Bradford City vs. Rochdale Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 17, 2022 16:00 CET
An interesting game will be played on Saturday in the English League Two between Bradford City and Rochdale where both teams want to return to winning ways.
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Bradford City Team News
After a couple of terrible seasons during which they finished in the middle of the table, this season finally has some promises that can be a good one. Bradford appointed ex-Premier League manager Mark Hughes back in February and it’s clear that he didn’t come in to be stuck in the English League Two. They build a good team last summer and they want the promotion to League One.
Right now, Bradford is 7th on the table with 33 points and nine wins after 20 games, but they are in a bad run of results. They have three consecutive defeats in all competitions (two in the league) and they slipped from 4th to 7th place on the table.
For the last couple of seasons, Bradford has had huge problems with their results at home. Bradford City has a huge attendance for the 4th tier. Over 15,000 every home game and a couple of years ago they managed to finish seasons without a defeat or with one-two defeat, maximum. This season they have won only three games at home and during the last, only six times in 23 games.
Bradford is five games without a win at home, since the middle of September. The striker Andy Cook is in fantastic form and he contributed to 14 goals this season from 26 that the whole team scored.
Rochdale Team News
Before the season started Rochdale was one of the favourites for relegation in League Two. They lost too many key players, they have problems with changing in ownership, and their manager leaves the club weeks before the season started.
On the pitch, the situation is as expected. Rochdale is 21st in the league with 15 points and only four wins after 20 games. They are the only point above Gillingham which is in last place.
Rochdale is in the run of three consecutive defeats in the league and they have only one win in the last nine games in all competitions. They failed to score in four of the last six games.
With only 14 goals scored, Rochdale has the second-worst attack in the league and with 29 goals conceded the fourth-worst defence in the league. They kept only two clean sheets and failed to score in 45% of games (9/20).
Rochdale has won only two games away from home and scored only six goals.
H2H
Since 2014 they have played against each other 13 times in all competitions. Bradford has six wins and Rochdale two. Five games were finished with a draw. Seven games ended with over 2.5 goals.
Team News and Injuries
Bradford City: Emmanuel Osadebe and Levi Sutton are injured.
Rochdale: Tahvon Campbell and Liam Kelly are injured.
Bradford City vs. Rochdale Prediction
Bradford must win this game because they must return to winning ways and keep their place in the top 7. If you want to have promotion hopes you must beat teams like Rochdale at home.
Rochdale is struggling a lot this season. They are one of the weakest teams in the league, they change the manager during the season, and they are in a bad run of results.
For us, Bradford is the favourite here to win all three points.
Kick-off Time: Saturday, 17.12.2022, 16:00
Prediction: Bradford to win and score over 1.5 goals
Odds: 2.25
Sportsbook: Unibet
