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Rochdale vs Oldham: League Two Spotland Showdown

Rochdale host Oldham at Spotland Stadium on Saturday in a League Two fixture that finds both sides in uncertain form.

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·18 Sept·2 min read
Rochdale vs Oldham: League Two Spotland Showdown
Rochdale vs Oldham: League Two Spotland ShowdownPhotograph: MatchdayReport picture desk

Rochdale welcome Oldham to Spotland Stadium in League Two's seventh round of fixtures, with kick-off set for 11:30 UTC on Saturday, 19 September 2026. Rochdale are in the bottom two of the 24-team table, while Oldham occupy 14th place, with three points separating the two sides.

Rochdale are in the bottom two of the table after six matches, recording one win, one draw and four defeats, with five goals scored and ten conceded. Their last five matches have yielded four points, a run that includes a 3-0 win over Shrewsbury and a goalless draw at Walsall, alongside defeats to Gillingham, Colchester and Crawley Town.

Oldham arrive having taken four points from their last five matches as well, though their recent run has tailed off. They have lost their last two consecutive matches — a 2-0 defeat at Tranmere and a 1-2 home loss to Chesterfield. Across six League Two outings, Oldham have won two, drawn one and lost three, scoring eight and conceding seven.

Rochdale, in the bottom two, face a mid-table Oldham side that carry their own concerns following back-to-back defeats. Both teams hold identical five-match form tallies of four points, and the three points currently separating them in the table set the stakes for Saturday's meeting at Spotland.

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