 Two sides, not really in the best of form, come head to head at the crown oil arena today. Rochdale have lost just one win in their last eight matches in all competitions. Updates back to the middle of November. Bradford have just two victories in their last 13 outings. That said, those two victories for Bradford have both been in the league, both this month. Rochdale in their defence have only played once since before Christmas. Last day though will start something special. 1-2-0 at home in October. Last time they did the double against today's opposition in the 1980-81 season. Here's a chance for Walker and the visitors. That's a decent dipping shot, took a deflection as well. He didn't need asking twice, three or four blue shirts in front of him. Still got his shot away. It's an early promise to the last 13 appearances in all competitions. 2-0 in 10, that's the record of the Bantams and the Derrick Adams. Get the ball away here though, a little bit of sloppy play. Opportunity for the hosts. That's a really good bit of goalkeeping though. Smart save. Grant it was with the shot. Hornby with the save. Really opening first seven or eight minutes of this match. Given away in the midfield, Rochdale get the ball forward really, really quickly. Grant reacts, first time shot. That's a really good bit of goalkeeping from Hornby. When the ball came back in, a chance was gone. Opportunity for Brafford, opportunity for Rochdale. That's another dipping effort. And Walker it is again. Two shots on goal he's had. That was a little bit further wide. Petitions for today's hosts. Stop Dale's Dale. Still a little bit more to get themselves up the table. Start in the day in 18th place, but they're on the attack here. Here's Odo. Opportunity here. Just can't get his shot away. Good goalkeeping and defending. Good communication between Hornby and his defence. Just kind of got stuck under his feet, didn't it? The last seven visits down the M62. About 30 miles or so between Brafford and Rochdale. They tend to travel here quite well. Grant. Four Dale. And a decent effort in that first half. Good defence. That's a nice shot. Just wider the goalkeepers upright. The right wing back doesn't need opportunities to get forward. You'd ask him twice. The colour of his hair. Here he is, the Rochdale man. Substitute putting himself about. Required there's Newby. He's had two opportunities in what? 30 seconds, Newby. Here's the first one. Gets between the defenders. Nice little touch. Can't steer the ball. Wider the goalkeeper though. Docs. One punt forward. One's beside the free kick. Look, it is who won it. It's around this one. As is Cook. It's going to be Walker that fizzes a drive in. Sort of distance. It doesn't have to be something special, doesn't it? To be a keeper. This is good from Rochdale. Need the shot on goal. Brave defending. Really good defending in actual fact. Clark it was with it. Substitute a fancy on that far side. It was nicely moved on by Dooley. There was Clark. He actually came off his own manlock once, almost twice. For Bradford to get away. Andrews is there. If he can just pull the trigger. While he can't pull the trigger. What he has pulled though by the looks of things. Is his hamstring. Angle running through. The pace to beat the defenders. It's a decent touch actually from Cook. Look at that completely outstripping the defence. And then he feels it just as he hits the 18 yard box. The best of luck Bradford today. Injuries all over the pitch. Substitutions. Neither side being able to get completely in their stride. They'll come again though. Clark. Decent looking ball to watch Guby. Good bit of defending. And it needed to be. And hung the cross up really well. That's some terrific defending you know. One inside a corner kick. Dinch is further to the goalkeepers right. And a fancy that would have been the opening goal. You see him lurking on the edge of the box there. Took his time. Took a touch. That's a really good strike actually. It's a fine safe from Coleman. Just position. Added time at the end of this game. This could be danger for Bradford. He scores here. He wins it. Oh! What a shot. And what a save. Paul Be keeps his team in it. Brilliant bit of goalkeeping from a fine free kick. A little bit desperate now. Both sides looking to win it. They just repel this last attack. Rochdale they can. And that is the full-time whistle. In the end no goals. Plenty of opportunities. Plenty of chances. Neither side really doing enough on the day though. Back to back games without scoring for Rochdale. Still yet to score in fact in 2022. Bradford two wins and a draw from the opening. Four league games of the year. It's ended. Rochdale nil. Bradford City nil.