Bradford City v Forest Green Rovers betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium

Bradford City will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Forest Green Rovers.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Bradford City form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Bradford City have to build on here at The Utilita Energy Stadium in the League Two. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A strong away win for Bradford against Colchester United the last match, as Andy Cook and Kian Scales were on target. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Scunthorpe United.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bradford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost four.

The manager M. Trueman will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stevenage in only three days.

Bradford has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bradford have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The visitors are W9-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

K. Wilson was the last player to score for the away team. Forest haven't scored a league goal in the last 310 minutes.

Forest failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Bolton Wanderers (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 0-0 draw at Mansfield Town's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Forest in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Forest Green Rovers, four draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Salford City in just three days.

Forest find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (18 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Forest Green Rovers - Bradford City 2-2. Bradford-Forest Green Rovers H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Bradford City zero wins, Forest Green Rovers one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
16 goals
Forest Green RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
7 goals
Bradford CityL. Novak
L. Novak
6 goals

Bradford City missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 6 Played P 6 19 37
14 7 2 Won W 4 9 17
9 6 2 Drew D 1 5 11
13 4 2 Lost L 1 5 9
40 17 7 Scored S 8 23 49
41 14 9 Conceded C 5 18 38
89% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
64% 53% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 65%
50% 41% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 46%
19% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 19%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
50% 41% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 54%
28% 41% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 37% 35%
33% 35% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 26% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.9 11.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 11.9 12.1
4.1 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.9 4.1
27% 22% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 31% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.