Ace Football previews the League One round 26 match between Bradford and Rotherham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Rotherham go up against Bradford on Tuesday for a League One meeting at The University of Bradford Stadium.
Bradford approach round 26 as number 5 in the League One table with 55 points on their account so far. With 32 rounds behind them, Rotherham have amassed 31 points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.
Team form: Bradford vs Rotherham
Bradford Form
Bradford are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Peterborough by 2-0, before beating Stockport County by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against AFC Wimbledon, who ran out 3-1 winners. Bradford showed little mercy in their past six matches at The University of Bradford Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target eight times, while letting in three themselves.
Rotherham Form
Rotherham lost their previous three matches by 0-3 against Cardiff, 1-0 against Burton and 1-2 against Doncaster. Rotherham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 11 time and letting in seven.
Betting facts for Bradford and Rotherham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bradford and Rotherham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 19 Bradford matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 17 Bradford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Bradford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Bradford home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bradford have won 7 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Rotherham have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Rotherham away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Rotherham away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Bradford vs Rotherham
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Stephen Humphrys has actually netted six goals during this League One season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Rotherham should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Stephen Humphrys to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Betting markets: Bradford vs Rotherham
Full-time result
Bradford claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rotherham won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Bradford scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Rotherham only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Bradford have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Rotherham managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bradford were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Bradford saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Rotherham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.
