Rochdale: L. Maguire comes on for D. Moss.
- 86'Corner, Rochdale.
- 89'Substitution, Walsall: L. Simper comes on for E. Ahui.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+4'Yellow card for G. Middleton (Rochdale) for time wasting.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+8'Attempt missed. L. Simper (Walsall), header. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 0-0 Rochdale.