Bristol Rovers and Bradford City fans eagerly anticipate League Two meeting at Memorial Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

A look at the League Two standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Get our Bristol Rovers - Bradford City match guide!

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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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Bristol Rovers form and stats

11-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Bristol Rovers so far this season. There’s a good atmosphere here at Memorial Stadium after three straight home wins.

Bristol are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Carlisle United. Taylor, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Taylor won 13 of 14 duels.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Northampton Town with a 1-0 scoreline.

The Bristol Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 19 matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Bradford City playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Momentum is building for Bradford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Bradford City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Newport County that finished 0-0. O’Connor was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender O’Connor hit one key pass and won 11 of 12 duels.

A loss against Port Vale was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Bradford City have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also met each other before this match year: Bradford City - Bristol 2-2. Bristol Rovers-Bradford City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bristol Rovers three wins, Bradford City two wins, five draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
11 goals
Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
11 goals
Bristol RoversA. Evans
A. Evans
8 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
18 11 5 Won W 2 7 11
9 3 0 Drew D 3 5 14
12 5 1 Lost L 1 7 14
53 28 10 Scored S 7 19 43
43 19 3 Conceded C 5 20 47
97% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 84% 87%
72% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 79%
44% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 32% 41%
23% 26% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 18%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
51% 42% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 59%
36% 53% 83% Clean Sheets C S 50% 32% 23%
15% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 31%
 
4.9 4.1 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 5.1
5 5.2 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.6 5.1
2.2 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.6
8 5 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.8 11.4 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.1 12.3
4.3 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 3.7
32% 40% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 28% 30%
 
12.2 11.1 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.2 12.2
4.2 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than 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 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 38 18 14 6 56 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 7 8 4 25 19 20 68
3 Northampton Town 39 19 9 11 47 33 20 12 3 5 28 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 14 66
4 Port Vale 38 17 12 9 57 36 20 10 6 4 30 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 21 63
5 Newport County 39 17 12 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 20 8 6 6 24 25 13 63
6 Bristol Rovers 39 18 9 12 53 43 19 11 3 5 28 19 20 7 6 7 25 24 10 63
7 Tranmere Rovers 39 18 9 12 44 34 19 14 1 4 29 13 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 63
8 Mansfield Town 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 12 3 3 31 19 18 6 5 7 19 22 9 62
9 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
10 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
11 Salford City 37 15 11 11 46 34 18 8 7 3 25 15 19 7 4 8 21 19 12 56
12 Crawley Town 38 14 9 15 48 53 20 7 6 7 26 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -5 51
13 Hartlepool United 38 14 9 15 39 50 18 9 6 3 22 16 20 5 3 12 17 34 -11 51
14 Bradford City 39 11 14 14 43 47 20 4 9 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 47
15 Harrogate Town 39 12 11 16 56 61 19 5 7 7 27 28 20 7 4 9 29 33 -5 47
16 Walsall 39 12 11 16 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 24 20 4 6 10 15 27 -9 47
17 Leyton Orient 38 10 16 12 51 38 20 8 5 7 31 17 18 2 11 5 20 21 13 46
18 Carlisle United 38 12 10 16 34 50 20 6 7 7 16 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -16 46
19 Colchester United 39 10 12 17 37 52 20 5 8 7 20 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 42
20 Rochdale 38 8 16 14 41 51 18 4 10 4 20 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -10 40
21 Barrow 38 8 13 17 33 45 19 3 9 7 18 23 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 37
22 Stevenage 38 7 13 18 34 60 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 1 7 11 12 33 -26 34
23 Oldham Athletic 38 7 10 21 37 61 19 4 3 12 23 35 19 3 7 9 14 26 -24 31
24 Scunthorpe United 39 4 12 23 26 71 20 3 5 12 13 30 19 1 7 11 13 41 -45 24

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 37 20 12 5 66 32 18 11 3 4 28 14 19 9 9 1 38 18 34 72
2 Exeter City 38 18 14 6 56 36 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 7 8 4 25 19 20 68
3 Northampton Town 39 19 9 11 47 33 20 12 3 5 28 14 19 7 6 6 19 19 14 66
4 Port Vale 38 17 12 9 57 36 20 10 6 4 30 15 18 7 6 5 27 21 21 63
5 Newport County 39 17 12 10 62 49 19 9 6 4 38 24 20 8 6 6 24 25 13 63
6 Bristol Rovers 39 18 9 12 53 43 19 11 3 5 28 19 20 7 6 7 25 24 10 63
7 Tranmere Rovers 39 18 9 12 44 34 19 14 1 4 29 13 20 4 8 8 15 21 10 63
8 Mansfield Town 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 12 3 3 31 19 18 6 5 7 19 22 9 62
9 Swindon Town 38 17 10 11 62 48 19 7 7 5 30 20 19 10 3 6 32 28 14 61
10 Sutton United 39 17 10 12 58 46 19 11 5 3 32 16 20 6 5 9 26 30 12 61
11 Salford City 37 15 11 11 46 34 18 8 7 3 25 15 19 7 4 8 21 19 12 56
12 Crawley Town 38 14 9 15 48 53 20 7 6 7 26 27 18 7 3 8 22 26 -5 51
13 Hartlepool United 38 14 9 15 39 50 18 9 6 3 22 16 20 5 3 12 17 34 -11 51
14 Bradford City 39 11 14 14 43 47 20 4 9 7 24 27 19 7 5 7 19 20 -4 47
15 Harrogate Town 39 12 11 16 56 61 19 5 7 7 27 28 20 7 4 9 29 33 -5 47
16 Walsall 39 12 11 16 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 24 20 4 6 10 15 27 -9 47
17 Leyton Orient 38 10 16 12 51 38 20 8 5 7 31 17 18 2 11 5 20 21 13 46
18 Carlisle United 38 12 10 16 34 50 20 6 7 7 16 21 18 6 3 9 18 29 -16 46
19 Colchester United 39 10 12 17 37 52 20 5 8 7 20 24 19 5 4 10 17 28 -15 42
20 Rochdale 38 8 16 14 41 51 18 4 10 4 20 18 20 4 6 10 21 33 -10 40
21 Barrow 38 8 13 17 33 45 19 3 9 7 18 23 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 37
22 Stevenage 38 7 13 18 34 60 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 1 7 11 12 33 -26 34
23 Oldham Athletic 38 7 10 21 37 61 19 4 3 12 23 35 19 3 7 9 14 26 -24 31
24 Scunthorpe United 39 4 12 23 26 71 20 3 5 12 13 30 19 1 7 11 13 41 -45 24

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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.