Delightful dogfight as daring Bradford City duels with determined Stevenage

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 17.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium

Bradford City host Stevenage for another absorbing League Two match here at The Utilita Energy Stadium.

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.

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Bradford City form and stats

The hosts won their first League Two game here at The Utilita Energy Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Bradford City last season were 9 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses from 23 games.

The Bradford supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Oldham Athletic in League Two and win 2-1. Midfielder Lee Angol was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.32 (out of ten) in that game. Angol scored two goals and hit two key passes. A late climax in the match against Oldham Athletic as the winning goal came eight minutes into overtime; scored by Lee Angol.

Prior to that, an away loss at Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup.

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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn four and lost two.

Bradford are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Mansfield Town awaits in four days.

At The Utilita Energy Stadium, Bradford City has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Stevenage form and stats

Only one away game in the League Two so far for Stevenage and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 victories, 10 draws and 7 losses from 23 travels.

270 minutes! That's how long the Stevenage goalkeeper Joseph Anang and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Stevenage play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Bristol Rovers (placed 23rd). Midfielder Chris Lines was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Lines scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Luton Town (after extra-time, 3-0 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup.

Stevenage are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, six draws and ten defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Port Vale in just four days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stevenage has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Bradford four wins, two draws and Stevenage two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BradfordL. Angol
L. Angol
2 goals
StevenageC. Lines
C. Lines
1 goals
StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
1 goals

Bradford City missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 2 3
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 1.5
6 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3
1.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.5 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 7.5
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.5
25% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 60%
Bradford City Last season Stevenage
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
16 9   Won W   6 14
11 7   Drew D   10 18
19 7   Lost L   7 14
48 22   Scored S   15 41
53 19   Conceded C   21 41
89% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 78%
63% 48%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   43% 48%
46% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 33%
17% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 15%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 2%
48% 35%   BTTS BTTS   39% 39%
26% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   48% 41%
37% 43%   Failed to Score F T   39% 41%
 
4.4 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.8
4.7 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.5
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
3 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 10.5
4 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.5
26% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 25%

  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 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
2 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Mansfield Town 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
6 Bradford City 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Swindon Town 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
10 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Barrow 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
14 Salford City 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Rochdale 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
18 Port Vale 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Scunthorpe United 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
20 Exeter City 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
21 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
23 Bristol Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Walsall 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
Last season 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 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

Bradford City:
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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 Forest Green Rovers 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
2 Stevenage 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Mansfield Town 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
4 Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
6 Bradford City 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Carlisle United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Swindon Town 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
10 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Barrow 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Hartlepool United 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
13 Newport County 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
14 Salford City 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 Rochdale 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
16 Sutton United 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
17 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
18 Port Vale 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Scunthorpe United 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
20 Exeter City 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
21 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
23 Bristol Rovers 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Walsall 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0

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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.