Rochdale v Gillingham

League Two, game week 5 — Saturday, 5 September 2026, kick-off 15:00 UK time

Step 2 of 4 — Home and away form.

What this step says

+1.40 points a game is the venue form gap, in Rochdale's favour: Rochdale takes 2.36 a game at home over the last two seasons, Gillingham 0.96 away.

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Rochdale: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season in the National League. Gillingham: 50 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.

Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.

The two sides

Rochdale -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue: This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 2. Last season at home in the National League: won 18, drew 2, lost 3 of 23, scoring 48 and conceding 20 -- 2.43 points a game.
Its last five league matches: Newest first: beat Shrewsbury Town 3-0 at home; lost to Colchester United 0-1 away; lost to Crawley Town 1-2 at home; lost to Newport County 0-3 away; drew with Boreham Wood 2-2 away in the National League. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout: Every one of the 15 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Jim McNulty. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Gillingham -- away

Its record at the relevant venue: This season away: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 1. Last season away: won 5, drew 7, lost 11 of 23, scoring 24 and conceding 36 -- 0.96 points a game.
Its last five league matches: Newest first: drew with Chesterfield 1-1 away; drew with Northampton Town 1-1 at home; drew with Fleetwood Town 0-0 away; lost to Walsall 0-3 at home; beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout: Every one of the 22 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Gareth Ainsworth. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Built 06:10 from matches completed before kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator — not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.