EFL League Cup
08/08/2026 - 14:00
Bradford vs Rochdale
At home, the team coached by Graham Alexander will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the EFL League Cup Round of 128, where Bradford will face Rochdale at University of Bradford Stadium stadium on 8 August at 14:00, and will be refereed by Declan Brown.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Bradford vs Rochdale.
BradfordBradford comes from playing against Bolton and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with loss for Bradford. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Rochdale. In that last match between Bradford and Bolton, Bradford team achieved a 57% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.
In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Graham Alexander has achieved 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 matches losing consecutively. Bradford average number of goals per game is 1.0 goals, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend they have 8 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 7 goals.
RochdaleThe team coached by Jim McNulty heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-2 win over Tranmere. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Rochdale team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Bradford.
In that match between Rochdale and Tranmere, the Rochdale team achieved 72% ball possession, getting 2 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Zain Silcott-Duberry and Ryan East.
Analysing the last 6 matches, Jim McNulty's team has won 5, drawn 1 , and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 6 matches. Rochdale average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 6 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 8 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Rochdale
0 - 3
Bradford
Bradford
1 - 2
Rochdale
Rochdale
0 - 0
Bradford
Bradford
2 - 0
Rochdale
Bradford
1 - 2
Rochdale
BradfordSubstitutes:
5 - Macauley Gillesphey
3 - Ibou Touray
25 - Nick Powell
1 - Sam Walker
6 - Callum Connolly
28 - Matthew Pennington
19 - Kayden Jackson
7 - Josh Neufville
4 - Joe Wright
10 - Antoni Sarcevic
8 - Adam Phillips
15 - Aden Baldwin
9 - Jake Beesley
17 - Tyreik Wright
21 - Jon McCracken
2 - Reece Welch
24 - Will Swan
23 - Bobby Pointon
29 - Harry Ibbitson
30 - Oscar Lunn
RochdaleSubstitutes:
8 - Harvey Gilmour
19 - Luke Hanannt
9 - Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
10 - Devante Rodney
4 - Ryan East
6 - Ethan Ebanks-Landell
13 - Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
14 - Edward Francis
26 - Sam Sherring
20 - Sam Waller
39 - Dajaune Brown
11 - Zain Silcott-Duberry
22 - Daniel Moss
3 - Kaiden Wilson
27 - Bryant Akono Bilongo
1 - Nils Ramming
54 - Thomas Bradley
12 - Jake Spaven
After analysing the form of both teams and their last H2H meetings, the StaTips team, using our data and statistics tool, has created the following predictions for the match Bradford vs Rochdale.
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
10
3
3
4
1
2
0
0
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
9
6
2
1
2
4
0
0
6
1
3
2
6
7
1.0
1.2
1
5
1
4
1
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
6
5
1
0
11
8
1.8
1.3
3
3
2
3
1
0
52
23
10
8
10
1
2
10
0
0
401
312
78
5
14
9
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
0
48
9
2
4
2
0
8
6
2
0
380
292
77
3
8
1
Referee statistics: Declan Brown
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Rochdale
Tranmere
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Braintree
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