League Two preview: Can Bradford City edge out victory against Cambridge United?

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Northern Commercials Stadium (25136 seats)

Bradford City battle against Cambridge United for glory and sporting success.

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Bradford City form and stats

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bradford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Bradford City, who have participated in five training matches. Bradford City have won 2 of these, drawn 2 and were beaten in 1 game.

Disaster struck Bradford City last season as they could not defend their status as a League One team. With 27 defeats from 46 games, and only 11 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Bradford City are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W7 D4 L12.

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Cambridge United form and stats

We have checked recent matches where Cambridge United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W0-D3-L3.

Just as the home team, Cambridge United have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Cambridge United wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Bradford City 1 win, 0 draws and Cambridge United 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford City missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Bradford City Cambridge United
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs no_table Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Bradford City Last season Cambridge United
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
46 23   Played   23 46
11 7   Won   5 12
8 4   Drew   4 11
27 12   Lost   14 23
49 25   Scored   19 40
77 31   Conceded   40 66
91% 87%   Over 0.5   100% 91%
70% 65%   Over 1.5   74% 65%
48% 39%   Over 2.5   43% 41%
35% 26%   Over 3.5   22% 20%
20% 13%   Over 4.5   9% 9%
39% 30%   BTTS   30% 37%
26% 35%   Clean Sheets   22% 28%
43% 48%   Failed To Score   48% 43%
 
5.4 5.7   Corners For (avg)   4 4.8
5.6 4.7   Corners Against (avg)   5.3 4.6
1.8 1.6   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.1 1.3
6 4   Red Cards   1 3
Key stats last season:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Bradford City
All EFL Trophy League One Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
06-07-19 CF Guiseley 0 - 2 Bradford City
09-07-19 CF Brighouse Town 0 - 2 Bradford City
14-07-19 CF Bradford City 1 - 3 Liverpool
20-07-19 CF Bradford City 1 - 1 Wigan Athletic
23-07-19 CF Bradford Park Avenue 0 - 0 Bradford City
27-07-19 CF Rochdale 14:00 Bradford City
03-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Cambridge United
10-08-19 LT Grimsby Town 12:00 Bradford City
13-08-19 CC Bradford City 18:45 Preston North End
17-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Oldham Athletic
Cambridge United
All EFL Trophy Club Friendlies League Two Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
19-04-19 LT Cambridge United 0 - 0 Swindon Town
22-04-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 2 - 1 Cambridge United
27-04-19 LT Cambridge United 1 - 2 Morecambe
04-05-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Cambridge United
23-07-19 CF Cambridge United 0 - 3 Leicester City
27-07-19 CF Cambridge United 12:00 Ipswich Town
03-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Cambridge United
10-08-19 LT Cambridge United 14:00 Newport County
13-08-19 CC Brentford 18:45 Cambridge United
17-08-19 LT Colchester United 14:00 Cambridge United

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Luton Town 46 27 13 6 90 42 23 16 7 0 57 19 23 11 6 6 33 23 48 94
2 Barnsley 46 26 13 7 80 39 23 15 8 0 40 16 23 11 5 7 40 23 41 91
3 Charlton Athletic 46 26 10 10 73 40 23 16 5 2 41 15 23 10 5 8 32 25 33 88
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 23 12 7 4 42 22 23 13 6 4 41 29 32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 23 12 10 1 46 25 23 10 9 4 34 22 33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 23 13 7 3 45 21 23 7 6 10 31 37 18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 23 9 7 7 31 28 23 11 5 7 40 34 9 72
8 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 54 54 23 9 7 7 24 20 23 9 4 10 30 34 0 65
9 Burton Albion 46 17 12 17 66 57 23 11 5 7 35 23 23 6 7 10 31 34 9 63
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 23 8 8 7 28 26 23 7 9 7 22 26 -2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 23 9 9 5 33 27 23 7 4 12 25 25 6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 23 11 4 8 34 27 23 4 11 8 24 37 -6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 23 7 4 12 27 36 23 8 6 9 34 36 -11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 23 7 6 10 26 33 23 7 7 9 25 34 -16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 23 6 6 11 24 28 23 7 9 7 23 22 -3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 23 8 4 11 25 37 23 7 5 11 29 50 -33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 23 10 5 8 28 26 23 4 6 13 27 41 -12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 23 8 9 6 25 25 23 4 7 12 26 34 -8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 23 8 2 13 32 34 23 6 6 11 23 34 -13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 23 6 5 12 24 37 23 7 6 10 18 26 -21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 11 22 56 80 23 9 6 8 36 38 23 4 5 14 20 42 -24 50
22 Walsall 46 12 11 23 49 71 23 7 5 11 30 37 23 5 6 12 19 34 -22 47
23 Scunthorpe United 46 12 10 24 53 83 23 6 7 10 31 42 23 6 3 14 22 41 -30 46
24 Bradford City 46 11 8 27 49 77 23 7 4 12 25 31 23 4 4 15 24 46 -28 41
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 46 23 16 7 73 43 23 11 10 2 35 23 23 12 6 5 38 20 30 85
2 Bury 46 22 13 11 82 56 23 14 6 3 52 26 23 8 7 8 30 30 26 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 10 13 71 49 23 14 5 4 35 14 23 9 5 9 36 35 22 79
4 Mansfield Town 46 20 16 10 69 41 23 14 5 4 38 15 23 6 11 6 31 26 28 76
5 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 14 12 68 47 23 8 9 6 28 20 23 12 5 6 40 27 21 74
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 63 50 23 14 5 4 33 13 23 6 8 9 30 37 13 73
7 Newport County 46 20 11 15 59 59 23 14 6 3 32 22 23 6 5 12 27 37 0 71
8 Colchester United 46 20 10 16 65 53 23 12 4 7 39 23 23 8 6 9 26 30 12 70
9 Exeter City 46 19 13 14 60 49 23 12 3 8 34 25 23 7 10 6 26 24 11 70
10 Stevenage 46 20 10 16 59 55 23 12 3 8 28 23 23 8 7 8 31 32 4 70
11 Carlisle United 46 20 8 18 67 62 23 12 3 8 42 31 23 8 5 10 25 31 5 68
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 8 19 60 59 23 15 2 6 45 25 23 4 6 13 15 34 1 65
13 Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 59 56 23 8 9 6 31 27 23 8 7 8 28 29 3 64
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 14 16 67 60 23 10 6 7 42 33 23 6 8 9 25 27 7 62
15 Northampton Town 46 14 19 13 64 63 23 7 12 4 30 27 23 7 7 9 34 36 1 61
16 Cheltenham Town 46 15 12 19 57 68 23 10 7 6 34 29 23 5 5 13 23 39 -11 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 8 22 45 56 23 11 4 8 26 21 23 5 4 14 19 35 -11 56
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 23 8 5 10 33 31 23 6 7 10 21 39 -16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 23 10 5 8 34 31 23 5 3 15 17 37 -17 53
20 Port Vale 46 12 13 21 39 55 23 7 3 13 24 36 23 5 10 8 15 19 -16 49
21 Cambridge United 46 12 11 23 40 66 23 7 7 9 21 26 23 5 4 14 19 40 -26 47
22 Macclesfield Town 46 10 14 22 48 74 23 5 11 7 26 35 23 5 3 15 22 39 -26 44
23 Notts County 46 9 14 23 48 84 23 5 9 9 23 34 23 4 5 14 25 50 -36 41
24 Yeovil Town 46 9 13 24 41 66 23 4 9 10 20 34 23 5 4 14 21 32 -25 40

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