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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 41 games played, Bantams have recorded 15 wins, and Rochdale have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Dale in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Dec | Bradford City | 0 - 3 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 01 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Dale have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 2.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 30 games giving them a return of 62 points. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 29 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Rochdale. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bradford City | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |