Rotherham United lost away at Bradford City last night by one goal to nil – but what do the stats tell us?

Formation

City started with a 3-4-2-1 formation, the Millers 4-2-3-1

Possession and Attacking Threat

Possession went the way of Rotherham who had 52%

Bradford had fourteen shots at goal, three of those were on target and six from outside the box

Rotherham had 7 shots at goal of which four were from outside the box but had none on target

Touches in the opposition box went the way of the hosts 22 to 16

Passing Accuracy And Build Up Play

The Bantams had 337 total passes with a passing accuracy of 64%. They played 40 backward passes with 80 long balls and had 86 successful final third passes

Rotherham had 350 total passes, 48 going backwards and played 84 long balls. There successful final third passes came out at 69 and, like the Bantams, had a 64% passing accuracy.

Defensive Effort And Discipline

Tackles Won –  Bradford 35% Rotherham 57%

Fouls Committed – Both sides committed 13 fouls

Yellow Cards –  Both teams had one player booked

Aerial Duels – City came out...