National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Wrexham or Bradford City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wrexham and Bradford City.
Wrexham form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Wrexham, as the manager Parkinson led his troops to eliminate Wigan Athletic, and reach the 2nd Round.The story so far in the League Two for Wrexham at their home stadium (Racecourse Ground, Wrexham) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Wrexham travelled for their previous game, a trip to Barrow that ended 1-1. Lee has scored in four matches in a row. Skilful! Midfield player Lee got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Lee scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League Two home game that ended 5-5 versus Swindon Town.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wrexham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
The manager Parkinson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tranmere Rovers in only four days.
Wrexham always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham with 12 goals in 3 league games. Wrexham have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Bradford City form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Accrington Stanley in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The League Two season is young and Bradford City have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Impressive finishing from Walker secured the home win 1-0 against Crewe Alexandra in their previous game. Stubbs, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Stubbs won 12 of 13 duels.
Prior to that match, the Bradford manager Hughes faced defeat when travelling to Morecambe and losing 0-3.We have checked recent matches where Bradford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Mansfield Town.
Goals are few and far between in Bradford City's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. In the opposite end, Bradford have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the former two meetings): Wrexham won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Bradford City managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Lee 5 goals |  J. Jones 2 goals | J. Bickerstaff 2 goals |
Wrexham missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Wrexham | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 58 | 38 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 28% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 43% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 29% | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Notts County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Barrow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
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