Swindon Town v Rochdale result

Full-time · Swindon Town 2–2 Rochdale

League Two · Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · The County Ground

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Swindon Town 2–2 Rochdale — this League Two match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Swindon Town and Rochdale drew 2–2 at The County Ground in League Two on Saturday 16 October. Swindon Town are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Rochdale are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Swindon Town led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Swindon Town: B. Gladwin (37’, assisted by H. McKirdy) and J. Williams (90’, assisted by K. Kesler-Hayden); Rochdale: George Broadbent (57’, assisted by C. O'Keeffe) and Liam Kelly (79’).

Discipline

S. Mather showed three yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Swindon Town: J. Mitchell-Lawson (82’); Rochdale: C. O'Keeffe (13’) and E. O'Connell (45+1’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, H. McKirdy (Swindon Town) 6.7, C. O'Keeffe (Rochdale) 5.7 and B. Gladwin (Swindon Town) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Swindon Town next travel to Barnet on 20 October 2026.

Rochdale next host Grimsby on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Swindon Town: Barnet v Swindon Town, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Rochdale: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Swindon Town 2–2 Rochdale · League Two
Venue: The County Ground · Swindon, Wiltshire
Referee: S. Mather
Head-to-head (last 2): Swindon Town 1 · draws 0 · Rochdale 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Swindon Town 2W 2D 1L · Rochdale 0W 1D 4L

Swindon Town 2–2 Rochdale (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.67 / 6.25

Corners

against 9.67 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.67 / 2

Shots on target

against 5.33 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.67 / 0.75

Cards

against 1.33 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3.56 yellows

Referee · S. Mather

1.56 home / 2 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Swindon Town for / against	Line	Rochdale for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.67 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10.33 for · 13.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 14.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.33 for · 9.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	6.5 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: S. Mather — 3.56 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.56 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.56Away 2

Swindon Town

Swindon Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Parsons n 7	27.9	2.8 4/1	0.9 1/1	—
H. McKirdy n 8	69.4	2.3 7/5	1.9 7/4	—
T. Simpson n 8	86.8	1.9 8/4	0.4 2/1	J. Beesley
A. Gilbert n 7	58.4	1.5 4/3	1.1 4/1	—
M. Baudry n 8	63.1	1.4 4/4	0.9 4/1	—

Swindon Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. McKirdy n 8	69.4	3.2 7/6	1.3 5/2
A. Gilbert n 7	58.4	1.8 4/2	1.1 4/1
H. Parsons n 7	27.9	1.8 3/1	0.9 2/0
T. Simpson n 8	86.8	1.6 8/3	0.8 5/1
J. Payne n 8	87.9	1.5 6/3	1.3 5/2

Swindon Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. McKirdy n 8	69.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
T. Simpson n 8	86.8	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
J. Payne n 8	87.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
J. Williams n 8	31.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
B. Gladwin n 8	75.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Swindon Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Gladwin n 8	75.4	3.1 7/6
H. McKirdy n 8	69.4	2.6 7/5
R. East n 5	34	2.6 1/1
L. Reed n 8	89.1	2.4 6/5
E. Iandolo n 8	69.9	2.4 6/5

Swindon Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lewis Moore Ward n 8	90	3.5 5/5
J. Wollacott n 8	90	3.4 8/6

Rochdale

Rochdale — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Andrews n 8	24.1	2.8 5/1	0.5 1/0	—
Matthew Done n 8	64.1	1.6 5/2	1.2 3/2	—
E. O'Connell n 8	90	1.3 6/4	0.6 5/0	—
J. Beesley n 8	89.9	1.3 6/2	1.1 6/3	T. Simpson
A. Odoh n 8	59.5	1.3 5/2	1.5 6/2	—

Rochdale — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Andrews n 8	24.1	2.8 3/2	0.9 2/0
D. Cashman n 8	52.3	2.2 6/3	0.6 2/1
J. Beesley n 8	89.9	1.6 6/5	0.9 4/2
C. Grant n 8	49	1.6 4/3	1.1 4/1
Matthew Done n 8	64.1	1.4 4/2	0.5 3/0

Rochdale — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Cashman n 8	52.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Beesley n 8	89.9	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Andrews n 8	24.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Matthew Done n 8	64.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Newby n 8	55.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Rochdale — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Odoh n 8	59.5	2.5 7/3
J. McNulty n 8	62.9	2.3 5/4
C. Grant n 8	49	2.3 4/3
J. Dorsett n 8	84.4	2 6/3
L. Kelly n 8	44.9	2 4/2

Rochdale — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lynch n 8	90	3.4 6/4
J. Coleman n 8	90	1.9 3/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Swindon Town		Rochdale
64%	Possession	36%
19	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	6
8	Corners	3
0	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
570	Passes	329
82%	Pass accuracy	62%

Swindon Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lewis Moore Ward	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Conroy	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Crichlow-Noble	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Iandolo	90	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	7
B. Gladwin	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
L. Reed	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
J. Payne	90	0	0	3	1	4	2	0	7.3
T. Simpson	90	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.2
A. Odimayo	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
H. McKirdy	75	0	1	4	1	3	1	0	7.3
R. Hunt	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Kaine Kesler-Hayden sub	17	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
J. Mitchell-Lawson sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Williams sub	10	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Rochdale player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Coleman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Graham	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
E. O'Connell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Dorsett	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. O'Keeffe	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	Y	7.2
A. Morley	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
Jimmy Keohane	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
J. Beesley	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
D. Cashman	89	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
C. Grant	69	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
G. Broadbent	68	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
L. Kelly sub	22	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
A. Odoh sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. White sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Swindon Town v Rochdale — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Swindon TownLDDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

RochdaleDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Swindon Town 1 · 0 draws · Rochdale 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2021-04-13 Rochdale 2–1 Swindon Town
2020-09-12 Swindon Town 3–1 Rochdale

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Swindon Town#6 pos77 pts46 pl+23 GD

Rochdale#18 pos53 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Swindon Town scored1.67

Rochdale scored1.11

Swindon Town conceded1.17

Rochdale conceded1.28

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What is the head-to-head record between Swindon Town and Rochdale?: In their last 2 meetings, Swindon Town won 1, Rochdale won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Swindon Town and Rochdale?: Recent form — Swindon Town 2W 2D 1L; Rochdale 0W 1D 4L.

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