It's advantage Bradford City so far with their 5th position in the League Two table, welcoming Salford City who are placed 14th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Bradford City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Northern Commercials Stadium as Bradford City have scored 16 goals to get 22 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 7-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Bradford City has recorded two wins in a row here at Northern Commercials Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Bradford City are confident in defense, having played 238 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Bradford City manager G. Bowyer and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Leyton Orient (placed 19th) in the League Two. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Newport County in a game that was won 1-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bradford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 6 times, drawn 0 and lost 3.
Bradford City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Northern Commercials Stadium with 16 goals in 10 league matches. Bradford City are not conceding a lot of goals here at Northern Commercials Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Salford City form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
The attacking players of Salford City have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
Salford City failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Exeter City (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 0-1 defeat away at Colchester United before that.
We have checked recent matches where Salford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W4-D1-L2.
Salford City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Salford City have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 
J. Vaughan
7 goals
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A. Rooney
5 goals
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E. Dieseruvwe
3 goals
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Bradford City missing players
Salford City missing players
| Bradford City | Salford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 30 |
| 90% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 70% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 76% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 43% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 48% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 15% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 270 | 146 | 62 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 102 | 236 |
| 79 | 46 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 38 | 81 |
| 34% | 35% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 37% | 28% |
- 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.
- 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 | Swindon Town | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |