Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bradford City & Harrogate Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an active fixture!
Bradford City form and stats
Bradford City was eliminated in the 1st round replays last season in the FA Cup.Overall League Two results at home this season for Bradford City are 3-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Bradford, who played 1-1 against Crawley Town. That match was also played at this venue (University of Bolton Stadium). Smallwood (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Smallwood hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 83 successful passes (of 97 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 versus Swindon Town.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bradford City's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 2 matches, drawn 4 and lost 0.
There will be little rest for Bradford City after this match as they are travelling to Mansfield Town for a League Two game in only three days.
The Bradford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Bradford City have conceded only 6 goals.
Harrogate Town form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.There's been little loot from Harrogate Town's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the League Two. Harrogate Town only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.
Harrogate are travelling again after losing away to AFC Wimbledon in their previous match (2-3). Daly has found the net for this team three matches in a row. The flair! Defender McArdle was the best team player with a rating of 7.14. McArdle scored one goal and won 8 of 13 duels.
Prior to that match, the Harrogate Town manager Weaver faced defeat when travelling to Walsall and losing 1-3.After this away game Harrogate Town return home for a League Two game against Carlisle United. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Harrogate Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Harrogate have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous six meetings between these two squads are: one win for Bradford City, zero draws and five wins for Harrogate Town. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 10 goals |   M. Daly 5 goals |  A. Pattison 4 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Harrogate Town missing players
| Bradford City | Harrogate Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 10 | 23 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 37 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 53% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | ||
| 10.8 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Barrow | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Walsall | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Newport County | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
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