This could be an interesting match as Bradford City have their presumed home advantage while Bolton Wanderers are ahead 4 points in the League Two table.
- Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (6-0-0)
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 and Bolton Wanderers.
Bradford City form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Bradford City are 7-4-4 (wins-draw-losses). Bradford City has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at The Utilita Energy Stadium. We remember; it was Port Vale. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Bradford has won five games in a row. The Exeter City match was the last time out without a victory.
The Bradford City supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Mansfield Town in League Two and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Walsall.
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 City 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.
Bradford are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Newport County awaits in three days.
Bradford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. From these home matches, Bradford City have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Bradford City. Having won their last three away games Wanderers has no reason to fear anyone.
Bolton Wanderers have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matt Gilks. It's been 378 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
Two travels in a row for Wanderers, whose manager I. Evatt could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Oldham Athletic. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Barrow.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Bolton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: one win for Wanderers, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cambridge United in just three days.
Bolton Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 22 goals have been scored. Wanderers have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bolton Wanderers - Bradford 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Bradford City one win, three draws and Bolton Wanderers one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 13 goals |   L. Novak 6 goals | A. Sarcevic 5 goals |
Bradford City missing players
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| Bradford City | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 32 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | 40 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 60% | 53% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 72% |
| 50% | 47% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 53% | 38% |
| 20% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 16% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | 12% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 60% | 44% |
| 30% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 13% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 28% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 42% | 35% |
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 56 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 55 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 54 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 54 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 52 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 50 |
| 7 | Salford City | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 8 | Newport County | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 48 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 47 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 46 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | -1 | 45 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 43 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 15 | Walsall | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19 | -4 | 38 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 38 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 27 | -7 | 38 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 38 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -10 | 36 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -5 | 34 |
| 22 | Southend United | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -26 | 28 |
| 23 | Barrow | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 24 |
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