Rochdale - Crawley

Rochdale and Crawley Town meet at Crown Oil Arena on 22 August 2026 for matchday 2 of the League Two season, with both sides aiming to recover from difficult starts. Rochdale face a significant challenge to tighten their defensive structure after a difficult opening day, having conceded three goals in their recent defeat to Newport County. Meanwhile, Crawley Town arrive looking to find their rhythm in the final third after failing to score in their own league opener against Crewe Alexandra.

Recent head-to-head history suggests a tight contest, as Crawley Town maintained a consistent run against their hosts across several League Two meetings, including a 2-0 victory on 25 March 2023. While Rochdale will look to leverage home advantage to turn their fortunes around, Crawley Town showed defensive resilience in their recent EFL Cup qualification win over York City. Both teams must now translate those flashes of form into a complete performance to secure their first league points of the campaign.