League Two preview: Can Bradford City edge out victory against Crawley Town?

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 19.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Northern Commercials Stadium (25136 seats)

Bradford City have performed better than Crawley Town so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Bradford City form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Northern Commercials Stadium as Bradford City have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Bradford City here at Northern Commercials Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A good away victory last time out for Bradford City, who won 2-1 against Morecambe (placed 24th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Swindon Town.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Bradford City matches with similar probabilities have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from one game).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Bradford City as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Port Vale are visiting.

Bradford City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Northern Commercials Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Bradford City have conceded only 4 goals.

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Crawley Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crawley Town so far with only 6 League Two points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).

Crawley Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League Two against Colchester United (placed 8th). Prior to that match, the Crawley Town manager G. Cioffi faced defeat when travelling to Forest Green Rovers and losing 1-3.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Crawley Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 3 games.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Newport County.

The travelling fans enjoy Crawley Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. The Crawley Town manager G. Cioffi has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 3 - 0 - 3 (Bradford City wins - draws - Crawley Town wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Lubala
6 goals
O. Palmer
4 goals / 1 assists
J. Vaughan
3 goals

Bradford City missing players

Crawley Town missing players

Bradford City Crawley Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
7 4 0 Won W 0 1 5
3 1 1 Drew D 0 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
19 10 0 Scored S 1 10 21
12 4 0 Conceded C 3 12 20
92% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
54% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 69%
15% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 46%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 77%
31% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
15% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.8 6.3 5 Corners For (avg) C F 7 6.7 7.3
4.8 3.7 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 5.5 5.6
2 2.5 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 1.8
2 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • All of Crawley Town's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Crawley Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crawley Town have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Crawley Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Bradford City
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
21-09-19 LT Bradford City 3 - 1 Carlisle United
24-09-19 EFL Bradford City 1 - 2 Manchester City U21
28-09-19 LT Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Bradford City
05-10-19 LT Bradford City 2 - 1 Swindon Town
12-10-19 LT Morecambe 1 - 2 Bradford City
19-10-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Crawley Town
22-10-19 LT Bradford City 18:45 Port Vale
26-10-19 LT Macclesfield Town 14:00 Bradford City
02-11-19 LT Bradford City 15:00 Exeter City
12-11-19 EFL Bradford City 19:30 Rochdale
Crawley Town
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
24-09-19 CC Crawley Town 1 - 1 Stoke City
28-09-19 LT Crawley Town 2 - 3 Walsall
01-10-19 EFL Crawley Town 1 - 2 Norwich City U21
05-10-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 3 - 1 Crawley Town
12-10-19 LT Crawley Town 2 - 1 Colchester United
19-10-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Crawley Town
22-10-19 LT Newport County 18:45 Crawley Town
26-10-19 LT Crawley Town 14:00 Swindon Town
29-10-19 CC Crawley Town 19:45 Colchester United
02-11-19 LT Cambridge United 15:00 Crawley Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 13 8 2 3 23 16 6 3 1 2 10 9 7 5 1 1 13 7 7 26
2 Exeter City 13 7 5 1 18 11 7 4 2 1 9 6 6 3 3 0 9 5 7 26
3 Bradford City 13 7 3 3 19 12 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 24
4 Forest Green Rovers 13 7 3 3 14 7 6 4 1 1 6 3 7 3 2 2 8 4 7 24
5 Newport County 12 6 5 1 12 6 6 4 2 0 7 3 6 2 3 1 5 3 6 23
6 Cheltenham Town 12 6 4 2 21 11 6 4 2 0 16 8 6 2 2 2 5 3 10 22
7 Swindon Town 13 6 3 4 20 16 7 3 1 3 10 10 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 21
8 Colchester United 13 5 4 4 16 12 6 3 2 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 8 7 4 19
9 Crawley Town 13 5 4 4 21 20 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 1 19
10 Grimsby Town 13 5 3 5 20 16 6 2 2 2 9 8 7 3 1 3 11 8 4 18
11 Plymouth Argyle 13 4 5 4 18 16 6 2 3 1 10 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 2 17
12 Macclesfield Town 13 4 5 4 15 15 7 3 3 1 9 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 17
13 Port Vale 13 4 5 4 18 20 6 4 2 0 10 5 7 0 3 4 8 15 -2 17
14 Salford City 13 4 5 4 16 20 7 3 2 2 6 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 -4 17
15 Mansfield Town 13 4 4 5 19 17 7 2 2 3 12 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 2 16
16 Cambridge United 13 4 4 5 16 14 6 1 2 3 6 8 7 3 2 2 10 6 2 16
17 Leyton Orient 13 4 4 5 19 22 7 2 2 3 11 12 6 2 2 2 8 10 -3 16
18 Northampton Town 13 4 3 6 14 16 6 2 1 3 8 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -2 15
19 Walsall 13 4 3 6 9 17 6 1 2 3 3 8 7 3 1 3 6 9 -8 15
20 Carlisle United 13 4 2 7 15 23 7 2 2 3 8 12 6 2 0 4 7 11 -8 14
21 Oldham Athletic 13 2 5 6 14 23 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 1 2 4 7 16 -9 11
22 Scunthorpe United 13 2 4 7 16 21 7 2 3 2 11 8 6 0 1 5 5 13 -5 10
23 Stevenage 13 1 5 7 10 19 7 1 2 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 9 -9 8
24 Morecambe 13 1 4 8 13 26 7 0 3 4 7 12 6 1 1 4 6 14 -13 7

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