ROCHDALE. Rochdale and Bradford City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Rochdale was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook who was helped by Richard Wigglesworth and Daniel Woodward. The 4th official was Kevin Mulraine. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rochdale had a strong ball possession 58% while Bradford City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rochdale was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Rochdale to win the match​.

Rochdale shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Rochdale didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (P. O’Connor).

Standings

After playing this match, Rochdale will have 28 points like Stevenage to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Bradford City will have 33 points like Harrogate Town to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away with Oldham Athletic on the 29th of January with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).

Bradford City will host Crawley Town on the 29th of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (1 draw).

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Robbie Stockdale decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman (7.6), Paul Downing (7.2), Eoghan O’Connell (7.4), Jeriel Dorsett (7.1), George Broadbent (6.6), Stephen Dooley (7.3), Liam Kelly (6.7), Aidan White (6.5), Abraham Odoh (6.4), Josh Andrews (6.6) and Conor Grant (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: J. McNulty, D. Cashman, J. Lynch, Max Clark (7.0), Matt Done (6.8), M. Taylor and Alex Newby (7.4).

Rochdale could not rely on the presence of M. Clark (injured), M. Done (injured) and A. Newby (injured).

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: A. White for M. Clark (29′), J. Andrews for M. Done (35′) and L. Kelly for A. Newby (52′).

Best player: Joel Coleman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rochdale was the goalkeeper: Joel Coleman. His rating is 7.61. He performed 3 saves.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Derek Adams played with: Sam Hornby (7.5), Oscar Threlkeld (7.1), Paudie O’Connor (7.4), Yann Songo’o (7.4), Liam Ridehalgh (6.8), Elliot Watt (6.6), Levi Sutton (7.0), Alex Gilliead (6.4), Jamie Walker (7.1), Matty Daly (6.2) and Lee Angol (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Robinson, M. Foulds, N. Canavan, Charles Vernam (7.0), Andy Cook (6.8), Callum Cooke (6.5) and R. O’Donnell.

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of C. Cooke (injured) and C. Vernam (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: E. Watt for C. Cooke (25′), M. Daly for A. Cook (50′) and L. Angol for C. Vernam (71′).

Best player: Sam Hornby​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was the goalkeeper: Sam Hornby. His rating is 7.53. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-3
• Crawley Town – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Harrogate Town – Oldham Athletic – 3-0
• Hartlepool United – Stevenage – 1-1
• Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
• Rochdale – Bradford City – 0-0
• Salford City – Colchester United – 0-3
• Scunthorpe United – Newport County – 0-1
• Sutton United – Northampton Town – 0-0
• Swindon Town – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
• Walsall – Exeter City – 0-2