EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nils Ramming, 64.2 in 90′.

Well below it: Macauley Gillesphey −9.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

1 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Tranmere Rovers EFL Cup

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ibou Touray Midfielder	10	0	0	–	84.2	–
Adam Phillips Midfielder	18	0	0	–	58.2	–
Jon McCracken Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.2	+3.7
Jake Beesley Forward	72	0	0	–	40.3	–
Matthew Pennington Defender	90	0	0	–	40.2	–
Callum Connolly Midfielder	90	0	1	–	39.7	–
Josh Neufville Midfielder	90	0	0	–	39.1	–
Bobby Pointon Forward	18	0	0	–	34.9	–
Aden Baldwin Defender	89	1	0	–	34.4	–
Antoni Sarcevic Forward	90	0	0	–	31.9	–
Will Swan Forward	72	1	0	–	31.1	–
Kayden Jackson Forward	72	0	0	–	27.5	–
Nick Powell Midfielder	18	0	0	–	26.8	–
Tyreik Wright Forward	80	0	0	–	22.3	–
Macauley Gillesphey Defender	90	0	0	–	20.6	−9.0
Reece Welch Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Daniel Moss Midfielder	12	–	83.3	–
Nils Ramming Goalkeeper	90	–	64.2	–
Kaiden Wilson Defender	27	–	61.7	–
Sam Sherring Defender	63	–	52.4	–
Luke Hanannt Midfielder	90	–	52.0	–
Zain Silcott-Duberry Forward	90	–	51.5	–
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Forward	63	–	50.6	–
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling Midfielder	90	–	50.6	–
Harvey Gilmour Midfielder	90	–	48.2	–
Dajaune Brown Forward	27	–	47.9	–
Bryant Akono Bilongo Defender	78	–	44.9	–
Devante Rodney Forward	62	–	43.9	–
Ryan East Midfielder	90	–	41.6	–
Ethan Ebanks-Landell Defender	90	–	41.1	–
Edward Francis Midfielder	28	–	40.9	–