Football tips: Bradford City vs Tranmere Rovers - predictions and stats

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 14.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

Which side will win when Tranmere Rovers visit Bradford City? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant information and data necessary to enjoy the game more.

It's no vacation for neither Bradford City nor Tranmere Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Bradford City form and stats

All-inclusive League Two stats playing at home this season for Bradford City are 5-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Bradford City, who won 3-2 against Stevenage (placed 2nd). Sweet to taste a league win after four games without. The attacking player Cook was announced as "man of the match" for Bradford with a rating of 9.05/10. Cook scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

In the match before that, Bradford City hosted Mansfield Town and drew the game 1-1.

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 10 games. Bradford has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bradford City, as the League Two home game vs Barrow is only four days away.

Bradford City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Tranmere Rovers's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Impressive finishing from Morris secured the home win 1-0 against Salford City in their previous game. Defender Dacres-Cogley was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. Dacres-Cogley won 4 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Doncaster Rovers's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Tranmere Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Tranmere, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Tranmere Rovers, the League Two home match versus Mansfield Town. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tranmere as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Tranmere Rovers in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams played each other previously this season; Tranmere Rovers - Bradford City 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Bradford wins - draws - Tranmere Rovers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
15 goals
Tranmere RoversK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
8 goals
Tranmere RoversJ. Hawkes
J. Hawkes
6 goals

Bradford City missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bradford City Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 5 15 30
12 5 1 Won W 3 4 11
9 6 2 Drew D 0 4 8
7 3 0 Lost L 2 7 11
35 18 4 Scored S 6 12 32
28 14 3 Conceded C 5 16 28
82% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
64% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 60% 67%
46% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 27% 33%
21% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
50% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 37%
36% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 43%
32% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 40% 30%
 
4.6 5.3 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.3 5.3
6.5 6.5 7.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.3 4.5
1.9 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 1.4
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.1 12.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.1 10.9
1.9 2.1 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.2 3.5
67% 62% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 30%
 
11 11.5 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 11.3 9.8
3 2.9 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 30 19 6 5 39 17 15 11 3 1 21 4 15 8 3 4 18 13 22 63
2 Stevenage 27 16 8 3 39 18 14 12 1 1 27 6 13 4 7 2 12 12 21 56
3 Carlisle United 29 14 9 6 48 28 15 8 5 2 25 12 14 6 4 4 23 16 20 51
4 Northampton Town 28 14 8 6 42 28 14 7 4 3 20 13 14 7 4 3 22 15 14 50
5 Salford City 29 14 6 9 40 29 15 7 4 4 18 14 14 7 2 5 22 15 11 48
6 Mansfield Town 28 12 7 9 41 37 14 6 5 3 25 20 14 6 2 6 16 17 4 43
7 Stockport County 28 12 6 10 39 27 14 7 4 3 20 12 14 5 2 7 19 15 12 42
8 Swindon Town 28 11 9 8 37 30 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 5 4 5 15 17 7 42
9 Bradford City 27 11 9 7 32 26 14 5 6 3 18 14 13 6 3 4 14 12 6 42
10 Barrow 29 12 5 12 34 38 14 8 1 5 19 13 15 4 4 7 15 25 -4 41
11 Doncaster Rovers 28 12 4 12 33 40 14 8 1 5 21 17 14 4 3 7 12 23 -7 40
12 Sutton United 29 11 7 11 28 35 14 8 3 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -7 40
13 AFC Wimbledon 28 10 9 9 30 29 13 6 4 3 15 11 15 4 5 6 15 18 1 39
14 Walsall 26 10 8 8 30 23 12 7 2 3 19 11 14 3 6 5 11 12 7 38
15 Tranmere Rovers 29 10 8 11 31 28 14 6 4 4 19 12 15 4 4 7 12 16 3 38
16 Grimsby Town 25 9 6 10 29 32 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 6 1 6 16 17 -3 33
17 Colchester United 30 8 7 15 30 38 15 4 6 5 16 17 15 4 1 10 14 21 -8 31
18 Crewe Alexandra 27 7 10 10 21 34 16 5 5 6 15 19 11 2 5 4 6 15 -13 31
19 Newport County 27 7 8 12 26 31 14 4 3 7 13 17 13 3 5 5 13 14 -5 29
20 Harrogate Town 27 7 6 14 33 41 14 4 4 6 18 21 13 3 2 8 15 20 -8 27
21 Crawley Town 26 6 7 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 0 6 7 11 23 -13 25
22 Hartlepool United 29 6 7 16 29 52 14 3 5 6 14 23 15 3 2 10 15 29 -23 25
23 Gillingham 27 5 9 13 15 31 13 4 4 5 7 12 14 1 5 8 8 19 -16 24
24 Rochdale 29 5 5 19 23 44 14 2 2 10 11 21 15 3 3 9 12 23 -21 20

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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 Leyton Orient 30 19 6 5 39 17 15 11 3 1 21 4 15 8 3 4 18 13 22 63
2 Stevenage 27 16 8 3 39 18 14 12 1 1 27 6 13 4 7 2 12 12 21 56
3 Carlisle United 29 14 9 6 48 28 15 8 5 2 25 12 14 6 4 4 23 16 20 51
4 Northampton Town 28 14 8 6 42 28 14 7 4 3 20 13 14 7 4 3 22 15 14 50
5 Salford City 29 14 6 9 40 29 15 7 4 4 18 14 14 7 2 5 22 15 11 48
6 Mansfield Town 28 12 7 9 41 37 14 6 5 3 25 20 14 6 2 6 16 17 4 43
7 Stockport County 28 12 6 10 39 27 14 7 4 3 20 12 14 5 2 7 19 15 12 42
8 Swindon Town 28 11 9 8 37 30 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 5 4 5 15 17 7 42
9 Bradford City 27 11 9 7 32 26 14 5 6 3 18 14 13 6 3 4 14 12 6 42
10 Barrow 29 12 5 12 34 38 14 8 1 5 19 13 15 4 4 7 15 25 -4 41
11 Doncaster Rovers 28 12 4 12 33 40 14 8 1 5 21 17 14 4 3 7 12 23 -7 40
12 Sutton United 29 11 7 11 28 35 14 8 3 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -7 40
13 AFC Wimbledon 28 10 9 9 30 29 13 6 4 3 15 11 15 4 5 6 15 18 1 39
14 Walsall 26 10 8 8 30 23 12 7 2 3 19 11 14 3 6 5 11 12 7 38
15 Tranmere Rovers 29 10 8 11 31 28 14 6 4 4 19 12 15 4 4 7 12 16 3 38
16 Grimsby Town 25 9 6 10 29 32 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 6 1 6 16 17 -3 33
17 Colchester United 30 8 7 15 30 38 15 4 6 5 16 17 15 4 1 10 14 21 -8 31
18 Crewe Alexandra 27 7 10 10 21 34 16 5 5 6 15 19 11 2 5 4 6 15 -13 31
19 Newport County 27 7 8 12 26 31 14 4 3 7 13 17 13 3 5 5 13 14 -5 29
20 Harrogate Town 27 7 6 14 33 41 14 4 4 6 18 21 13 3 2 8 15 20 -8 27
21 Crawley Town 26 6 7 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 0 6 7 11 23 -13 25
22 Hartlepool United 29 6 7 16 29 52 14 3 5 6 14 23 15 3 2 10 15 29 -23 25
23 Gillingham 27 5 9 13 15 31 13 4 4 5 7 12 14 1 5 8 8 19 -16 24
24 Rochdale 29 5 5 19 23 44 14 2 2 10 11 21 15 3 3 9 12 23 -21 20

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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.