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Rotherham vs Bradford prediction and preview

6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.25Market probability 75%Final score 0–4

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Rotherham host Bradford in the EFL Trophy (England) on 6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.25, which the bookmaker market rated at about 75% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Rotherham 0–4 Bradford.

Going into the match, Rotherham had won 2, drawn 5 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 12 and conceding 13. Bradford had won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 11 scored and 7 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Rotherham's last 10 and 4 of Bradford's last 10; 4 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Rotherham averaged 1.10 goals scored and 1.90 conceded across 10 matches; away from home Bradford averaged 1.79 scored and 0.93 conceded across 14.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.76 goals from Rotherham and 1.94 from Bradford. From that it rates a home win at 13%, a draw at 23% and an away win at 64%, against 30%, 25% and 46% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 76%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Rotherham (green) and Bradford (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form50% – 50%
Attack50% – 50%
Defence50% – 50%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals56% – 44%
Overall strength51% – 48%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
RotherhamLDDWD1.201.3070%40%
BradfordDWWWW1.100.7040%30%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1275%1.28
Over 1.5 Goals75%1.25
Under 3.5 Goals69%1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals68%1.36
BTTS Yes54%1.73
Over 2.5 Goals53%1.80
Over 9.5 Corners50%1.83
Under 2.5 Goals47%2.00

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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