Match Info

League One - Round 26

Date: 24 February 2026, Tuesday

Location: Valley Parade (Bradford)

Referee: Swabey L. (Eng)


	Bradford City		Rotherham United

	1	X	2
	1.61	3.6	5.75
	1.66	3.75	5
	1.68	3.55	4.95
	1.7	3.64	4.97	Watch
	1.65	3.4	5
	1.66	3.6	5.33	Watch
	1.75	3.6	4.5
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.67 ↓ (1.68)	3.59 ↑ (3.55)	5.07 ↑ (5)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 6.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Bradford City
55.7%

Draw
25.9%

Rotherham United
18.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

55.3%

26.2%

18.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.1%

24.9%

17.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Bradford City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.4%)

Rotherham United has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Bradford City than the current prediction. (+2.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Rotherham United than the current prediction. (-0.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
73.7%	5.3%	21.1%

Bradford City - Rotherham United Predictions

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Bradford will win (votes: 14 - 73.7%). Rotherham will win (votes: 4 - 21.1%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 5.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Bradford: 53.9% – 93.5%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Bradford (votes: 2 - 50%). Rotherham (votes: 1 - 25%). Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .

BTTS - yes (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Walker S. (G) 28. Pennington M. 15. Baldwin A. 26. Tilt C. 7. Neufville J. 6. Power M. (C) 21. Metcalfe J. 17. Wright T. 10. Sarcevic A. 23. Pointon B. 19. Jackson K.	13. Cann T. (G) 2. Rafferty J. (C) 36. Adegboyega E. 15. Baptiste J. 6. James R. 19. Benson J. 8. Spence K. 28. Cover B. 16. Yearwood D. 24. Gray H. 10. Nombe S.
Substitutes
8. Evans L. 25. Hilton J. (G) 11. Humphrys S. 14. Mullin P. 3. Touray I. 27. Wheatley E. 4. Wright J.	18. Agbaire L. 29. Biancheri G. 1. Dawson C. (G) 4. Kelly L. 11. Martha A. 49. Sousa L. 20. Watmore D.
Coaches
Alexander G.	Hamshaw M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
11', 1 - 0, Pennington M. ⚽, Wright T. (A),
24', Jackson K. ↓, Wheatley E. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Spence K. ↓, Watmore D. ↑,
54', Yearwood D. ↓, Kelly L. ↑,
73', Cover B. ↓, Martha A. ↑,
74', Wheatley E. ↓, Humphrys S. ↑,
84', Wright T. 🟨,
85', Adegboyega E. 🟨,
86', Benson J. ↓, Biancheri G. ↑,
87', Adegboyega E. ↓, Agbaire L. ↑,
90+5', Pointon B. ↓, Wright J. ↑,

Preview

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 22 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 1.

In recent matches, Bradford has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Rotherham is going through a series of losses (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Rotherham may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Bradford is considered a favorite.

There will not play in Bradford: Pennington M. (Injury) Pointon B. (Inactive) Powell N. (Inactive) Richards L. (Injury)

There will not play in Rotherham: Douglas H. (Inactive) Hatton B. (Hamstring Injury) Kayode J. (Knee Injury) Spence K. (Inactive)

There are questionable in Bradford: Cook A. (Inactive) Pattison A. (Inactive)

There are questionable in Rotherham: Benson J. (Injury) Gore D. (Inactive) Hall D. (Inactive) James R. (Inactive) Kaleta M. (Inactive) Nombe S. (Inactive)

In the last 11 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 4:18. (average 0.4:1.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Bradford won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 1:7. (average 0.2:1.4).

Outrights of English League One for now

Bradford City: 8.71%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
2	Bradford City	8	5	1	2	8:5	3	16

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Bradford City
English League One
21.02.26	AFC Wimbledon - Bradford City	3:1 ✺
17.02.26	Bradford City - Stockport County	1:0 ✺
14.02.26	Bradford City - Peterborough United	2:0 ✺
07.02.26	Luton Town - Bradford City	2:1 ✺
31.01.26	Bradford City - Doncaster Rovers	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.8 LWWLW
- Rotherham United
English League One
21.02.26	Rotherham United - Doncaster Rovers	1:2 ✺
17.02.26	Burton Albion - Rotherham United	1:0 ✺
07.02.26	Rotherham United - Cardiff City	0:3 ✺
31.01.26	Exeter City - Rotherham United	0:4 ✺
27.01.26	Rotherham United - Northampton Town	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.7 LLLWW

Latest Head to Head

English League One
02.10.25	Rotherham United - Bradford City	2:2
English EFL Trophy
04.02.25	Rotherham United - Bradford City	0:1
19.11.24	Bradford City - Rotherham United	0:1
English League One
23.01.18	Rotherham United - Bradford City	2:0
English EFL Trophy
07.11.17	Bradford City - Rotherham United	0:3
English League One
16.09.17	Bradford City - Rotherham United	1:0
11.04.14	Rotherham United - Bradford City	0:0

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