Evenly matched teams: Newport County vs Bradford City match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

The guesting Bradford City side are thought to be front runners at Newport County, as the guests enjoy a 20 point edge from their 34 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in League Two

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 Newport County and Bradford City.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County's struggle is real here at Rodney Parade with only 16 points collected from 16 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-4-8.

The home team returns to Rodney Parade after drawing with Grimsby Town (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Demetriou was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Demetriou hit one key pass and won 14 of 17 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Salford City.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus AFC Wimbledon in only three days. This game is also played here at Rodney Parade.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newport here at Rodney Parade in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). 21 goals have been conceded.

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Bradford City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (31) away in League Two, on their League Two travels is 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The Bradford City goalkeeper Harry Lewis is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 426 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Bradford has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Walsall for a 0-0 draw. Lewis (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.14. Lewis topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Colchester United.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this side's latest 10 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bradford City have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. It's not easy to score on Bradford City as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also faced each other before this match year: Bradford City - Newport 2-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Newport County wins - draws - Bradford City wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
19 goals
NewportO. Bogle
O. Bogle
9 goals
Bradford CityS. Banks
S. Banks
4 goals

Newport County missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 4 17 34
9 4 0 Won W 3 9 16
11 4 3 Drew D 0 4 10
14 8 2 Lost L 1 4 8
33 15 6 Scored S 7 20 42
40 21 8 Conceded C 3 14 29
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 76% 82%
71% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 53% 62%
32% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 38%
15% 19% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 18%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
50% 44% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 35% 41%
21% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 44%
35% 44% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 41% 32%
 
4.2 5 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 3.6 4.5
4.3 3.2 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 6 5.9
1.7 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.1 12.7 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.9 11.3
2.3 2.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.1 2.1
43% 39% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 56% 58%
 
10.5 9.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 10.2 10.7
3.2 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in League Two
  • Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in League Two
  • Bradford City have the most clean sheets (8) away in League Two
  • Bradford City have the most points (31) away in League Two
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 34 16 10 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 9 4 4 20 14 13 58
6 Stockport County 35 16 8 11 48 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 56
7 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 35 15 9 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 1 54
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 34 14 5 15 36 45 17 9 1 7 22 20 17 5 4 8 14 25 -9 47
14 Walsall 33 10 14 9 35 29 17 7 6 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Grimsby Town 32 10 9 13 35 41 16 3 8 5 16 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 39
17 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
18 Newport County 34 9 11 14 33 40 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 38
19 Harrogate Town 35 8 11 16 40 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 18 24 -11 35
20 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
21 Gillingham 34 8 11 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -16 35
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 33 6 8 19 34 57 15 6 2 7 22 26 18 0 6 12 12 31 -23 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

Bradford City:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 34 16 10 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 9 4 4 20 14 13 58
6 Stockport County 35 16 8 11 48 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 56
7 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 35 15 9 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 1 54
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 34 14 5 15 36 45 17 9 1 7 22 20 17 5 4 8 14 25 -9 47
14 Walsall 33 10 14 9 35 29 17 7 6 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Grimsby Town 32 10 9 13 35 41 16 3 8 5 16 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 39
17 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
18 Newport County 34 9 11 14 33 40 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 38
19 Harrogate Town 35 8 11 16 40 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 18 24 -11 35
20 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
21 Gillingham 34 8 11 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -16 35
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 33 6 8 19 34 57 15 6 2 7 22 26 18 0 6 12 12 31 -23 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

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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.