Fleetwood Town will look to avenge an early-season home defeat when they host Rochdale in the FA Cup first round at Highbury Stadium on Saturday 7 November, a 3.00pm kick-off with a place in round two on the line.
Fleetwood Town are 16th in League Two but have been far stronger at home, while Rochdale travel 20th in the same division and already won at Highbury earlier this season. We have worked through the Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale odds for our best bets, two premium picks and a score prediction below.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson has weighed up the Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale odds and expects the hosts to make home advantage count against a leaky Rochdale side.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Ronan Coughlan to score anytime | 11/8 (William Hill) | Ronan Coughlan leads Fleetwood’s scoring with five League Two goals and has started each of their last three matches. Rochdale have conceded 26 goals in 14 league games, the most in the division, and kept only one clean sheet in seven away trips. Fleetwood have scored in each of their last five league games, so Coughlan should get chances against a stretched back line, and 11/8 makes him the pick of the home scorers. |
| Fleetwood Town to win and under 2.5 goals | 7/2 (Sky Bet) | Fleetwood’s home games have been low on goals: only two of their seven league matches at Highbury have produced more than two, and they have kept three clean sheets there while conceding just five. They have won three of those seven. Rochdale have scored in only four of seven away games, so a narrow home win looks the likeliest outcome, and 7/2 for Fleetwood to win in a game of two goals or fewer is worth a bet. |
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How Fleetwood Town go into the game
Fleetwood Town sit 16th in League Two on 17 points, but home form is their strength, with three wins, three draws and a single defeat from seven at Highbury Stadium. Last time out they beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 at home.
That followed back-to-back away defeats, 2-1 at Exeter City and 4-2 at Cheltenham Town, with a 2-0 home win over Rotherham United and a 1-1 home draw with Walsall the older results in their last five. Fleetwood Town have conceded just five goals in their seven home games, so Rochdale will have to be patient.
How Rochdale go into the game
Rochdale are 20th in League Two on 15 points and arrive in poor form, winless in their last five. Last time out they were beaten 4-2 away at Port Vale.
That continued a troubling run that also brought a 5-0 home thrashing by Accrington Stanley, a 2-2 home draw against Grimsby Town and a 3-2 defeat at Crewe Alexandra, with a 1-1 draw at Tranmere Rovers the oldest of their last five. Rochdale have won once on the road all season and shipped 13 goals away from home, which bodes ill against Fleetwood Town’s home record.
Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/09/26 | Fleetwood Town | 1-2 | Rochdale |
| 10/04/21 | Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Rochdale |
| 03/10/20 | Rochdale | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 26/12/19 | Rochdale | 2-3 | Fleetwood Town |
| 21/09/19 | Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | Rochdale |
Rochdale have already won at Highbury this season, edging a 2-1 result back in September, so Fleetwood Town are warned. That is the exception in a fixture Fleetwood have largely controlled, though, as they have won three of the last five meetings, with Rochdale taking the other two. Expect another tight, competitive afternoon between two familiar foes.
Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town | 7/10 (William Hill) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Fleetwood Town have won three of seven at Highbury and face a Rochdale side yet to win in five. |
| Ronan Coughlan to score anytime | 11/8 (William Hill) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Ronan Coughlan is Fleetwood’s top scorer, and Rochdale have conceded the most in League Two. |
| Fleetwood Town to win and under 2.5 goals | 7/2 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐ | Only two of Fleetwood’s seven home league games have had more than two goals. |
| Both teams to score – No | 23/20 (Betfair Sportsbook) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Fleetwood Town have kept three clean sheets in seven home league games. |
| Fleetwood Town 2-0 Rochdale | 15/2 (William Hill) | ⭐⭐ | Fleetwood Town have conceded just five goals in seven home games. |
Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale score prediction
Only one team has beaten Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium, and Rochdale travel as one of the division’s most porous defences. The warning is that Rochdale have already won here this season, so the hosts cannot be complacent, and a game level after 90 minutes could yet be settled in extra time or on penalties. On balance, though, we expect Fleetwood to have enough to edge a tight tie. Score prediction: Fleetwood Town 2-0 Rochdale.
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