Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale Prediction & Preview - League Two
Crewe Alexandra won 3-1 at home to Bristol Rovers on 3 October 2026, and it remains the only match in their last six where they have scored more than once. That is the number worth holding onto before Rochdale turn up in Cheshire, because almost everything else about Crewe's autumn has arrived in ones.
Rochdale come into it with 11 points from their own last six League Two matches, one more than Crewe have managed, and three clean sheets inside that run.
- Fixture: Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale
- Competition: League Two
- Date: Saturday 17 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Gresty Road, Crewe, Cheshire
- Match page: Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale predictions
What time is kick-off for Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale?
Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale kicks off at 15:00 BST on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Gresty Road in Crewe, a League Two fixture between two sides who have each lost no more than once in their last six league games.
Crewe Alexandra went four games without a winner, then found two
Before the Bristol Rovers result, Crewe drew four in a row and drew all four by the same score: 1-1 at home to York City, 1-1 away at Colchester United, 1-1 at home to Shrewsbury Town, 1-1 away at Rotherham United. Tidy, stubborn, and going nowhere.
Then the 3-1, and seven days before this match a 1-0 win away to Swindon Town. Two wins and four draws from six, no defeats, 10 points, eight scored and five conceded. Crewe have not shipped two in a game in any of those six. Whatever else they are, they are hard to beat.
Rochdale have rebuilt from a 1-4 home defeat
Rochdale's run opens on their worst afternoon of it: beaten 1-4 at home by Gillingham 42 days before this fixture. Since then they have conceded two or more only in that match.
A 0-0 away at Walsall steadied it. Then 2-0 at home to Oldham Athletic, 2-1 away at Fleetwood Town, and 1-0 at home to Swindon Town. Last time out, 1-1 away at Tranmere Rovers. Three wins, two draws, one defeat, with seven scored and six conceded - and three of those six games finished with Rochdale's goal untouched.
Both clubs have beaten Swindon Town 1-0
Rochdale did it at home 14 days before this match. Crewe did it away 7 days before. The same score, the same opponent, and about as close as the form gets to a direct comparison.
Goals have been scarce at both ends
Crewe's games keep ending with both sides on the scoresheet - five of their last six - but only one of the six produced three goals or more. Rochdale's spread is wider: two games with three or more, one blank, and that four-goal concession at the start.
Rochdale have the better recent points haul and the better defensive record in isolation. Crewe have the unbeaten run. If you are weighing those up for your call on this one and the rest of the live football predictions list, Crewe's refusal to concede twice is the more reliable of the two patterns.
Crewe Alexandra vs Rochdale prediction
Our prediction is that Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale draw 1-1 in League Two at Gresty Road on Saturday 17 October 2026. Crewe have drawn four of their last six and every one of those draws finished 1-1. Rochdale have failed to score only once in six and have not conceded more than once since early September, which points the same way.
Our prediction: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale
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