Bradford City manager Hughes looking for three points in Rochdale showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 10.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

The League Two standings tell the truth about these teams to this date, with Bradford City leading Rochdale by 22 points. Tipsway full preview:

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League Two.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Bradford City bring valid hopes of a third.

Bradford City's last game was hosting Salford City (placed 7th) and winning 3-2. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Hughes when Eisa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. The versatile forward Wright edged out all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Wright hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Harrogate Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bradford handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.

There will be little rest for Bradford City after this match as they are travelling to AFC Wimbledon for a League Two game in only four days.

The Bradford City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Bradford have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rochdale form and stats

Rochdale have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-3-7 (12 played).

Rochdale delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Newport County (placed 18th) in their previous match. Midfield player Rodney was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Rodney scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Barrow that ended 0-0.

Rochdale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

A new game in only four days for Rochdale, the League Two home match versus Colchester United. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rochdale as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Rochdale have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Bradford won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Rochdale got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
13 goals
RochdaleD. Rodney
D. Rodney
5 goals
Bradford CityT. Wright
T. Wright
4 goals

Bradford City missing players

Rochdale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Rochdale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 5 12 24
11 5 2 Won W 0 2 4
6 5 2 Drew D 2 3 5
6 2 0 Lost L 3 7 15
30 16 4 Scored S 3 9 19
23 11 1 Conceded C 10 18 36
87% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 96%
65% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 42% 54%
48% 42% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 33% 42%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 12%
9% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 12%
48% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 25% 46%
35% 42% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 17%
30% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 80% 58% 42%
 
4.7 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.7 4.2
6.4 6.9 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 6.2 5.3
1.8 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.4 12.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 6.8 8.5
2 2.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 2.3 2.7
64% 59% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 29%
 
10.8 11.6 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.4 13.8 12.2
2.9 2.8 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.2 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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.