Struggling Bradford City will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Morecambe in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Bradford City form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Bradford City have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.
Bradford faced defeat in their previous match, away at Exeter City (2-3). Ahead of that match, Bradford won a home game hosting Barrow (2-1).
This is expected to be a close game, with Bradford City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bradford City as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Bradford City has won four of these, drawn six and lost five.
Bradford are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. Bradford City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Morecambe form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Morecambe playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Morecambe has drawn their two previous away games.
Morecambe are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Bolton Wanderers (placed 13th). Before that, Morecambe travelled to Stevenage and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
The draw against Bolton Wanderers came from a losing position. The Morecambe manager D. Adams brought on Bradley Lyons as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Morecambe playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Morecambe wins, one draw and two defeats.
The visiting Morecambe have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. As for defending, Morecambe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Bradford won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Morecambe has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  C. Gomes 8 goals |   L. Novak 6 goals |  A. Wildig 4 goals |
Bradford City missing players
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| Bradford City | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 30 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 37 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 58% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 81% |
| 52% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 56% |
| 24% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 48% | 42% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 63% |
| 24% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 22% |
| 40% | 42% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 11.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 26% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 88% | 86% | 71% |
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 5 | Newport County | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 43 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 42 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 9 | Salford City | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Walsall | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 35 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 16 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -3 | 33 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 32 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 22 | Southend United | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -26 | 24 |
| 23 | Barrow | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 21 |
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