The football year has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, ups and downs resulting in mid-table positions so far. Pave the way for Bradford City - Salford City!
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Salford City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.
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, 7 draws and 1 defeat. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Bradford City has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?
In their previous game, the manager Adams led his Bradford to a defeat in the League Two match away at Carlisle United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Utilita Energy Stadium. Threlkeld was "man of the match" with a rating of 6.82 out of 10. The defender Threlkeld won 2 of 6 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Barrow and winning 2-1.The Bradford City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Bradford City have conceded 13 goals.
Salford City form and stats
Salford City have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
Salford City's last game was the home draw against Tranmere Rovers (1-1). Turnbull, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.33. Turnbull hit one key pass and won 24 of 34 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Newport County.The schedule is very tough for Salford now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Port Vale is waiting in only three days.
Salford City find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Salford in these games.
Head 2 Head
Bradford City and Salford City have played each other earlier this season: Salford City - Bradford City 1-0. Stats for the preceeding five meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for Bradford City, one draw and four wins for Salford City. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 8 goals |  L. Angol 5 goals |  B. Thomas-Asante 5 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Salford City missing players
| Bradford City | Salford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 26% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 48% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 43% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.8 | 14.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 27% |
| 11.9 | 10.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- All of Salford City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bradford City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Salford City 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 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Sutton United | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Newport County | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Salford City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Walsall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 20 | Barrow | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 23 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 22 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
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