The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Bradford City are in the 14th position while the guesting Scunthorpe United worry at 22nd.
- Scunthorpe United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bradford can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two. For Scunthorpe United most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Bradford City form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Bradford City are 9-6-7 (wins-draw-losses). It's trouble wherever Bradford City are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Three consecutive losses here at The Utilita Energy Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Bradford City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Salford City (placed 7th). Prior to that, an away loss at Port Vale.
Heartbreak for Bradford in their last match as Salford City's I. Henderson scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The Bradford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bradford have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Scunthorpe United form and stats
Scunthorpe United have only collected 20 points from their away games in the League Two, after 6-2-14 (22 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Scunthorpe who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Tranmere Rovers was the last time a defeat was avoided. It's all red in the travel logs of Scunthorpe, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Scunthorpe United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 308 minutes ago. A. Eisa was the goal scorer.
Two away games in a row for Scunthorpe, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Newport County in the League Two. A loss against Walsall was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Newport County was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Scunthorpe as they have only managed to score 19 times from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Scunthorpe have conceded 36 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Scunthorpe United - Bradford 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Bradford won three, Scunthorpe United won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Eisa 9 goals |   A. Cook 8 goals | R. Loft 8 goals |
Bradford City missing players
Scunthorpe United missing players
| Bradford City | Scunthorpe United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 48 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 51 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 36 | 63 |
| 91% | 86% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 64% | 50% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | 68% |
| 48% | 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 36% | 32% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 50% | 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 36% | 36% |
| 25% | 36% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 18% | 25% |
| 34% | 41% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 45% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 27% | 24% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 31% |
- Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Scunthorpe United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 79 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 77 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 76 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 72 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 72 |
| 6 | Newport County | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 69 |
| 7 | Salford City | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 67 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 66 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 62 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 61 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 60 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -3 | 60 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 44 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 56 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | -3 | 54 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -4 | 52 |
| 19 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -6 | 52 |
| 20 | Barrow | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 49 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 44 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -18 | 47 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -22 | 47 |
| 23 | Southend United | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -30 | 40 |
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