Struggling Bradford City will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cheltenham Town in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town has the most scored goals in the first half (15) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Bradford nor Cheltenham Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bradford City form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Bradford City are 2-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 225 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Staunton was the last player to find the net.
The Bradford crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Oldham Athletic here at Northern Commercials Stadium in a FA Cup match. Prior to that, an away loss at Leyton Orient in the League Two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Carlisle United in only four days. This game is also played here at Northern Commercials Stadium.
The Bradford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham Town have an excellent away record in the League Two so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games.
Impressive finishing from F. Azaz and G. Lloyd secured the home win 2-1 against Crewe Alexandra (after extra-time) in their previous game. A draw for Cheltenham before that, at their own venue hosting Cambridge United (1-1).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Exeter City in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Cheltenham's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. Cheltenham Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bradford-Cheltenham Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bradford City three wins, Cheltenham Town four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Williams 5 goals |   L. Novak 3 goals | E. Watt 2 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Bradford City | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 17 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 54% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 23% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 15% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 13.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11 | 12.4 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 22% | 21% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 33% |
- All of Cheltenham Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest points from losing position (0) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town has the most scored goals in the first half (15) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cheltenham Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cheltenham Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Salford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Barrow | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 24 | Southend United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -23 | 5 |
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