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Rotherham United v Bradford City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 2nd Oct, 20:00 BST, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham

Graham Alexander will be hoping for a precious away win in the League One on Thursday night, as he takes his Bradford City side to the AESSEAL New York Stadium to visit Rotherham United and Mattew Hamshaw. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with additional weight assigned to top teams. All the stats and graphics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Rotherham
39%
--
Draw
27%
--
Bradford
34%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Rotherham 1-0
10%
--
Bradford 1-0
10%
--
Rotherham 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Bradford 2-1
8%
--
Rotherham 2-0
7%
--
Bradford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Rotherham 3-1
4%
--
Bradford 3-1
3%
--
Rotherham 3-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-0
2%
--
Rotherham 3-2
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
53%
--
Rotherham win to nil
22%
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Bradford win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Rotherham have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Rotherham have conceded 11 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Rotherham have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bradford lay in 1st place on 20 points in the League One league table having played 9 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bradford9621620 
Oct 2
Jan 10
-
-
2
Stevenage8611619 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
Oct 25
3
Lincoln9531518 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Oct 11
Jan 27
4
Cardiff8521817 
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
5
Barnsley8512416 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Oct 18
Apr 18
6
Huddersfield9513416 
Dec 20
Mar 7
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
7
Doncaster9513016 
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
8
Stockport9432215 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
9
AFC Wim9504115 
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
10
Bolton9351614 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Apr 25
Nov 22
11
Luton8404212 
Mar 28
Nov 15
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
12
Wigan9333112 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
Dec 26
Mar 14
13
Mansfield9324111 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Mar 17
Jan 1
14
L Orient9324-411 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Mar 7
Dec 20
15
Northampton8314-310 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
16
Exeter9306-19 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Nov 29
May 2
17
Plymouth9306-79 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Mar 28
Nov 15
18
Reading8224-48 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Dec 13
Feb 28
19
Wycombe9225-18 
Nov 29
May 2
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
20
Port Vale9225-28 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Dec 29
Dec 9
21
Rotherham8215-57 
-
-
Jan 10
Oct 2
22
Blackpool8215-67 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Sep 27
Jan 4
23
Peterborough9216-87 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
24
Burton7124-55 
-
Feb 17
Nov 8
Mar 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Rotherham 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rotherham0 - 1Stockport
Rotherham1 - 0Exeter
Rotherham2 - 2Wigan
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Peterborough
Rotherham3 - 3Mansfield
Rotherham2 - 1Blackpool
Rotherham0 - 4Crawley
Rotherham2 - 3Wycombe
Rotherham1 - 1Exeter
Rotherham1 - 0L Orient
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Rotherham1 - 2Shrewsbury
Rotherham2 - 1Cambridge
Rotherham4 - 2Charlton
Rotherham3 - 1Bolton
Rotherham1 - 1Stockport
Rotherham0 - 1Wigan
Rotherham3 - 0Northampton
Rotherham2 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRotherham0 - 1Stockport
ARotherham1 - 2AFC Wim
HRotherham1 - 0Exeter
ARotherham0 - 1Doncaster
HRotherham2 - 2Wigan
ARotherham0 - 3Cardiff
ARotherham0 - 1Stevenage
HRotherham2 - 1Port Vale
HRotherham2 - 1Peterborough
ARotherham1 - 1Stevenage
ARotherham0 - 1Wigan
HRotherham3 - 3Mansfield
ARotherham1 - 3Stockport
ARotherham1 - 0Bolton
HRotherham2 - 1Blackpool
ARotherham2 - 0Northampton
HRotherham0 - 4Crawley
HRotherham2 - 3Wycombe
HRotherham1 - 1Exeter
ARotherham0 - 1Wrexham
Bradford 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 0Bradford
Gillingham1 - 0Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Bromley0 - 1Bradford
Newport0 - 0Bradford
AFC Wim1 - 0Bradford
Carlisle0 - 1Bradford
Barrow2 - 2Bradford
Notts C3 - 0Bradford
Crewe1 - 1Bradford
Colchester1 - 1Bradford
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford3 - 1Cardiff
HBradford3 - 1Huddersfield
ABradford1 - 3Doncaster
HBradford3 - 2AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 1Peterborough
ABradford2 - 1Stockport
HBradford2 - 1Luton
ABradford0 - 0Northampton
HBradford2 - 1Wycombe
HBradford1 - 0Fleetwood
ABradford1 - 2Doncaster
ABradford3 - 3Chesterfield
HBradford1 - 1Notts C
ABradford4 - 5Swindon
HBradford2 - 0Crewe
ABradford0 - 2Port Vale
ABradford0 - 0Accrington
HBradford4 - 1Colchester
HBradford0 - 1Tranmere
ABradford0 - 1Gillingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Rotherham have not lost to Bradford in 5 consecutive home league meetings
5
Rotherham have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive home league meetings with Bradford
League games at Rotherham since 1993
Rotherham
Bradford
Goals: Scored
30
14
Games: Scored
14 / 17
10 / 17
Clean sheets
7 / 17
3 / 17
RTH
9
D
5
BRD
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rotherham
Rotherham2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Rotherham4 - 0
Rotherham3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Bradford
0 - 2Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Rotherham4 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Bradford
Rotherham3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Rotherham2 - 0
Rotherham3 - 1
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 0
League games at Bradford since 1992
Bradford
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
26
28
Games: Scored
12 / 17
14 / 17
Clean sheets
3 / 17
5 / 17
RTH
8
D
1
BRD
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford1 - 0
0 - 1Rotherham
0 - 2Rotherham
2 - 3Rotherham
Bradford2 - 1
2 - 4Rotherham
Bradford3 - 0
Bradford3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Rotherham
0 - 2Rotherham
Bradford4 - 2
Bradford3 - 1
Bradford2 - 0
0 - 3Rotherham
Bradford2 - 1
0 - 3Rotherham
Goal Statistics
Rotherham 21st Bradford 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Rotherham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+7
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
RTH
BRD
49%
better
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Games scored4
8
Failed to score4
1
Scored first3
5
Goals scored6
17
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.9
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
20
Avg. XG for1
1.6
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
RTH
BRD
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded11
11
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+6%

Rotherham v Bradford League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8214
C DawsonS NombeR JamesZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK8
-
R James DEF81
-
J Hugill FWD81
2
-
J Rafferty DEF71
1
-
M. Kaleta DEF71
-
A Martha DEF7
1
-
D Hall DEF71
-
D. Gore MID7
1
-
J Powell MID7
-
Z Jules DEF6
3
1
D Yearwood MID6
-
L Kelly MID6
2
-
S McWilliams MID61
-
K Etete FWD5
1
-
J. Baptiste DEF4
1
-
S Raggett DEF3
2
-
L. Agbaire DEF3
1
-
J Benson MID3
-
K Spence MID3
1
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
C McGuckin FWD3
-
J Holmes MID2
-
M. Sherif FWD21
-
S Nombe FWD22
-
T Holmes DEF1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9524
S WalkerB PointonA SarcevicM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK9
-
I Touray DEF9
-
M Power MID9
4
-
T Leigh MID91
1
-
A Sarcevic MID932
1
-
J Neufville FWD921
2
-
B Pointon MID85
2
-
W Swan FWD842
1
-
M Pennington DEF7
1
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
A Baldwin DEF7
1
-
T Wright MID71
3
-
S Humphrys FWD712
-
C Kelly DEF5
-
A Pattison MID51
-
J Wright DEF41
1
-
N Powell MID4
-
J. Metcalfe MID4
-
B Halliday DEF3
-
G Lapslie MID21
-
T Mcintyre DEF1
-
A Cook FWD1
-