Bradford have a great opportunity to get back to winning ways against a struggling League Two side, and they should have too much attacking firepower for Rochdale to handle.
The Dale have struggled to score goals in recent weeks, and there are no signs that they will be able to do so against one of the division's better sides.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bradford City win with a probability of 54.63%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Rochdale had a probability of 20.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Rochdale win it was 0-1 (7.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.