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Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale · National League

Braintree Town lost to Rochdale 1-2 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Braintree Town and Rochdale met in the National League at Cressing Road in Braintree on Saturday, 18 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Braintree Town: J. Akinde 90'. Rochdale: A. Barlow 36'; E. Dieseruvwe 90'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Braintree Town had 12 shots with 3 on target, Rochdale 11 with 9 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Braintree Town and 3 to Rochdale. Braintree Town conceded 12 fouls, Rochdale 5. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Braintree Town, 2 for Rochdale).

Line-ups

Braintree Town started in a 5-4-1: Caleb Ansen, Elliot Thorpe, Ryan Battrum, Aidan Francis Clarke, James Clarridge, Ben Drake, Chay Cooper, James Vennings, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Goran Babić, Lewis Walker.

Rochdale started in a 3-5-2: Oliver Whatmuff, Kyron Gordon, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Callum Perry, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Ryan East, Harvey Gilmour, Aidan Barlow, Luke Hanannt, Devante Rodney, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe.

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Minute by minute

  1. 36'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Rochdale. A. Barlow (Rochdale) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Rochdale.
  3. 90+1'Goal! Braintree Town 1-1 Rochdale. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by E. Thorpe.
  4. 90+9'Goal! Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) scores, assisted by D. Moss.
  5. 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Braintree Town vs Rochdale.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.37.
  3. 6'Attempt saved. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. G. Babić (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  5. 12'Attempt saved. T. Adebayo-Rowling (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  6. 13'Attempt blocked. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  7. 21'Attempt blocked. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 27'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. M. M. Dibley-Dias (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  10. 29'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 36'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Rochdale. A. Barlow (Rochdale) scores.
  12. 40'Attempt saved. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  13. 42'Attempt saved. K. Gordon (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  14. 45'1 minute of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Rochdale.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 51'Yellow card for J. Clarridge (Braintree Town) for foul.
  18. 52'Attempt missed. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.26.
  19. 53'Yellow card for A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town).
  20. 56'Yellow card for H. Gilmour (Rochdale) for foul.
  21. 58'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  22. 59'Yellow card for L. Hanannt (Rochdale) for foul.
  23. 60'Attempt saved. A. Barlow (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  24. 63'Substitution, Braintree Town: S. Kamara comes on for B. Drake.
  25. 65'Attempt missed. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  26. 66'Substitution, Rochdale: D. Moss comes on for L. Hanannt.
  27. 66'Substitution, Rochdale: E. Francis comes on for R. East.
  28. 67'Attempt saved. A. Barlow (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  29. 75'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Okunowo comes on for G. Babić.
  30. 75'Substitution, Braintree Town: A. Hadi comes on for M. M. Dibley-Dias.
  31. 75'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for C. Cooper.
  32. 76'Attempt blocked. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  33. 80'Substitution, Rochdale: I. Henderson comes on for A. Barlow.
  34. 80'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Pritchard comes on for D. Rodney.
  35. 84'Substitution, Braintree Town: M. Omrore comes on for J. Clarridge.
  36. 84'Attempt missed. J. Clarridge (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  37. 85'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  38. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+1'Goal! Braintree Town 1-1 Rochdale. J. Akinde (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by E. Thorpe.
  40. 90+3'Attempt saved. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale), header. xG 0.23.
  41. 90+4'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Gordon comes on for T. Adebayo-Rowling.
  42. 90+9'Goal! Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale. E. Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) scores, assisted by D. Moss.
  43. 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale.
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