The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Bradford City leading Morecambe by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bradford City form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 12 League Two games here at Northern Commercials Stadium for Bradford City, who have the most points (26) at home in League Two,. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell not having conceded a league goal in 191 minutes.
Bradford City's last game was hosting Mansfield Town (placed 20th) and winning 2-0. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Carlisle United the opponent.
Bradford City are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Swindon Town awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Bradford City in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Bradford City have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Morecambe form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (43) in League Two, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Morecambe are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Morecambe play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Cambridge United (placed 12th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Oldham Athletic.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Morecambe manager D. Adams has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Morecambe - Bradford City 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Bradford City wins - draws - Morecambe wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vaughan 9 goals |   L. Alessandra 5 goals |  H. Pritchard 3 goals |
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| Bradford City | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 30 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | 43 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 54% |
| 9% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 33% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 50% |
| 39% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 38% |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 318 | 180 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 110 | 254 |
| 92 | 54 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 35 | 71 |
| 33% | 35% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 28% |
- Bradford City has the most points (26) at home
- 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.
- Bradford City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Morecambe have scored away.
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (25) away
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (43)
- Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
- Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-23)
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Swindon Town | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 36 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Salford City | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Newport County | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 25 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -23 | 18 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 17 |