Fixture preview for League Two: Bradford City - Rochdale at The Utilita Energy Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium (25136 seats)

This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, highs and lows leading to mid-table spots so far. Gear up for Bradford City - Rochdale!

Insights:
  • Bradford City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face game!

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Bradford City form and stats

All-inclusive League Two results playing at home this season for Bradford City are 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Bradford have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Bradford lost their last game at Crawley Town (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfielder Callum Cooke was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Cooke scored one goal, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that match was the home EFL Trophy game against Manchester United U21 that was lost 0-3.

Goals decide football matches and Bradford City are scoring many of them at home; 8 on target from 4 league matches. Bradford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rochdale form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Rochdale have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far.

Rochdale's previous game was their home loss versus Oldham Athletic (0-1). Eoghan O'Connell was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.61. The defender O'Connell hit the woodwork once and won 8 of 10 duels.

Prior to that match, the Rochdale manager R. Stockdale faced defeat when travelling to Burnley and losing 1-4.

Rochdale have another game away from home in just three nights, a EFL Trophy fixture versus Port Vale. A difficult fixture list for them!

The Rochdale manager R. Stockdale has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rochdale have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bradford five wins, three draws and Rochdale two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
4 goals
Bradford CityC. Vernam
C. Vernam
2 goals
BradfordL. Angol
L. Angol
2 goals

Bradford City missing players

Rochdale missing players

Bradford City Rochdale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 0 4 9
3 2 0 Won W 0 2 3
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
12 8 1 Scored S 0 9 12
11 4 1 Conceded C 0 7 11
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 89%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 44%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 75% 33%
22% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 22%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 22%
 
6 9.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.2 5.3
4.8 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 5.1
1.7 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.2 18 19 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.8 12.8
4.3 5.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 2.6
31% 38% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 60% 52%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • All of Bradford City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Rochdale's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bradford City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Bradford City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Bradford City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bradford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rochdale have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rochdale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rochdale have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rochdale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 9 6 2 1 18 8 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 3 1 0 9 2 10 20
2 Leyton Orient 9 4 4 1 16 7 5 3 1 1 9 2 4 1 3 0 7 5 9 16
3 Harrogate Town 9 4 4 1 15 11 5 2 3 0 8 6 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 16
4 Port Vale 9 4 3 2 10 6 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 15
5 Northampton Town 9 4 3 2 9 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 2 2 1 4 3 2 15
6 Exeter City 9 3 5 1 12 6 4 2 2 0 6 1 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 14
7 Hartlepool United 9 4 2 3 9 7 5 4 1 0 7 2 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 14
8 Crawley Town 9 4 2 3 12 13 5 3 2 0 8 5 4 1 0 3 4 8 -1 14
9 Swindon Town 9 3 4 2 9 7 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 13
10 Barrow 9 3 3 3 13 11 5 2 2 1 8 7 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 12
11 Bradford City 9 3 3 3 12 11 4 2 2 0 8 4 5 1 1 3 4 7 1 12
12 Rochdale 9 3 3 3 12 11 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 9 7 1 12
13 Tranmere Rovers 9 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 0 1 4 1 5 0 3 2 0 2 1 12
14 Sutton United 8 3 2 3 10 8 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 11
15 Newport County 9 3 2 4 10 13 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 11
16 Colchester United 8 2 4 2 7 7 3 0 1 2 1 3 5 2 3 0 6 4 0 10
17 Carlisle United 9 2 4 3 9 13 4 1 3 0 5 4 5 1 1 3 4 9 -4 10
18 Bristol Rovers 9 3 1 5 8 14 4 2 0 2 3 5 5 1 1 3 5 9 -6 10
19 Salford City 9 2 3 4 9 10 6 2 3 1 7 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 -1 9
20 Mansfield Town 9 2 3 4 10 14 5 2 1 2 8 9 4 0 2 2 2 5 -4 9
21 Stevenage 9 2 3 4 7 13 4 1 2 1 3 6 5 1 1 3 4 7 -6 9
22 Walsall 9 2 2 5 9 13 5 2 1 2 7 7 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 8
23 Scunthorpe United 9 1 4 4 6 14 5 1 1 3 3 9 4 0 3 1 3 5 -8 7
24 Oldham Athletic 9 2 1 6 5 14 4 0 1 3 1 6 5 2 0 3 4 8 -9 7

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.