National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bradford City or Middlesbrough 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 Bradford City and Middlesbrough.
Bradford City form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Bradford, as the manager Hughes led his troops to eliminate Wrexham and Accrington Stanley, and reach the 3rd Round.The story so far in the League Two for Bradford City at their home stadium (University of Bolton Stadium) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Happy days for Bradford City in their previous game, a fixture away at Newport County that ended with a 4-1 victory. What a game it was for Cook when beating Newport County, applying the finishing touch to three goals! Cook, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, scoring a rating of 9.31 (out of 10). Cook scored three goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Bradford City drew at home versus Harrogate Town.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Walsall are coming to town in four days.
Bradford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Bradford are not conceding a lot of goals here at University of Bolton Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bolton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup.The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Middlesbrough had fun at their own home (University of Bolton Stadium) last time out, beating Southampton 2-1. Howson and McGree scored. Midfield player Howson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Howson scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 63 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sheffield Wednesday.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Watford.
For Middlesbrough, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
One of the stars has been Cook with 2 goals scored against Middlesbrough in these 1 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 3 goals |  J. Walker 2 goals |  A. Pattison 2 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Bradford City | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Newport County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 21 | Salford City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 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 | Leicester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
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