Match preview League Two: Bradford City - Scunthorpe United at Northern Commercials Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Northern Commercials Stadium (25136 seats)

It's advantage Bradford City so far with their 6th position in the League Two table, welcoming Scunthorpe United who are placed 15th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City are steadily winning League Two games and points here at Northern Commercials Stadium. 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games. Two home wins in a row for Bradford City bring valid hopes of a third.

The fans are hoping that Bradford City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Crawley Town (placed 13th). Before that, Bradford City played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Swindon Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bradford City handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W6-D0-L2.

There will be little rest for Bradford City after this match as they are travelling to Colchester United for a League Two game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Bradford City in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Bradford City have conceded only 8 goals.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

The manager P. Hurst was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Glanford Park. Scunthorpe United suffered a 1-2 loss to Newport County (placed 11th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Manchester City U21 in the EFL Trophy.

Scunthorpe United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Scunthorpe United manager P. Hurst as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Portsmouth.

Scunthorpe United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Scunthorpe United have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Bradford City and Scunthorpe United have met before this season: Scunthorpe United - Bradford City 1-1. Bradford City-Scunthorpe United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bradford City 4 wins, Scunthorpe United 2 wins, 4 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
9 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedK. van Veen
K. van Veen
8 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedL. Novak
L. Novak
5 goals

Bradford City missing players

Scunthorpe United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Scunthorpe United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
12 9 2 Won W 1 4 8
8 2 2 Drew D 1 2 7
6 2 1 Lost L 2 7 12
33 20 5 Scored S 6 15 35
22 8 4 Conceded C 9 19 38
88% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
69% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 81%
42% 46% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 52%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 31% 33%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 7%
58% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 52%
38% 46% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 26%
15% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 26%
 
5.2 5.8 6.6 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.8 5.4
4.9 3.8 2.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 4.9 4.6
1.9 2.5 2.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.9
3 3 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 5
 
340 189 88 Total Shots T S 29 138 322
97 55 23 Shots on Target S O 11 44 107
34% 36% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 34% 33%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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.
  • Scunthorpe United has the most conceded goals in the second half (27)
  • Scunthorpe United 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 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

Table
  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 27 16 5 6 49 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 7 3 3 25 16 20 53
2 Exeter City 26 14 8 4 37 27 13 8 4 1 22 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 10 50
3 Cheltenham Town 26 11 11 4 41 21 13 7 4 2 28 14 13 4 7 2 13 7 20 44
4 Crewe Alexandra 25 13 5 7 47 32 13 7 3 3 26 14 12 6 2 4 21 18 15 44
5 Plymouth Argyle 25 13 5 7 40 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 13 6 2 5 16 14 14 44
6 Bradford City 26 12 8 6 33 22 13 9 2 2 20 8 13 3 6 4 13 14 11 44
7 Forest Green Rovers 27 12 8 7 32 23 13 5 4 4 11 11 14 7 4 3 21 12 9 44
8 Northampton Town 26 12 6 8 36 29 13 8 2 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 42
9 Colchester United 26 10 11 5 36 24 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 4 7 3 18 14 12 41
10 Port Vale 27 9 11 7 34 33 13 6 6 1 18 11 14 3 5 6 16 22 1 38
11 Newport County 24 8 9 7 23 22 13 5 6 2 14 11 11 3 3 5 9 11 1 33
12 Walsall 27 9 6 12 26 36 13 3 4 6 10 16 14 6 2 6 16 20 -10 33
13 Crawley Town 27 7 11 9 35 37 14 6 4 4 19 16 13 1 7 5 16 21 -2 32
14 Salford City 27 8 8 11 33 38 14 4 4 6 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 20 -5 32
15 Scunthorpe United 27 8 7 12 35 38 14 4 5 5 20 19 13 4 2 7 15 19 -3 31
16 Cambridge United 27 8 7 12 30 33 13 5 3 5 18 15 14 3 4 7 12 18 -3 31
17 Grimsby Town 25 7 9 9 25 29 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 4 5 4 14 12 -4 30
18 Oldham Athletic 27 6 10 11 26 41 13 3 5 5 15 18 14 3 5 6 11 23 -15 28
19 Mansfield Town 27 6 9 12 36 42 14 2 4 8 21 27 13 4 5 4 15 15 -6 27
20 Leyton Orient 26 6 9 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 16 23 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 27
21 Carlisle United 26 6 7 13 23 43 13 3 5 5 10 18 13 3 2 8 13 25 -20 25
22 Macclesfield Town 25 6 12 7 24 27 12 4 7 1 13 8 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 24
23 Morecambe 27 5 7 15 23 46 14 3 5 6 15 20 13 2 2 9 8 26 -23 22
24 Stevenage 27 2 13 12 15 31 14 2 6 6 9 16 13 0 7 6 6 15 -16 19

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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.