Gateshead

vs

Rochdale

Preview

Gateshead

• Gateshead have won just 1, drawn 2 and lost 9 at home in the National League 2025/2026 (W1 D2 L9).
• Gateshead are the 24th-placed club with just 19 points from 25 games.
• The hosts are coming into this on a run of 5 straight defeats.
• Elliot’s return to the dugout has seen the hosts attempt to regain their previously high-tempo, pressing identity, preferring to play on the front foot and press the ball when out of possession.

Rochdale

• Rochdale are the best away team in the National League 2025/2026 with 9 wins and just 2 defeats from 12.
• Rochdale are the 5th placed team in the National League 2025/2026 with 52 points from 22 matches.
• Rochdale are surging towards the play-offs and can’t afford to drop any points.
• Rochdale are unbeaten in their last 3 away games (W2, D1).
• The visitors average an incredible 1.75 goals per-game away in the league, which compares quite unfavourably to Gateshead’s 0.83 per home match.

Key Players

• Rochdale’s Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
  • Rochdale’s Emmanuel Dieseruvwe is the National League’s best player with 12 goals in just 18 appearances.
• Ian Henderson
  • Veteran Ian Henderson has been the saviour for Rochdale of late with 2 goals in the last 4, while Emmanuel Dieseruvwe is the talisman of the side with 12 in just 18 games.
• Kain Adom
  • Kain Adom is the main man for Gateshead, but he’ll need to be on top form to have a chance of troubling Rochdale’s strong defence.

Betting Insights

• The Over 2.5 goals market is priced up at a shocking 1.47.
• There is some value in supporting the visitors to take all 3 points here at 1.34.
• Gateshead are available at 7.6.

Prediction

• Rochdale are simply the better team and will be very hard to beat here, especially with a superior H2H record to back them up.
• We’re going for a comfortable away win here, but don’t be surprised if there is a goal in the game for the battling hosts in what looks set to be a fascinating tactical clash between polar opposites.