Preview

• As week 7 of the 2025-2026 National League arrives, York City take on Rochdale at LNER Community Stadium on 2025-09-02 (kick-off 19:45 GMT).
• Of the past 2 meetings, A. Hinshelwood leads 2-0 over J. McNulty, with no draws.
• York City and Rochdale will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• Our forecast has York City in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Rochdale set to counter in 4-4-2.
• In their last outing, York City's highest-rated performer was M. Fagan-Walcott (6.3), while Rochdale's standout was S. Waller (7.3).
• Contrast in results: York City had to share the points 1-1 with Woking, whereas Rochdale claimed victory 3-1 vs. Wealdstone.
• York City (2-3-0) and Rochdale (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• York City have clearly got the edge H2H: in 8 meetings, they've beaten Rochdale 3 times, with 4 draws and only 1 loss.
• We predict York City to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (0-1-0) and 2.00 goals/game.

Predictions

Summary

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