EFL League Two · first half goals
Rochdale First Half Goals
In 97 EFL League Two matches, 70.1% of Rochdale’s first halves produced a goal, 15th of the 36 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 32.0% of them and conceded in 55.7%.
What Rochdale’s first halves look like
Early goals in Rochdale’s matches land at the wrong end far more often than the right one: 55.7% of matches bring one against them and 32.0% bring one for them, 23.7pp apart. Home advantage arrives early for Rochdale: they open the scoring account before halftime in 36.7% of home matches and only 27.1% of away ones, 9.6pp between them.
Travel costs Rochdale at the back: 60.4% of their away matches bring an early goal against, next to 51.0% of home ones. An early goal in Rochdale’s matches tends to be the only one: a second follows just 38% of the time, where the division manages 46%.
The record here is thinner than most of the division's: 97 matches against a typical 141. Two goals before the break is unusually hard to come by, 26.8% of Rochdale’s matches against 31.8% across the division.
Every figure on this page rests on 97 completed Rochdale matches over 3 seasons (2021 to 2026). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
Rochdale first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 70.1% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 26.8% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 7.2% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.07 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 32.0% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 55.7% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.40 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.67 |
| Matches counted | 97 |
| Seasons covered | 3 (2021 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69.4% | 26.5% | 36.7% | 51.0% | 1.08 | 49 |
| Away | 70.8% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 60.4% | 1.06 | 48 |
Rochdale score before halftime 36.7% of the time at home against 27.1% away, a gap of 9.6pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Rochdale against EFL League Two
| Line | Rochdale | EFL League Two | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 70.1% | 68.9% | +1.2pp |
| Over 1.5 | 26.8% | 31.8% | −5.0pp |
| Over 2.5 | 7.2% | 11.2% | −4.0pp |
Counted from 97 matches · 3 seasons · 2021 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
Research today’s first-half goals
Search the daily fixture list, compare the model percentages and inspect the data behind each qualifying selection.
Start your free trial4 days of full access · cancel any time
First Half Score is a research and information tool. Predictions and historical hit rates are provided for informational purposes only and are not financial, investment, or betting advice. Outcomes are uncertain and no figure guarantees a result. Intended for users 18+.