FM Preview: Rotherham United v Bradford City 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rotherham United v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Rotherham United at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Don Valley Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Rotherham United running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Rotherham U. 3-0 Bradford City League Two
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Bradford City 2 - 3 Rotherham U. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Bradford City 2 - 1 Rotherham U. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Rotherham U. 0 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Rotherham U. 1 - 2 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Bradford City 2 - 4 Rotherham U. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Bradford City 3 - 0 Rotherham U. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Rotherham United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Millers, with 5 goals against.

Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Bantams's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Rotherham United's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 6 points from 3 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rotherham United 6 1 4 1 9 7 7
Bradford City 6 4 1 1 10 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bradford City are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rotherham United. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rotherham United Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bradford City 19 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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