📏 Form Guide

Halifax

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Halifax will be hoping for a better result after the 4-1 National League defeat last time out to York City.

The only name on the scoresheet from Halifax was Josh Hmami (56'). Josh Stones (18'), Alex Hunt (25'), Ollie Pearce (40') and Ollie Banks (58') scored for York City.

Halifax have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets recently, but they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Halifax have seen their goal breached in 5 of them in addition to scoring in 6 of those matches. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.

Going into this one, Halifax have not lost a league tie with Rochdale in their last 2 games.

Rochdale

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Rochdale will go into the game following a 3-0 National League win to defeat Woking in their most recent game.

For Rochdale, goals were scored by Kyron Gordon (27') and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (35', 74').

A series of hard-working showings by the Rochdale defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 outings overall. During the same period, their forwards have scored 12.

Analysis of their past results shows that Rochdale:

• have not beaten Halifax when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• have not lost to Halifax in away games against them for the last 8 league matches. What an away run they have had against them.
• have not been beaten in their last 6 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 05/03/2002, neither club has come out on top overall with Halifax winning 2 of those games, Rochdale 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.

14 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 for The Shaymen and 7 netted by The Dale. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league clash between these clubs was National League match day 13 on 01/10/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Rochdale 1-2 Halifax.

The referee was Scott Oldham.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment here is that Halifax will have their work cut out to register a score against this Rochdale team who should score one, at least.

We therefore see a good battle with a 0-1 win for Rochdale at full-time.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Peter Guest, 15:10 24/02/2026