FM Preview: Rotherham United v Bradford City 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 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, Sheffield on Monday 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 was just last season, in September 2010, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Rotherham U. 0 - 2 Bradford City League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Rotherham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.

Rotherham United's 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rotherham United 6 2 1 3 6 7 7
Bradford City 6 4 1 1 11 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Bradford City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Rotherham United. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rotherham United 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bradford City Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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