League Two preview: Can Bradford City edge out victory against Forest Green Rovers?

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 24.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Northern Commercials Stadium (25136 seats)

It's early days in the League Two and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

It's no vacation for neither Bradford City nor Forest Green Rovers 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.

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Bradford City form and stats

Only two home games for Bradford City so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Bradford City are returning here after visiting Stevenage in a League Two game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that, Bradford City had a home game versus Oldham Athletic which ended with a victory 3-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bradford City handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D1-L2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Bradford City at home. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The season is young and Forest Green Rovers have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Forest Green Rovers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Port Vale. Before that, Forest Green Rovers secured a home win against Grimsby Town with the score 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Forest Green Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W2-D1-L5.

Forest Green Rovers has another fixture away, a Carabao Cup game, against AFC Bournemouth in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Forest Green Rovers has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

J. Vaughan
2 goals
J. Mills
2 goals / 1 assists
S. Scannell
1 goals

Bradford City missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Bradford City Forest Green Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
5 3 0 Scored 0 2 4
1 0 0 Conceded 0 3 3
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 50%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 100% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 5.5 5 Corners For (avg) 0 3 3.2
7 6.5 2 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.5 3.5
1.8 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Bradford City Last season Forest Green Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
46 23 0 Played 0 24 48
11 7 0 Won 0 12 20
8 4 0 Drew 0 5 15
27 12 0 Lost 0 7 13
49 25 0 Scored 0 40 69
77 31 0 Conceded 0 28 49
91% 87% 0% Over 0.5 0% 96% 94%
70% 65% 0% Over 1.5 0% 83% 79%
48% 39% 0% Over 2.5 0% 58% 48%
35% 26% 0% Over 3.5 0% 25% 15%
20% 13% 0% Over 4.5 0% 12% 6%
39% 30% 0% BTTS 0% 62% 62%
26% 35% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 21% 25%
43% 48% 0% Failed To Score 0% 21% 19%
 
5.4 5.7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3.8 4.6
5.6 4.7 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.5 4.5
1.8 1.6 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.6 1.5
6 4 0 Red Cards 0 3 5
Key stats last season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Bradford City
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 LT Bradford City 0 - 0 Cambridge United
10-08-19 LT Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Bradford City
13-08-19 CC Bradford City 0 - 4 Preston North End
17-08-19 LT Bradford City 3 - 0 Oldham Athletic
20-08-19 LT Stevenage 0 - 1 Bradford City
24-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Forest Green Rovers
31-08-19 LT Crewe Alexandra 14:00 Bradford City
03-09-19 EFL Bolton Wanderers 18:00 Bradford City
07-09-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Northampton Town
14-09-19 LT Walsall 14:00 Bradford City
Forest Green Rovers
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
10-08-19 LT Walsall 1 - 1 Forest Green Rovers
13-08-19 CC Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Forest Green Rovers
17-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
20-08-19 LT Port Vale 2 - 1 Forest Green Rovers
24-08-19 LT Bradford City 14:00 Forest Green Rovers
28-08-19 CC AFC Bournemouth 18:45 Forest Green Rovers
31-08-19 LT Forest Green Rovers 14:00 Newport County
03-09-19 EFL Forest Green Rovers 18:00 Southampton U21
07-09-19 LT Cambridge United 14:00 Forest Green Rovers

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