League Two duel: Close contest expected between Rochdale and Bradford City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 22.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Crown Oil Arena (10249 seats)

Rochdale are banking on their home crowd to assist them in this game with Bradford City. Who is the winner at Crown Oil Arena?

Insights:
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Rochdale form and stats

Rochdale have collected 14 points from their League Two home games so far after 3-5-3.

Rochdale faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tranmere Rovers (0-2). Kelly (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Kelly hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match, Rochdale won a home game hosting Newport County (3-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rochdale have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn six and lost one.

Rochdale has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Rochdale's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bradford City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Bradford City are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League Two against Salford City (placed 13th). O’Connor was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender O’Connor scored one goal and won 10 of 15 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Carlisle United wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Bradford City in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Bradford City, four draws and ten defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bradford City manager Adams as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Walsall.

Bradford find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Bradford City have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered meeting featuring both these squads is the Bradford City - Rochdale 2-0 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Rochdale wins - draws - Bradford City wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RochdaleJ. Beesley
J. Beesley
9 goals
Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
8 goals
RochdaleA. Newby
A. Newby
5 goals

Rochdale missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rochdale Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 3 12 24
6 3 0 Won W 1 3 7
9 5 1 Drew D 1 4 11
8 3 1 Lost L 1 5 6
30 14 2 Scored S 3 12 31
32 12 3 Conceded C 4 15 29
87% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
74% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 83%
52% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 46%
35% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
17% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
61% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 71%
22% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
30% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 25%
 
6 6.7 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.9 5.1
4.9 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.1 5.2
1 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.7 15.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10.9 13
3.7 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 3.8
35% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 32% 34%
 
12.4 11 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 13 11.9
4 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.8 3.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 24 15 7 2 48 21 12 8 2 2 20 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 27 52
2 Tranmere Rovers 25 13 6 6 27 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 12 3 6 3 8 9 12 45
3 Northampton Town 24 12 5 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 12 5 3 4 15 15 8 41
4 Swindon Town 24 11 7 6 39 30 11 3 5 3 15 13 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 40
5 Sutton United 24 12 4 8 38 31 11 8 0 3 19 10 13 4 4 5 19 21 7 40
6 Newport County 25 10 8 7 42 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 13 4 5 4 18 21 8 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 32 30 15 9 3 3 25 17 9 2 2 5 7 13 2 38
8 Exeter City 24 9 10 5 35 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 9 37
9 Port Vale 22 10 5 7 36 26 11 5 3 3 17 11 11 5 2 4 19 15 10 35
10 Bradford City 24 7 11 6 31 29 12 4 7 1 19 14 12 3 4 5 12 15 2 32
11 Crawley Town 23 9 5 9 28 32 11 4 3 4 15 17 12 5 2 5 13 15 -4 32
12 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
13 Salford City 24 8 7 9 28 24 13 5 6 2 15 8 11 3 1 7 13 16 4 31
14 Harrogate Town 23 8 6 9 35 35 11 3 4 4 18 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 30
15 Walsall 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 4 5 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 10 15 -3 29
16 Bristol Rovers 22 8 5 9 29 33 12 6 1 5 19 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -4 29
17 Hartlepool United 24 8 4 12 24 36 12 7 3 2 16 11 12 1 1 10 8 25 -12 28
18 Rochdale 23 6 9 8 30 32 11 3 5 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 27
19 Barrow 24 6 8 10 25 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 12 3 3 6 11 14 -3 26
20 Carlisle United 24 6 8 10 19 30 12 3 6 3 9 10 12 3 2 7 10 20 -11 26
21 Stevenage 25 5 9 11 22 40 13 4 6 3 16 17 12 1 3 8 6 23 -18 24
22 Colchester United 23 5 7 11 17 32 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 2 4 6 7 18 -15 22
23 Scunthorpe United 25 3 10 12 19 44 11 2 4 5 8 16 14 1 6 7 11 28 -25 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18

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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 Forest Green Rovers 24 15 7 2 48 21 12 8 2 2 20 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 27 52
2 Tranmere Rovers 25 13 6 6 27 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 12 3 6 3 8 9 12 45
3 Northampton Town 24 12 5 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 12 5 3 4 15 15 8 41
4 Swindon Town 24 11 7 6 39 30 11 3 5 3 15 13 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 40
5 Sutton United 24 12 4 8 38 31 11 8 0 3 19 10 13 4 4 5 19 21 7 40
6 Newport County 25 10 8 7 42 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 13 4 5 4 18 21 8 38
7 Mansfield Town 24 11 5 8 32 30 15 9 3 3 25 17 9 2 2 5 7 13 2 38
8 Exeter City 24 9 10 5 35 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 12 3 6 3 16 15 9 37
9 Port Vale 22 10 5 7 36 26 11 5 3 3 17 11 11 5 2 4 19 15 10 35
10 Bradford City 24 7 11 6 31 29 12 4 7 1 19 14 12 3 4 5 12 15 2 32
11 Crawley Town 23 9 5 9 28 32 11 4 3 4 15 17 12 5 2 5 13 15 -4 32
12 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 11 6 3 2 24 7 11 1 7 3 13 14 16 31
13 Salford City 24 8 7 9 28 24 13 5 6 2 15 8 11 3 1 7 13 16 4 31
14 Harrogate Town 23 8 6 9 35 35 11 3 4 4 18 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 30
15 Walsall 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 4 5 3 19 17 12 3 3 6 10 15 -3 29
16 Bristol Rovers 22 8 5 9 29 33 12 6 1 5 19 18 10 2 4 4 10 15 -4 29
17 Hartlepool United 24 8 4 12 24 36 12 7 3 2 16 11 12 1 1 10 8 25 -12 28
18 Rochdale 23 6 9 8 30 32 11 3 5 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 27
19 Barrow 24 6 8 10 25 28 12 3 5 4 14 14 12 3 3 6 11 14 -3 26
20 Carlisle United 24 6 8 10 19 30 12 3 6 3 9 10 12 3 2 7 10 20 -11 26
21 Stevenage 25 5 9 11 22 40 13 4 6 3 16 17 12 1 3 8 6 23 -18 24
22 Colchester United 23 5 7 11 17 32 11 3 3 5 10 14 12 2 4 6 7 18 -15 22
23 Scunthorpe United 25 3 10 12 19 44 11 2 4 5 8 16 14 1 6 7 11 28 -25 19
24 Oldham Athletic 24 4 6 14 22 39 12 2 2 8 16 25 12 2 4 6 6 14 -17 18

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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.