Match summary
Before kickoff, Bradford City (5th, 55 pts) were 24 points ahead of Rotherham United (23rd, 31 pts). Before kickoff, Rotherham United were 23rd in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games.
Bradford City vs Rotherham UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Bradford City
1–0
FTFeb 24, 2026
Rotherham United
- Pennington10'
University of Bradford Stadium
Bradford City vs Rotherham United in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bradford City3W 0D 2L
Bradford CityRotherham United
9Pointsof 156
6Goals scored7
5Goals conceded7
3Clean sheets1
5Scored in a row1
1Without a win3
1Conceded in a row3
Head to head16 meetings · Dec 2009 – Oct 2025
- Bradford City wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Rotherham United wins
- 9
2.44goals per meeting
31%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBradford City 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 goals per game
Meetings
- League OneRotherham United2-2Bradford City
- EFL TrophyRotherham United0-1Bradford City
- EFL TrophyBradford City0-1Rotherham United
- League OneRotherham United2-0Bradford City
- League OneBradford City1-0Rotherham United
Show all 16 meetings
- League OneRotherham United0-0Bradford City
- League OneBradford City0-1Rotherham United
- FA CupRotherham United3-0Bradford City
- League TwoBradford City0-2Rotherham United
- League TwoRotherham United4-0Bradford City
- League TwoRotherham United3-0Bradford City
- League TwoBradford City2-3Rotherham United
- League TwoBradford City2-1Rotherham United
- League TwoRotherham United0-0Bradford City
- League TwoRotherham United1-2Bradford City
- League TwoBradford City2-4Rotherham United
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 388 earlier results
Bradford CityRotherham United
#5Position#23
55Points32 v 31 games31
+5Goal difference-14
1.28Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.03
1.13Conceded per game1.48
#5Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bradford CityRotherham United
- Substitution · Bradford City · J. Wright · InOut: Bobby Pointon90+5'
- 87'Substitution · Rotherham United · Lenny Agbaire · InOut: E. Adegboyega
- 86'Substitution · Rotherham United · G. Biancheri · InOut: J. Benson
- Yellow Card · Bradford City · —84'
- 84'Yellow Card · Rotherham United · —
- 84'Yellow Card · Rotherham United · —
- Substitution · Bradford City · Stephen Humphrys · InOut: Ethan Wheatley74'
- 73'Substitution · Rotherham United · Ar'jany Martha · InOut: Brandon Cover
- 54'Substitution · Rotherham United · L. Kelly · InOut: Dru Yearwood
- 46'Substitution · Rotherham United · Duncan Watmore · InOut: Kian Spence
- Substitution · Bradford City · Ethan Wheatley · InOut: Kayden Jackson24'
- Goal · Bradford City · Matthew Pennington1-010'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bradford CityRotherham United
49%Ball Possession51%
14Shots Total8
3Shots On Target0
6Corners7
13Fouls13
1Yellow Cards1
5Offsides0
0Saves2
341Passes346
4Shots Off Target6
98Attacks105
41Dangerous Attacks46
9Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box4
1Goals0
13Free Kicks13
7Shots Blocked2
3Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
19Tackles12
1Assists0
217Accurate Passes218
15Total Crosses20
4Accurate Crosses6
9Interceptions9
2Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Graham Alexander
Starting XI
-
AB
Aden Baldwin7.4
-
JN
Josh Neufville6.8
-
TW
Tyreik Wright7.1
-
BP
Bobby Pointon6.6
Substitutes
Manager: Matthew Hamshaw
Starting XI
-
TC
Ted Cann7.0
-
KS
Kian Spence6.3
-
BC
Brandon Cover6.5
-
HG
Harry Gray6.2
Substitutes
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LA
Lenny Agbaire-
GB
Gabriele Biancheri-
LS
Lino SousaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 38(67%) | 1 | 7/9 | |
Aden Baldwin DF | 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(73%) | 3 | 13/16 |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 33(68%) | 3 | 9/15 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 29(53%) | 1 | 10/17 | |
Tyreik Wright MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 24(57%) | 3 | 6/13 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(56%) | - | 1/1 | |
Josh Neufville MF | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(61%) | - | 4/6 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 29(71%) | 3 | 5/9 | |
| 6.6 | 16' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(33%) | - | 6/7 | |
| 6.6 | 50' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(72%) | 1 | 5/14 | |
Bobby Pointon FW | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 22(67%) | - | 4/10 |
M. Power MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(71%) | 3 | 4/6 |
| 6.5 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 4(25%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/1 |
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