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Bradford City v Rochdale : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford

Saturday afternoon sees Graham Alexander’s Bradford City and Ian Watson’s Rochdale go up against one another in a League Cup battle at the Northern Commercials Stadium. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


Best Tip: Bradford to win

As training goes on this week and the Bradford players ready themselves for this game, the bookmakers are predicting a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we take advantage of in our predictive algorithms. The Northern Commercials Stadium has rarely been a successful away day for Rochdale in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is our tip.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bradford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bradford
62%
11/20
9%
-
Draw
22%
10/3
4%
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Rochdale
17%
4/1
17%
-
Bradford 1-0
12%
6/1
7%
-
Bradford 2-0
11%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1
11%
-
Bradford 2-1
10%
15/2-
Bradford 3-0
7%
10/1
10%
-
Bradford 3-1
6%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
20%
-
Rochdale 1-0
5%
12/1
24%
-
Rochdale 2-1
5%
16/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Bradford 4-0
3%
20/1
24%
-
Bradford 4-1
3%
22/1
10%
-
Bradford 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
-
Rochdale 2-0
2%
28/1
15%
-
Rochdale 3-1
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
17/20
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
19/20
9%
-
Home 1st Goal
57%
1/2
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
15/8
4%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
20%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/20
2%
-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/5
16%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
5/1-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
9/1
9%
-
Home/draw
83%
1/6
4%
-
Away/draw
38%
11/8
13%
-
Home/away
78%
1/5
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/4
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/4
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/4
24%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/3
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/1
20%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/8
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1
30%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
13%
-
Home DNB
77%
2/9
4%
-
Away DNB
32%
3/1
20%
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Bradford win to nil
35%
6/4
5%
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Rochdale win to nil
9%
8/1
18%
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Bradford / Bradford
35%
11/8
13%
-
Bradford / Rochdale
2%
40/1-
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Bradford
19%
10/3-
Draw / Rochdale
7%
11/1
20%
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Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
14%
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Rochdale / Bradford
4%
20/1-
Rochdale / Rochdale
8%
9/1
17%
-
Rochdale / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
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Win / draw / win form
Bradford
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rochdale
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Bradford City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Rochdale have conceded in each of their last 7 League Cup outings. A PG of 1.9 for G. Alexander's side suggests that run should continue.

Bradford Rochdale
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Bradford will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Rochdale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Rochdale
1.9
0.9
Attack rating
BRD
ROC
1%
better
view stats
Games scored16
14
Failed to score4
6
Scored first8
5
Goals scored22
31
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.3
4.6
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
20%
better
BRD
ROC
view stats
Games conceded15
18
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first12
15
Goals conceded22
33
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
15%
Avg. XG against0.9
6.2
KickOff rating
+20%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Bradford v Rochdale will show here when available.

Bradford League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE
Rochdale League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
N. RammingR EastB Bilongo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N. Ramming GLK1
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D Moss DEF1
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E Ebanks-Landell  DEF1
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T Adebayo-Rowling DEF1
-
B Bilongo DEF11
-
R East MID11
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H Gilmour MID1
-
C Pettit MID1
-
L Hannant MID1
-
E Francis MID1
-
C Hayes FWD1
-
D Rodney FWD1
-
E Dieseruvwe FWD1
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