League Two preview and data: Bradford City - Crewe Alexandra at University of Bolton Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

Another entertaining fixture in the League Two. Bradford City is in the 18th position after participating in four matches. They welcome Crewe Alexandra who are placed 11th after four matches.

This should be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City have only played one League Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 10 draws and 4 defeats from 23 matches.

Bradford City faced defeat in their previous match, away at Morecambe (0-3). The striker Oduor bettered all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Oduor hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 50 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Stockport County that finished 1-1.

The manager Hughes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wrexham in only three days.

At University of Bolton Stadium, Bradford City has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first League Two away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 3 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats.

Alexandra's last game was the home draw against Walsall (2-2). Crewe Alexandra's last match (vs Walsall) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Powell. Midfield player Powell was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. Powell scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Before that, Alexandra secured a home win against Newport County with the score 4-2.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Port Vale.

{2 goals} so far away for Crewe Alexandra, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings with these sides: Bradford City won four, Crewe Alexandra were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crewe AlexandraM. Demetriou
M. Demetriou
3 goals
BradfordA. Pattison
A. Pattison
2 goals
Crewe AlexandraE. Nevitt
E. Nevitt
2 goals

Bradford City missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Bradford City Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 1 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 0 2 10
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 5.2
6.5 11 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 5.5
3.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 6 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 19 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 16 12.5
5.5 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.2
14% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 59%
 
13.8 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 20 18.2
3.2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 7.2
Bradford City Last season Crewe Alexandra
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
21 10   Won W   3 14
16 10   Drew D   10 16
11 4   Lost L   10 16
63 34   Scored S   16 48
46 23   Conceded C   34 60
83% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
65% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
44% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 43%
25% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 15%
10% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
48% 54%   BTTS BTTS   39% 43%
40% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 30%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   52% 35%
 
4.4 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.4
5.8 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.8 6
1.9 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
5 2   Red cards R C   3 5
 
11.7 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9.3
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 2.9
46% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 36%
 
11.1 11   Shots against (avg) S A   15.1 13.8
3.1 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gillingham 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 12
2 Milton Keynes Dons 4 3 0 1 10 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 9
3 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 8
4 Accrington Stanley 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
5 Salford City 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 7
6 Morecambe 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7
7 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 7
8 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 Notts County 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 1 3 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 6
11 Crewe Alexandra 4 1 3 0 10 8 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 6
12 Newport County 4 2 0 2 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
13 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 6 1 5
14 Grimsby Town 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 5
15 Wrexham 4 1 2 1 13 13 3 1 1 1 12 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
16 Stockport County 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Walsall 4 1 1 2 7 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -2 4
18 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 4
19 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 3 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
20 Sutton United 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
21 Harrogate Town 4 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -4 3
22 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 0 3 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
23 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 -7 1
24 Colchester United 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -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 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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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.