Barrow vs Bradford City match preview: Even contest expected at The Dunes Hotel Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Dunes Hotel Stadium (5000 seats)

It's only round two of the League Two for these participants. And fresh bodies and minds here at The Dunes Hotel Stadium as Barrow greet Bradford City. Check out this preview!

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's look for an in-your-face fixture!

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Barrow form and stats

In the previous season, Barrow's league results were 10 wins, 14 draws and 22 losses, resulting in 22nd position in the League Two. During these 46 matches they scored 44 goals and gave away 57. Playing as the host team in the former season Barrow produced 5-9-9 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 28 conceded.

Barrow enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Stockport County's place. The match ended 3-2 with Whitfield, Waters and Gordon scoring. The forward Whitfield outshone all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.04 out of 10. Whitfield scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Northampton Town (1-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Barrow perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Barrow as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Barrow has won 2 of these, drawn 9 and lost 5.

Barrow are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Blackpool awaits in three days.

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Bradford City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bradford City performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 16 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 55 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 6 and lost 9 with 24/26 goals scored/conceded.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bradford City goalkeeper Harry Lewis is eager to challenge this, with his 215 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Bradford City delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Doncaster Rovers (placed 14th) in their previous match. Smallwood got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, top player of the team. Smallwood hit the woodwork once, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 68 successful passes (of 78 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Carlisle United.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bradford City playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 2 Bradford City wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

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

Head 2 Head

Previous four meetings involving these teams: Barrow won one, Bradford City were winners in two and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarrowJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
1 goals
BarrowB. Waters
B. Waters
1 goals
BarrowB. Whitfield
B. Whitfield
1 goals

Barrow missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barrow Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 23
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
43% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 3
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Barrow Last season Bradford City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
10 5   Won W   8 14
14 9   Drew D   6 16
22 9   Lost L   9 16
44 25   Scored S   24 53
57 28   Conceded C   26 55
87% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 87%
67% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 80%
41% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 43%
20% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
4% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
50% 61%   BTTS BTTS   43% 59%
30% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 24%
33% 26%   Failed to Score F T   43% 30%
 
5.4 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.9
5.2 5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.8
2.6 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
6 4   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.1 11   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.8
3.2 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4
30% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%
 
11.8 10   Shots against (avg) S A   13.8 12.4
3.8 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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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 Walsall 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Barrow 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Stevenage 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Carlisle United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sutton United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Rochdale 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Gillingham 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Mansfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.