Rochdale 1-0 Swindon Town: result and goals
Rochdale beat Swindon Town 1-0 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Cian Hayes 88'.
Rochdale sit 17th on 15 points.
Swindon Town sit 14th on 16 points.
Rochdale have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Swindon Town have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Rochdale won 1, Swindon Town won 1, 3 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale
- 👥
- 4235
Match events
RCHSWI23'⇄▲ Luke Hannant ▼ Jonny Smith
69'⇄▲ Ollie Clarke ▼ Tom Nichols
72'⇄▲ Cian Hayes ▼ Luke Hannant
73'⇄▲ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe ▼ Edward Francis
81'Kaelan Majekodunmi
83'⇄▲ Joseph Hungbo ▼ Aaron Drinan
85'Kaelan Majekodunmi
88'⚽Cian Hayes ast. Aden Flint 1-0
90+2'⇄▲ Daniel Butterworth ▼ Billy Kirkman
90+2'⇄▲ Louis Millard ▼ Jack Thomson
Live commentary
- 90'+2'Louis Millard (Swindon Town) Substitution at 90'+2'
- 90'+2'Daniel Butterworth (Swindon Town) Substitution at 90'+2'
- 88'Cian Hayes (Rochdale) Goal at 88'
- 85'Kaelan Majekodunmi (Swindon Town) Red Card at 85'
- 83'Joseph Hungbo (Swindon Town) Substitution at 83'
- 81'Kaelan Majekodunmi (Swindon Town) Yellow Card at 81'
- 73'Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale) Substitution at 73'
- 72'Cian Hayes (Rochdale) Substitution at 72'
- 69'Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town) Substitution at 69'
- 23'Luke Hannant (Rochdale) Substitution at 23'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
RCHSWI
General
61%Possession39%
3Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
11Corners5
Shots
15Total shots12
5Shots off target5
5Shots on target2
5Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
12Shots inside box9
3Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
1.64xG1.08
1.00xG open play0.90
0.64xG set play0.18
1.64Non-penalty xG1.08
1.62xG on target (xGOT)0.77
Passes
471Passes307
389 (83%)Accurate passes236 (77%)
248Own half113
141Opposition half123
34 (49%)Accurate long balls30 (45%)
10 (30%)Accurate crosses2 (11%)
21Throw-ins19
21Touches in opposition box20
4Offsides0
Defence
12Tackles16
1Interceptions10
5Shot blocks5
26Clearances36
2Keeper saves4
Duels
59Duels won48
37 (57%)Ground duels won28 (43%)
22 (52%)Aerial duels won20 (48%)
7 (58%)Successful dribbles5 (56%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
7Fouls committed18
General
59%Possession41%
0Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
5Corners3
Shots
4Total shots6
2Shots off target2
1Shots on target1
1Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box4
1Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
0.11xG0.43
0.00xG open play0.25
0.11xG set play0.18
0.11Non-penalty xG0.43
0.02xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
256Passes180
217 (85%)Accurate passes140 (78%)
147Own half71
70Opposition half69
20 (57%)Accurate long balls15 (42%)
4 (22%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
9Throw-ins6
3Touches in opposition box9
1Offsides0
Defence
6Tackles7
0Interceptions4
3Shot blocks1
14Clearances12
1Keeper saves1
Duels
22Duels won29
12 (44%)Ground duels won15 (56%)
10 (42%)Aerial duels won14 (58%)
0 (0%)Successful dribbles4 (80%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed6
General
63%Possession37%
3Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
6Corners2
Shots
11Total shots6
3Shots off target3
4Shots on target1
4Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
9Shots inside box5
2Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.53xG0.65
1.00xG open play0.65
0.53xG set play0.00
1.53Non-penalty xG0.65
1.60xG on target (xGOT)0.69
Passes
215Passes127
172 (80%)Accurate passes96 (76%)
101Own half42
71Opposition half54
14 (40%)Accurate long balls15 (48%)
6 (40%)Accurate crosses2 (25%)
12Throw-ins13
18Touches in opposition box11
3Offsides0
Defence
6Tackles9
1Interceptions6
2Shot blocks4
12Clearances24
1Keeper saves3
Duels
37Duels won19
25 (66%)Ground duels won13 (34%)
12 (67%)Aerial duels won6 (33%)
7 (78%)Successful dribbles1 (25%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
3Fouls committed12
RochdaleSwindon Town
Expected goals (xG)
1.64–1.08
xG on target (xGOT)
1.62–0.77
Shots
15–12
Big chances
3–0
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Swindon (12)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedRochdale (15) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Aden Flint
Rochdale
Ratings
Rochdale7.1
- 8.344Aden FlintA
- 8.145Glenn Middleton
- 7.82Charlie Tasker
- 7.71Nils Ramming
- 7.539Dajaune Brown
- 7.414Edward Francis
- 7.226Sam Sherring
- 7.117Babajide Adeeko
- 7.07Cian Hayes⚽▲72'
- 6.93Kaiden Wilson
- 6.68Harvey Gilmour
- 6.118Jonny Smith
- 6.09Emmanuel Dieseruvwe▲73'
- 5.919Luke Hannant▲23'
Swindon Town6.7
- 7.91Connor Ripley
- 7.726Dan Butler
- 7.17Tom Nichols
- 6.934Billy Kirkman
- 6.825Jack Thomson
- 6.729Antwoine Hackford
- 6.45Stephan Negru
- 6.323Aaron Drinan
- 6.28Ollie Clarke▲69'
- 6.16James Ball
- 6.027Anthony Munda
- 5.721Kaelan Majekodunmi
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Rochdale · Substitutes
- 19Luke Hannant▲23'5.9
- 7Cian Hayes▲72'7.0
- 9Emmanuel Dieseruvwe▲73'6.0
- 20Sam Waller
- 33Sam Beckwith
- 40Ian Henderson
- 11Zain Silcott-Duberry
Manager: Ian Watson
Swindon · Substitutes
- 8Ollie Clarke▲69'6.2
- 15Joseph Hungbo▲83'
- 14Daniel Butterworth▲90'
- 39Louis Millard▲90'
- 12Lewis Ward
- 18James Debayo
- 22Jaylan Pearman
Manager: Ian Holloway
Last 5 matches
Rochdale
LGillingham4-15 Sept 2026
D@ Walsall0-012 Sept 2026
WOldham Athletic2-019 Sept 2026
LLiverpool U213-322 Sept 2026
W@ Fleetwood Town2-126 Sept 2026
Swindon Town
L@ York City4-012 Sept 2026
LCrystal Palace U212-115 Sept 2026
L@ Salford City1-019 Sept 2026
LNewport County2-022 Sept 2026
DAccrington Stanley1-126 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Rochdale
3
Draws
1
Swindon
Last meetings
18 Mar 2023Rochdale4 – 4Swindon Town
20 Aug 2022Swindon Town3 – 0Rochdale
2 Apr 2022Rochdale0 – 0Swindon Town
16 Oct 2021Swindon Town2 – 2Rochdale
13 Apr 2021Rochdale2 – 1Swindon Town
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WDWDW |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | LLLDW |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLDL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DWDDL |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | LDWLW |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Rochdale v Swindon Town?
Rochdale beat Swindon Town 1-0 on Saturday 3 October (League Two).
Who scored in Rochdale v Swindon Town?
Goals: Cian Hayes 88'.
When do Rochdale play next?
Rochdale play Port Vale on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Swindon Town play next?
Swindon Town play Rotherham United on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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