Rochdale vs Chesterfield predictions, betting tips & match preview

Rochdale come into this opening tie of the League Cup off the back of a pretty convincing term in League One and pre season. They finished 10th in the league in 2015/16. They have also had a good summer with 3 wins, 1 draw and just 1 loss.

Chesterfield finished seven points above relegation of League One last year. They’ve tried to acquire some new squad members this summer who will help push them further up the table in to a much better position.

Rochdale have signed players from the top three leagues of the English game. They have signed young Oliver Rathborne from Man Utd, Sammi Odelusi from Wigan and Harrison McGahey from divisional rivals, Sheffield Utd. Striker Grant Holt has left and joined Hibernian of the Scottish Premier League.

Chesterfield have signed  seven players including Liverpool ‘keeper Ryan Fulton. He has signed on a season loan. They have signed young Chelsea forward Reece Mitchell, also on loan. In those two signings alone, they are getting some real quality in goal and up front. Top goalscorer Lee Novak has moved to Charlton. Defender Tom Anderson has signed for Burnley in the English Premier League.

Rochdale have scored 10 and conceded 5 goals in 5 games before their league campaign got underway. Chesterfield lost 4 and won 1 during the summer. In those games, they managed to score 4 and concede 10.

With the stats above in mind and the analysis we have given, we are going for a 2-1 Rochdale win at 8/1 with bet365. Keeping that in our thoughts, we are giving a second betting tip and prediction of Both Teams to Score at 3/4 with bet365.