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Bradford City pack their bags to visit Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening,
The previous match played between the two at Spotland was within the last three years, in August 2005, where Bradford City annihilated the Bantams 0 - 5 in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Rochdale | 0 - 5 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Wed 27 Oct | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Rochdale | LGEC |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 05 Oct | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 01 May | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 30 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1980/1981 | Sun 08 Mar | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Bradford City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bantams, and 10 goals against.
Rochdale lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 62 points from their 38 games so far. Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 54 points from their 39 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bradford City are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 18 . |
| Bradford City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |