Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town · League Two
Rochdale beat Swindon Town 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Rochdale and Swindon Town met in the League Two on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Rochdale: C. Hayes 88'. Swindon Town did not score.
How the match went
Rochdale saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Rochdale had 15 shots with 5 on target, Swindon Town 12 with 2 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 11 to Rochdale and 5 to Swindon Town. Rochdale conceded 7 fouls, Swindon Town 18. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Rochdale, 2 for Swindon Town).
Line-ups
Rochdale started in a 4-2-3-1: Nils Ramming, Sam Sherring, Aden Flint, Kaiden Wilson, Charlie Tasker, Harvey Gilmour, Edward Francis, Jonny Smith, Babajide Adeeko, Glenn Middleton, Dajaune Brown.
Swindon Town started in a 4-4-2: Connor Ripley, James Ball, Stephan Negru, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Billy Kirkman, Tom Nichols, Jack Thomson, Anthony Munda, Dan Butler, Aaron Drinan, Antwoine Hackford.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Rochdale 0-0 Swindon Town.
- 85'Second yellow card for K. A. M. Majekodunmi (Swindon Town), who is sent off.
- 88'Goal! Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town. C. Hayes (Rochdale) scores, assisted by A. Flint.
- 90'Full-time. Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town.
Full commentary (62 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Rochdale vs Swindon Town.
- 4'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 4'Corner, Rochdale.
- 5'Attempt missed. A. Flint (Rochdale), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 9'Attempt blocked. J. Ball (Swindon Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 13'Attempt missed. A. Drinan (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 16'Offside, Rochdale.
- 18'Attempt blocked. A. Munda (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 21'Corner, Rochdale.
- 21'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 22'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 22'Corner, Rochdale.
- 23'Substitution, Rochdale: L. Hanannt comes on for J. Smith.
- 29'Attempt blocked. G. Middleton (Rochdale), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt blocked. A. Hackford (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 35'Attempt saved. A. Munda (Swindon Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt missed. A. Hackford (Swindon Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 38'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 38'Corner, Rochdale.
- 39'Attempt saved. A. Flint (Rochdale), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt missed. A. Flint (Rochdale), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Rochdale 0-0 Swindon Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 47'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 51'Attempt blocked. J. Ball (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 51'Attempt missed. J. Ball (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 51'Attempt missed. A. Drinan (Swindon Town), header. xG 0.12.
- 53'Offside, Rochdale.
- 55'Attempt saved. A. Hackford (Swindon Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 62'Attempt missed. A. Drinan (Swindon Town), header. xG 0.10.
- 62'Attempt blocked. J. Thomson (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Attempt missed. D. Brown (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.95.
- 67'Attempt blocked. C. Tasker (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Clarke comes on for T. Nichols.
- 72'Substitution, Rochdale: C. Hayes comes on for L. Hanannt.
- 73'Substitution, Rochdale: E. Dieseruvwe comes on for E. Francis.
- 74'Corner, Rochdale.
- 78'Offside, Rochdale.
- 80'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.07.
- 81'Yellow card for K. A. M. Majekodunmi (Swindon Town) for foul.
- 83'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Hungbo comes on for A. Drinan.
- 83'Corner, Rochdale.
- 84'Corner, Rochdale.
- 84'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 85'Second yellow card for K. A. M. Majekodunmi (Swindon Town), who is sent off.
- 87'Corner, Rochdale.
- 87'Attempt blocked. H. Gilmour (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 87'Attempt blocked. B. Adeeko (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 87'Attempt blocked. H. Gilmour (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 87'Attempt saved. C. Tasker (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 87'Corner, Rochdale.
- 88'Attempt missed. A. Flint (Rochdale), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 88'Goal! Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town. C. Hayes (Rochdale) scores, assisted by A. Flint.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Substitution, Swindon Town: L. Millard comes on for J. Thomson.
- 90+2'Substitution, Swindon Town: D. Butterworth comes on for B. Kirkman.
- 90+7'Attempt saved. G. Middleton (Rochdale), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 90+7'Offside, Rochdale.
- 90+7'Corner, Rochdale.
- 90'Full-time. Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town.