Bradford City will be at The Eco-Power Stadium on Saturday for the League Two tie with hosts Doncaster Rovers.
All Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Doncaster Rovers
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Doncaster Rovers fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 3-0 League Two success against Colchester United.
For Doncaster Rovers, the scorers were Harry Clifton (9'), Jordan Gibson (22') and Patrick Kelly (90').
Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the Doncaster Rovers backline. Doncaster Rovers have been miserly, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous six games standing at 4. Such a pattern isnโt assured to be carried forward into this game, however.
Looking at their past form shows that Doncaster Rovers:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Bradford City in their last 2 matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches at home.
Bradford City
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In their last game, Bradford City drew 3-3 in the League Two match with Chesterfield.
For Bradford City, the goalscorers were Bobby Pointon (10'), Antoni Sarcevic (19') and Alex Pattison (49'). Will Grigg (71') and Liam Mandeville (90') scored for Chesterfield.
Illustrating their appetite for high-scoring encounters, weโve had goals 21 times in the prior 6 matches in which Bradford City have taken to the pitch, yielding an average of 3.5 goals each fixture. Their opponents have got 11 from this total.
Looking at their past form shows that Bradford City:
- remain unbeaten by Doncaster Rovers when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 5 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 30/07/2022 shows that Doncaster Rovers have won 1 of these games and Bradford City 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.
In all, 11 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 from The Rovers and 7 netted by The Bantams. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The last league clash featuring these sides was League Two match day 14 on 26/10/2024 when the final score was Bradford City 1-2 Doncaster Rovers.
The match was refereed by Ruebyn Ricardo.
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Team News: Bradford City
Bradford City manager Graham Alexander has not got a full squad to pick from. Ciaran Kelly (Ankle injury) and Andy Cook (Cruciate ligament injury) are those who canโt be considered.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Bradford City would be disappointed if they were not to find the back of the net against this Doncaster Rovers team, although that is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 winning score for Doncaster Rovers after 90 minutes. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the WDW market, a victory for Doncaster Rovers can be had for 2.15, going for the draw is 3.4 & betting on the win for Bradford City is 3.25. Those are the most competitive returns that can be secured at present.
Andre Moura,
09:02 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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Doncaster Rovers
Formed: 1879
Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium (15,231)
Captain: Richard Wood
Chairman: Terry Bramall
Manager: Grant McCann
Competitions: League Two position 2
โญ Key Man: Luke Molyneux
Usually played in the Right Wing position, Luke Molyneux was born in Bishop Auckland, England. Having played his first senior match for Sunderland in the 2017 - 2018 season, the skilful Forward has managed 16 league goals in this League Two 2024 - 2025 season so far from a total of 42 appearances.