League Two: Two teams in good shape get together for this fixture. Forest Green Rovers might have a small advantage with their 1st position in the league table?
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+14) in League Two
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!
Bradford City form and stats
The overall League Two results at home this season for Bradford City are 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Bradford, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Swindon Town away with the result 3-1. Levi Sutton, Caolan Lavery and Theo Robinson found the net in that victory. Levi Sutton (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.13/10. Sutton scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Hartlepool United with the scoreline 1-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bradford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost two.
Bradford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Utilita Energy Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Bradford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the League Two. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Walsall game have they lost an away game, meaning Forest has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Impressive finishing from Kane Wilson, Jack Aitchison and Nicky Cadden secured the home win 3-1 against Salford City in their previous game. Midfielder Kane Wilson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.22. Wilson scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Forest in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Forest Green Rovers, two draws and four defeats.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Forest are regular goalscorers on their travels. Forest's manager R. Edwards has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Bradford City one win, one draw and Forest Green Rovers one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Matt 7 goals | M. Stevens 7 goals |   A. Cook 6 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Bradford City | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 79% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 64% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 7.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.1 | 17.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 50% | 39% |
- All of Bradford City's home-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 in all their home matches so far.
- Bradford City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bradford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Forest Green Rovers have not yet lost a game away.
- Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (14) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+11) away in League Two
- Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+14) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Newport County | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Barrow | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Salford City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
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