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Bradford City face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Bantams have recorded 14 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Dale carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Apr | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Dale in those games, with 6 conceded.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bantams have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 58 points from 35 games. Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 58 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Bradford City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rochdale. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |