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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
BrBradford City
2 – 0Full time
RoRochdale
— Valley Parade
RWSports forecast60% confidence
Bradford City60%
Draw23%
Rochdale17%
Recommended pickBradford City win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.552%
Both teams score49%
The teams

Who's playing

Br
HomeBradford City
Ro
AwayRochdale
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Bradford City wins440%
Draws220%
Rochdale wins440%
Total meetings10
Bradford City goals13
Rochdale goals13
Average goals2.60

Recent meetings

—Rochdale0-3Bradford City
—Bradford City1-2Rochdale
—Rochdale0-0Bradford City
—Bradford City2-0Rochdale
—Bradford City2-4Rochdale
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomeBradford City
3-4-2-1
21J. McCracken
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

View result
G
7.0
28M. PenningtonD7.9
15A. BaldwinD1G8.4
5M. GillespheyD7.1
7J. NeufvilleM8.2
10A. SarcevicM7.7
6C. ConnollyM1A7.8
17T. WrightM6.7
19K. JacksonF6.4
24W. SwanF1G7.5
9J. BeesleyF6.5
AwayRochdale
4-2-3-1
1N. RammingG8.0
13T. Adebayo-RowlingD6.3
6E. Ebanks-LandellD6.5
26S. SherringD6.5
27B. A. BilongoD6.3
4R. EastM6.6
8H. GilmourM6.8
11Z. Silcott-DuberryM6.4
10D. RodneyM6.1
19L. HananntM6.2
9E. DieseruvweF6.7
Bradford City
WLWWD
3W1D1L
Rochdale
LDLWL
1W1D3L
9
Goals scored
5
6
Goals conceded
11
2
Clean sheets
1
0.52
Avg xG
1.00
1.13
Avg xG conceded
2.20
6.97
Avg rating
6.67
In the dugout

Coaches

Bradford CityGraham AlexanderScotland
Formation 3-4-2-1Profile attackingDefensive line midPressing 48%
terrorist fbpark the bus
RochdaleIan WatsonEngland
Formation 4-2-3-1Profile attackingDefensive line midPressing 74%
high pressgegenpressing
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenueValley Parade, Bradford
Stadium capacity25,136 seats
Stadium opened1886
RefereeDeclan Brown
Referee record22 games · 77 yellow · 4 red · England
Half-time1–0
Weather25°C · wind 14 km/h
Travel distance34 km
Match statistics

Live numbers

2.41xG0.81
Market context

Match odds

Home1.55
Draw3.97
Away5.55
Over 1.51.26
Over 2.51.83
Over 3.53.07
Under 1.53.54
Under 2.51.90
Under 3.51.33
BTTS yes1.89
BTTS no1.81
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 60%Draw 23%Away 17%
Recommended pickBradford City win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scoreBradford City 1–1 Rochdale
Confidence60%