Rotherham v Bradford result

Full-time · Rotherham 2–2 Bradford

League One · Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Rotherham 2–2 Bradford — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rotherham and Bradford drew 2–2 in League One on Thursday 2 October. Bradford have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Rotherham led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Rotherham: Denzel Hall (20’, assisted by J. Benson) and M. Sherif (50’, assisted by Reece James); Bradford: Antoni Sarcevic (56’, assisted by Josh Neufville) and A. Pattison (81’, assisted by Andrew Cook).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Rotherham 0.00, Bradford 0.00, from 13 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Oliver Yates, England showed eight yellow cards — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Rotherham: Joe Powell (36’), Jamal Baptiste (39’), Denzel Hall (54’) and Cameron Dawson (70’); Bradford: Will Swan (39’), Bobby Pointon (53’), T. Mcintyre (58’) and Tommy Leigh (64’).

What it changes

Rotherham stay 21st after this result (10 league matches played).

Bradford stay first after this result (11 league matches played).

Rotherham are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Pattison (Bradford) 9.0, Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford) 7.5 and Martin Sherif (Rotherham) 7.2 led the match.

Next up

Rotherham next host Newport County on 20 October 2026.

Bradford next travel to Burton Albion on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Bradford: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rotherham 2–2 Bradford · League One
Referee: Oliver Yates, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Rotherham 1 · draws 0 · Bradford 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Rotherham 1W 0D 4L · Bradford 3W 0D 2L

Rotherham 2–2 Bradford (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 5.63

Corners

against 4.38 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 3.88

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · Oliver Yates, England

2.4 home / 1.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rotherham for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.88 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.88 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.63 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.75 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Oliver Yates, England — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 5 matches (2.4 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2.4Away 1.6

Rotherham

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hugill n 8	72.5	2.6 7/6	1.7 7/2	—
Martin Sherif n 3	57.7	2.1 3/1	1 2/0	—
L. Kelly n 8	55	2 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
A. Martha n 8	60	1.9 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
S. McWilliams n 8	63.1	1.8 6/4	2 7/3	—

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Martin Sherif n 3	57.7	2.6 2/2	1.6 2/1
K. Etete n 8	32.6	2.1 5/1	1 2/1
J. Benson n 8	33.6	2 3/2	1 2/1
J. Hugill n 8	72.5	1.4 6/3	0.9 4/2
L. Kelly n 8	55	1.2 4/2	0.4 1/1

Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Martin Sherif n 3	57.7	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
R. James n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Hugill n 8	72.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Benson n 8	33.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
D. Hall n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Kelly n 8	55	3.3 6/4
D. Yearwood n 8	53.1	3 6/3
J. Baptiste n 8	56.3	2.8 5/4
J. Benson n 8	33.6	2.7 4/2
D. Hall n 8	69.3	2.6 8/5

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Powell n 8	20.4	3.3 3/2	1.7 3/0	—
C. Tilt n 8	82.1	3.2 8/6	2.3 7/6	—
A. Cook n 8	54.8	2.5 5/5	0.4 2/0	—
T. Wright n 8	64.6	1.9 6/2	0.7 4/0	—
Jenson Metcalfe n 8	40.6	1.7 4/2	0.8 3/0	—

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pattison n 8	33.3	3 5/3	1.4 3/1
S. Humphrys n 8	55.5	2.8 8/4	1.4 5/1
W. Swan n 8	65.6	2.2 7/5	1.4 7/1
B. Pointon n 8	66.6	1.2 4/2	0.8 3/2
J. Neufville n 8	73.6	1.1 3/3	0.6 3/1

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Swan n 8	65.6	0.9 5/0	0.3 2/0
G. Lapslie n 8	55.5	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
B. Pointon n 8	66.6	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	65	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
A. Cook n 8	54.8	0.6 2/1	0 0/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Touray n 8	90.9	3.5 7/7
B. Halliday n 8	58.3	3.5 6/4
Jenson Metcalfe n 8	40.6	3.3 5/3
J. Neufville n 8	73.6	3.2 6/5
A. Pattison n 8	33.3	3 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rotherham		Bradford
43%	Possession	57%
13	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	6
5	Corners	4
3	Offsides	4
17	Fouls	9
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
281	Passes	374
58%	Pass accuracy	67%

Rotherham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Rafferty	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.5
J. Baptiste	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
D. Hall	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	Y	7.2
Daniel Gore	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
J. Powell	90	0	0	3	0	2	3	Y	7.2
R. James	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.5
A. Martha	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
L. Agbaire	83	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	6.6
J. Benson	66	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	7
K. Etete	45	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
Martin Sherif sub	45	1	0	2	2	0	3	0	7
S. McWilliams sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Z. Jules sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Mcintyre	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
I. Touray	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	6.3
J. Neufville	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7
A. Pattison	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	8
A. Sarcevic	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
B. Pointon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
N. Byrne	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
T. Leigh	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
W. Swan	66	0	0	2	1	1	0	Y	6.2
T. Wright	65	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Humphrys sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Jenson Metcalfe sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Cook sub	24	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
B. Halliday sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Rotherham v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

RotherhamLWLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BradfordLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Rotherham 1 · 0 draws · Bradford 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2018-01-23 Rotherham 2–0 Bradford
2017-09-16 Bradford 1–0 Rotherham

League standing · 2025/26

Rotherham#23 pos41 pts46 pl-30 GD

Bradford#4 pos77 pts46 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored0.89

Bradford scored1.26

Rotherham conceded1.54

Bradford conceded1.11

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What is the head-to-head record between Rotherham and Bradford?: In their last 2 meetings, Rotherham won 1, Bradford won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rotherham and Bradford?: Recent form — Rotherham 1W 0D 4L; Bradford 3W 0D 2L.

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