Delightful dogfight as daring Bradford City duel with determined Rochdale

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

There's seemingly a significant gulf in form between these sides based on the league table so far, with Bradford City leading Rochdale by 18 points.

Insights:
  • Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bradford City form and stats

3-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Bradford City so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Hughes led his Bradford to a defeat away at Leyton Orient. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at University of Bolton Stadium. Foulds was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Foulds hit one key pass and won 18 of 22 duels.

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Salford City in the EFL Trophy. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bradford City's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 2 matches, drawn 4 and lost 0.

Bradford City has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Bradford are not conceding a lot of goals here at University of Bolton Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Rochdale form and stats

Rochdale have only collected 8 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-2-6 (10 played). It's a growing despair in Rochdale as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Rochdale failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Harrogate Town (placed 20th) that ended with defeat 1-4. Midfield player Ball was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.2/10. Ball scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Rochdale manager Bentley faced defeat when travelling to Sutton United and losing 0-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rochdale as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. Rochdale have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. Rochdale has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
13 goals
RochdaleS. Quigley
S. Quigley
4 goals
Bradford CityS. Banks
S. Banks
3 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
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
9 3 1 Won W 0 2 4
6 5 2 Drew D 1 2 3
5 2 0 Lost L 3 6 13
26 12 3 Scored S 3 6 14
20 9 1 Conceded C 10 14 29
85% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 40% 50%
50% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 30% 40%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 10%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 10%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 20% 40%
35% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 15%
30% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 60% 45%
 
4.9 5.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.9 4.3
6.3 7.1 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.6 5.3
1.7 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 12.4 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.1 8.7
2 2.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.4 2.5
63% 57% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 25% 27%
 
10.9 12.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 16.8 14.2 12.2
2.9 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.2 3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Rochdale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Rochdale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 20 15 3 2 33 12 10 8 1 1 17 4 10 7 2 1 16 8 21 48
2 Stevenage 21 13 5 3 31 16 11 9 1 1 20 5 10 4 4 2 11 11 15 43
3 Northampton Town 20 11 6 3 34 20 10 5 3 2 16 10 10 6 3 1 18 10 14 39
4 Mansfield Town 21 10 4 7 29 27 10 5 3 2 17 14 11 5 1 5 12 13 2 33
5 Barrow 20 11 1 8 27 24 10 8 0 2 18 8 10 3 1 6 9 16 3 34
6 Bradford City 20 9 6 5 26 20 10 3 5 2 12 9 10 6 1 3 14 11 6 33
7 Carlisle United 20 8 9 3 31 21 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 4 4 2 17 12 10 33
8 Swindon Town 21 8 8 5 24 21 11 5 4 2 13 8 10 3 4 3 11 13 3 31
9 Doncaster Rovers 21 9 4 8 24 27 10 5 1 4 13 12 11 4 3 4 11 15 -3 28
10 Salford City 20 9 4 7 23 18 10 3 3 4 10 11 10 6 1 3 13 7 5 31
11 AFC Wimbledon 21 8 6 7 25 24 10 5 2 3 13 10 11 3 4 4 12 14 1 29
12 Walsall 20 8 6 6 25 17 10 6 2 2 17 8 10 2 4 4 8 9 8 30
13 Stockport County 20 8 4 8 29 22 10 4 3 3 13 10 10 4 1 5 16 12 7 28
14 Grimsby Town 20 7 6 7 22 20 10 2 5 3 11 11 10 5 1 4 11 9 2 24
15 Tranmere Rovers 21 7 6 8 20 18 10 4 2 4 12 9 11 3 4 4 8 9 2 27
16 Sutton United 21 7 5 9 19 26 11 6 2 3 12 10 10 1 3 6 7 16 -7 23
17 Crewe Alexandra 19 6 7 6 18 22 10 4 3 3 13 10 9 2 4 3 5 12 -4 25
18 Newport County 21 6 4 11 20 24 11 3 1 7 9 14 10 3 3 4 11 10 -4 22
19 Crawley Town 21 5 6 10 22 32 11 5 1 5 14 15 10 0 5 5 8 17 -10 21
20 Harrogate Town 20 5 4 11 24 30 10 3 3 4 13 14 10 2 1 7 11 16 -6 19
21 Hartlepool United 21 3 6 12 18 39 10 2 4 4 7 16 11 1 2 8 11 23 -21 12
22 Rochdale 20 4 3 13 14 29 10 2 1 7 8 15 10 2 2 6 6 14 -15 15
23 Gillingham 20 2 8 10 6 24 10 2 4 4 4 11 10 0 4 6 2 13 -18 14
24 Colchester United 21 3 5 13 18 29 10 3 4 3 12 11 11 0 1 10 6 18 -11 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 20 15 3 2 33 12 10 8 1 1 17 4 10 7 2 1 16 8 21 48
2 Stevenage 21 13 5 3 31 16 11 9 1 1 20 5 10 4 4 2 11 11 15 43
3 Northampton Town 20 11 6 3 34 20 10 5 3 2 16 10 10 6 3 1 18 10 14 39
4 Mansfield Town 21 10 4 7 29 27 10 5 3 2 17 14 11 5 1 5 12 13 2 33
5 Barrow 20 11 1 8 27 24 10 8 0 2 18 8 10 3 1 6 9 16 3 34
6 Bradford City 20 9 6 5 26 20 10 3 5 2 12 9 10 6 1 3 14 11 6 33
7 Carlisle United 20 8 9 3 31 21 10 4 5 1 14 9 10 4 4 2 17 12 10 33
8 Swindon Town 21 8 8 5 24 21 11 5 4 2 13 8 10 3 4 3 11 13 3 31
9 Doncaster Rovers 21 9 4 8 24 27 10 5 1 4 13 12 11 4 3 4 11 15 -3 28
10 Salford City 20 9 4 7 23 18 10 3 3 4 10 11 10 6 1 3 13 7 5 31
11 AFC Wimbledon 21 8 6 7 25 24 10 5 2 3 13 10 11 3 4 4 12 14 1 29
12 Walsall 20 8 6 6 25 17 10 6 2 2 17 8 10 2 4 4 8 9 8 30
13 Stockport County 20 8 4 8 29 22 10 4 3 3 13 10 10 4 1 5 16 12 7 28
14 Grimsby Town 20 7 6 7 22 20 10 2 5 3 11 11 10 5 1 4 11 9 2 24
15 Tranmere Rovers 21 7 6 8 20 18 10 4 2 4 12 9 11 3 4 4 8 9 2 27
16 Sutton United 21 7 5 9 19 26 11 6 2 3 12 10 10 1 3 6 7 16 -7 23
17 Crewe Alexandra 19 6 7 6 18 22 10 4 3 3 13 10 9 2 4 3 5 12 -4 25
18 Newport County 21 6 4 11 20 24 11 3 1 7 9 14 10 3 3 4 11 10 -4 22
19 Crawley Town 21 5 6 10 22 32 11 5 1 5 14 15 10 0 5 5 8 17 -10 21
20 Harrogate Town 20 5 4 11 24 30 10 3 3 4 13 14 10 2 1 7 11 16 -6 19
21 Hartlepool United 21 3 6 12 18 39 10 2 4 4 7 16 11 1 2 8 11 23 -21 12
22 Rochdale 20 4 3 13 14 29 10 2 1 7 8 15 10 2 2 6 6 14 -15 15
23 Gillingham 20 2 8 10 6 24 10 2 4 4 4 11 10 0 4 6 2 13 -18 14
24 Colchester United 21 3 5 13 18 29 10 3 4 3 12 11 11 0 1 10 6 18 -11 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.