Braintree 1-2 Rochdale — National League, 18 Apr 2026
Rochdale beat Braintree 2-1 in the National League on 18 April 2026 at Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium, Braintree. J. Akinde scored for Braintree; A. Barlow and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe for Rochdale. Full line-ups are below. In their last 3 meetings, Braintree have won 1 and Rochdale 2.
· kickoff·Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium · Braintree·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-136'
- Half-time0-1
- 51'
- 53'
- 56'
- 59'
- 63'out: S. Kamara
- 65'
- 65'
- 74'G. Babicout: J. Akinde
- 75'C. Cooperout: A. Hadi
- 75'out: E. Okunowo
- 80'
- 80'out: I. Henderson
- 84'out: M. Omrore
- 1-190'J. Akindeassist: E. Thorpe
- 1-290'
- 90+4'
- Full-time1-2
Line-ups
- 9L. Walker
- 39E. Thorpe
- 6J. Vennings
- 11C. Cooper75'
- 16G. Babic74'
- 19M. Dibley-Dias75'
- 32J. Clarridge51'84'
- 2A. Francis-Clarke53'
- 13C. Ansen
- 21B. Drake63'
- 8R. Battrum
Substitutes
- 14J. Akinde90'74'
- 15Thomas Smith
- 5M. Omrore84'
- 18S. Kamara63'
- 10A. Hadi75'
- 33E. Okunowo75'
Coach: Jim McNulty
- 8Harvey Gilmour56'
- 12Luke Hannant59'65'
- 9Emmanuel Dieseruvwe90'
- 10Devante Rodney80'
- 4Ryan East65'
- 6Ethan Ebanks-Landell
- 14Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling90+4'
- 18A. Barlow36'80'
- 2K. Gordon
- 1O. Whatmuff
- 25C. Perry
Substitutes
- 17J. Pritchard80'
- 38Tyler Smith
- 40I. Henderson80'
- 36Edward Francis65'
- 37J. Gordon90+4'
- 22Daniel Moss65'
- 16Casey Pettit
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
BraintreeLDLLD
- L11 Apr 26AForest Green1-3
- D06 Apr 26HWoking0-0
- L03 Apr 26ASouthend2-3
- L28 Mar 26HCarlisle1-2
- D24 Mar 26ABrackley Town1-1
RochdaleWDLWD
- W11 Apr 26HWealdstone2-1
- D06 Apr 26AHartlepool0-0
- L03 Apr 26HMorecambe2-4
- W28 Mar 26ASutton Utd2-1
- D25 Mar 26AScunthorpe2-2
Head-to-head
Final table, National League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York | 46 | +73 | 108 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 46 | +47 | 106 |
| 3 | Carlisle | 46 | +36 | 95 |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 46 | +37 | 90 |
| 21 | Brackley Town | 46 | -35 | 42 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | -37 | 38 |
| 23 | Braintree | 46 | -38 | 36 |
| 24 | Truro City | 46 | -30 | 34 |
Before and after
Braintree
- Previous: Forest Green 3-1 Braintree, 11 Apr 2026 · National League
- Next: Tamworth 5-1 Braintree, 25 Apr 2026 · National League
Rochdale
- Previous: Rochdale 2-1 Wealdstone, 11 Apr 2026 · National League
- Next: Rochdale 1-1 York, 25 Apr 2026 · National League
Data updated