Buckle up for a show! The main heroes are Bradford City and Northampton Town, a win is the main plot and 90 minutes the duration.
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (31) in League Two
Both sides have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an active fixture!
Bradford City form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Bradford City have to build on here at University of Bolton Stadium in the League Two. Bradford City have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A strong away win for Bradford City against Sutton United the last match, as Banks and Cook were on target. Halliday was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Halliday won 10 of 14 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Mansfield Town and winning 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bradford handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
Bradford City are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at Salford City awaits in two days.
The Bradford City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Bradford City have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Northampton Town form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the League Two. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Northampton are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Northampton Town play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Gillingham (placed 22nd). Hoskins got a match rating of 8.5 in that game, top player of the team. Hoskins scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
A loss, in the FA Cup away at Chesterfield, earlier. We have checked recent matches where Northampton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Northampton Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Bradford City victories, three draws and one Northampton Town win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Hoskins 13 goals |   A. Cook 12 goals | K. Bowie 4 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Northampton Town missing players
| Bradford City | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 83% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 56% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 6.6 | 7.4 | 10.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 62% | 55% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 48% | 44% |
| 10.8 | 11.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most points from losing position (11) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (15) away in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals (31) in League Two
- Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in League Two
- Northampton Town have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Barrow | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Salford City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Newport County | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
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