The Utilita Energy Stadium: Get set for a football jamboree when Bradford City host Mansfield Town. Read up on the game at Tipsway!
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
The hosts Bradford saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Two. Thankfully the previous game, versus Harrogate Town, was also a home game here at The Utilita Energy Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Bradford City form and stats
Bradford City have played 16 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bradford City to get some points in this home game.
Bradford's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Harrogate Town (placed 13th). The attacking player Cook was declared "man of the match" for Bradford City with the rating of 7.65/10. Cook hit three key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Oldham Athletic (0-2).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 City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost three.
The Bradford City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Bradford have conceded 21 goals.
Mansfield Town form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Mansfield Town have produced an overall stat of 3-5-5 so far. Things are running smoothly for Mansfield Town who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sutton United.
Mansfield Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Newport County (placed 8th). Hawkins, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Hawkins won 9 of 13 duels.
Before that, Mansfield Town travelled to Bristol Rovers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mansfield playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Mansfield Town wins, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mansfield Town have conceded 15 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Mansfield Town - Bradford 2-3 was the outcome when these contenders last did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - one - two (Bradford City wins - draws - Mansfield Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 10 goals |   J. Bowery 6 goals |  R. Oates 6 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Mansfield Town missing players
| Bradford City | Mansfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 40 |
| 41 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 77% | 87% |
| 79% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 69% | 77% |
| 42% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 21% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 64% | 81% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 54% | 60% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 23% | 27% |
| 30% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 46% | 27% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.6 | 13.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 30% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 37% | 52% |
| 11.8 | 10.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 11.1 | 9.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bradford City have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 36 | 66 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 56 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 51 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Newport County | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 49 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 47 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 11 | Salford City | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 35 |
| 17 | Walsall | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 35 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -20 | 33 |
| 20 | Barrow | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 31 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 29 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -22 | 28 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -32 | 23 |
- Bradford City
- Telegraph & Argus - (local newspaper)
- The Cows Arse BCFC Forum - (supporter forum)
- Mansfield Town
- Chad - (local newspaper)
