Evenly matched teams: Bradford City vs Swindon Town match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium (25136 seats)

High flying Swindon Town land at Bradford City after their 1-2-result vs Salford City. Get out our comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in League Two

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City have collected 20 points from their League Two home games so far after 4-8-5. It's trouble wherever Bradford City are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The Bradford City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Mansfield Town here at The Utilita Energy Stadium. Watt (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Watt hit four key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Harrogate Town (1-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Bradford City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bradford City as a small favourite), we find 19 games. Bradford City has won seven of these, drawn seven and lost five.

Bradford has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bradford City have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Swindon Town form and stats

9-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Swindon Town in their League Two matches away.

Swindon Town's previous game was their home loss versus Salford City (1-2).

Before that, Swindon secured a home win against Walsall with the score 5-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Swindon Town in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Swindon Town, two draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Swindon manager Garner as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Exeter City.

The travelling fans enjoy Swindon Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 16 league matches away. Swindon have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Swindon Town - Bradford City 1-3 was the end result in these sides' latest H2H match, played this season. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Bradford won four games, one match ended with a draw and Swindon Town have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
13 goals
Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
10 goals
Swindon TownJ. Payne
J. Payne
8 goals

Bradford City missing players

Swindon Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Swindon Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 3 16 33
9 4 0 Won W 3 9 14
13 8 3 Drew D 0 3 10
12 5 2 Lost L 0 4 9
37 22 4 Scored S 7 28 55
43 23 7 Conceded C 2 21 40
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
79% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 94% 85%
41% 47% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 61%
21% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 33%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
62% 76% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 67%
18% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 27%
32% 18% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 15%
 
5.4 6.4 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.9 5.3
5 4.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 4.8 4.7
1.7 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.7 13.9 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 13.2 13.5
3.7 4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.7
29% 32% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 39% 36%
 
11.9 10.6 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10.4 11.2
3.7 3.3 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 4 4.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swindon Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swindon Town have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in League Two
  • Swindon Town 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 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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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 33 19 10 4 63 28 16 11 2 3 27 11 17 8 8 1 36 17 35 67
2 Northampton Town 34 16 9 9 39 27 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 6 5 16 16 12 57
3 Tranmere Rovers 34 16 8 10 36 27 17 12 1 4 24 11 17 4 7 6 12 16 9 56
4 Exeter City 31 14 12 5 46 31 15 8 5 2 24 14 16 6 7 3 22 17 15 54
5 Sutton United 33 15 9 9 50 39 17 10 4 3 28 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 11 54
6 Newport County 34 14 11 9 55 45 17 8 6 3 35 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 10 53
7 Mansfield Town 31 15 8 8 42 33 17 11 3 3 29 18 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 53
8 Swindon Town 33 14 10 9 55 40 17 5 7 5 27 19 16 9 3 4 28 21 15 52
9 Bristol Rovers 33 14 9 10 46 40 17 9 3 5 24 19 16 5 6 5 22 21 6 51
10 Port Vale 32 13 11 8 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 13 16 6 6 4 25 19 14 50
11 Salford City 32 13 8 11 37 30 15 6 6 3 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 47
12 Crawley Town 32 12 8 12 41 44 16 5 5 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 44
13 Hartlepool United 33 12 8 13 34 43 16 9 5 2 22 14 17 3 3 11 12 29 -9 44
14 Harrogate Town 33 11 10 12 51 50 16 5 6 5 25 22 17 6 4 7 26 28 1 43
15 Bradford City 34 9 13 12 37 43 17 4 8 5 22 23 17 5 5 7 15 20 -6 40
16 Walsall 34 10 9 15 36 46 17 6 5 6 24 23 17 4 4 9 12 23 -10 39
17 Rochdale 32 8 14 10 39 42 15 4 8 3 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 26 -3 38
18 Leyton Orient 32 7 13 12 40 34 17 6 4 7 24 14 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 34
19 Carlisle United 33 8 10 15 26 45 17 4 7 6 12 18 16 4 3 9 14 27 -19 34
20 Colchester United 34 7 12 15 32 49 17 3 8 6 18 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -17 33
21 Stevenage 34 7 12 15 30 52 17 6 6 5 21 23 17 1 6 10 9 29 -22 33
22 Barrow 33 7 11 15 30 40 17 3 8 6 16 20 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 32
23 Oldham Athletic 32 7 10 15 33 49 15 4 3 8 20 26 17 3 7 7 13 23 -16 31
24 Scunthorpe United 34 4 11 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 17 1 6 10 12 36 -35 23

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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.