Home advantage could prove decisive in Bradford City - Northampton Town battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium (25136 seats)

Hey! Here's all you need and want to know about the League Two match Bradford City - Northampton Town!

Insights:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (9) in League Two

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bradford and Northampton Town.

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Bradford City form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Bradford City at their home stadium (The Utilita Energy Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Bradford in their previous match, an away game at Exeter City (after extra-time) that ended in defeat 0-3.

A 1-1 draw away in the League Two before that, with Port Vale the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bradford handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, six draws and three defeats.

Bradford City are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Tranmere Rovers awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Bradford in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Bradford City have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Northampton Town form and stats

Playing away, Northampton Town, who have the most clean sheets (9) in League Two, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the League Two this season.

Two away games in a row for Northampton Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Cambridge United in the FA Cup.

Prior to that match, the Northampton manager J. Brady faced defeat when travelling to Bristol Rovers and losing 1-2.

Northampton are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.

A new game in only three days for Northampton, the League Two home match versus Oldham Athletic. Busy days.

The visiting Northampton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Northampton as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: seven wins for Bradford City, two draws and one win for Northampton Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

BradfordA. Cook
A. Cook
7 goals
Northampton TownS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
5 goals
Northampton TownP. Lewis
P. Lewis
4 goals

Bradford City missing players

Northampton Town missing players

Bradford City Northampton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 3 8 16
5 3 0 Won W 1 3 8
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 3
4 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
22 14 1 Scored S 4 8 21
19 10 1 Conceded C 4 7 13
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
81% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 69%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 38%
31% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
69% 88% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 31%
19% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 56%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 19%
 
5.2 6.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.2 4.7
5.6 5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.2 3.9
1.9 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.9 16.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 9.9 10.5
4 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.2 3.3
34% 39% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 40%
 
11.7 10.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 8.9 9.2
3.5 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 3.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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.
  • Northampton Town have the most clean sheets (9) 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 15 9 4 2 27 13 7 4 1 2 12 9 8 5 3 0 15 4 14 31
2 Port Vale 16 8 5 3 28 16 8 4 3 1 14 7 8 4 2 2 14 9 12 29
3 Exeter City 16 7 8 1 27 16 8 4 4 0 14 7 8 3 4 1 13 9 11 29
4 Northampton Town 16 8 3 5 21 13 8 5 1 2 13 6 8 3 2 3 8 7 8 27
5 Harrogate Town 16 7 5 4 30 21 8 3 4 1 16 10 8 4 1 3 14 11 9 26
6 Newport County 16 7 5 4 27 19 7 3 3 1 14 6 9 4 2 3 13 13 8 26
7 Swindon Town 15 7 5 3 22 15 7 1 3 3 6 9 8 6 2 0 16 6 7 26
8 Sutton United 16 8 2 6 24 18 7 4 0 3 13 9 9 4 2 3 11 9 6 26
9 Leyton Orient 16 5 9 2 27 14 8 4 3 1 15 3 8 1 6 1 12 11 13 24
10 Hartlepool United 16 7 2 7 18 22 8 6 1 1 13 7 8 1 1 6 5 15 -4 23
11 Bradford City 16 5 7 4 22 19 8 3 4 1 14 10 8 2 3 3 8 9 3 22
12 Tranmere Rovers 16 6 4 6 11 11 8 5 0 3 8 5 8 1 4 3 3 6 0 22
13 Rochdale 16 5 6 5 21 21 8 2 3 3 8 9 8 3 3 2 13 12 0 21
14 Bristol Rovers 16 6 3 7 19 24 8 4 0 4 10 12 8 2 3 3 9 12 -5 21
15 Walsall 16 5 5 6 20 22 8 3 2 3 12 13 8 2 3 3 8 9 -2 20
16 Barrow 16 4 7 5 20 20 8 2 4 2 11 11 8 2 3 3 9 9 0 19
17 Salford City 16 4 5 7 17 18 9 3 4 2 10 6 7 1 1 5 7 12 -1 17
18 Mansfield Town 16 4 5 7 16 21 9 3 3 3 11 11 7 1 2 4 5 10 -5 17
19 Colchester United 15 4 5 6 12 19 8 2 2 4 6 10 7 2 3 2 6 9 -7 17
20 Crawley Town 15 5 2 8 17 25 8 3 2 3 10 13 7 2 0 5 7 12 -8 17
21 Stevenage 16 3 5 8 12 28 8 2 4 2 8 10 8 1 1 6 4 18 -16 14
22 Carlisle United 16 2 7 7 11 24 8 1 5 2 5 7 8 1 2 5 6 17 -13 13
23 Oldham Athletic 16 3 3 10 12 24 8 1 1 6 7 14 8 2 2 4 5 10 -12 12
24 Scunthorpe United 16 2 6 8 12 30 8 2 2 4 6 13 8 0 4 4 6 17 -18 12

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.