Updated 18 April 2026, after full time.
Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale in the National League at Ironmongery Direct Stadium, Braintree on 18 April 2026. Scorers: John Akinde for Braintree Town; Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, Aidan Barlow for Rochdale. In their last 3 meetings, Braintree Town have won 1, Rochdale 2, with 0 draws.
Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale was the final score in the National League on Saturday 18 April 2026 at Ironmongery Direct Stadium. Scorers: John Akinde for Braintree Town; Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, Aidan Barlow for Rochdale. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Braintree Town vs Rochdale was played at Ironmongery Direct Stadium in Braintree on Saturday 18 April 2026, the home ground of Braintree Town, which holds 4,151 people. It finished Braintree Town 1-2 Rochdale in the National League, with kick-off at 17:30 UK time.
Braintree Town have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L D L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-5 defeat away to Tamworth in the National League on 25 April.
Rochdale have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 15, with results reading D L D L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-4 defeat away to Port Vale in the League Two on 31 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Braintree Town have won 1, Rochdale have won 2 and 0 were drawn, with Braintree Town scoring 2 goals to Rochdale's 3. The most recent was Rochdale 2-0 Braintree Town on 6 September 2025 in the National League.
Lewis Walker leads Braintree Town with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Braintree Town player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Braintree Town player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Dajaune Brown leads Rochdale with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Rochdale player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Rochdale player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Abigail Byrne refereed Braintree Town vs Rochdale in the National League on Saturday 18 April 2026. Their record this season appears on the referee card once they have taken charge of a game.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2025 | National League | Rochdale vs Braintree Town | 2-0 |
| 5 May 2025 | National League | Braintree Town vs Rochdale | 2-0 |
| 28 Sep 2024 | National League | Rochdale vs Braintree Town | 1-0 |
| Stat | Braintree Town | Rochdale |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 12 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 9 |
| Corners | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls | 12 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Tackles | 2 | 1 |
| Passes | 404 | 363 |
Braintree Town: J. Akinde 90+1'. Rochdale: A. Barlow 36', E. Dieseruvwe 90+9'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 9.6 | 23 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 17 of 24 |
| Tackles | 11.6 | 24 of 24 |
| Passes | 436.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.6 | 14 of 24 |