Forest Green Rovers supporters put their faith in manager Edwards to deliver victory against Bradford City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

Forest Green Rovers have excelled Bradford City so far this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the data you need prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (64) in League Two
  • 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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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

Forest Green Rovers have performed here at The New Lawn this season with 11 wins from 16 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.

Rovers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Salford City that ended 1-1.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Newport County the opponent.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Forest Green Rovers matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and one defeat (from five games).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Leyton Orient in only three days. This game is also played here at The New Lawn.

Forest Green Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The New Lawn with 27 goals in 16 league matches. Forest Green Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at The New Lawn in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 16 matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

Playing away, Bradford City have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 7 defeats in the League Two this season. With the Bradford losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The manager Hughes was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Northern Commercials Stadium. Bradford City suffered a 1-2 loss to Swindon Town (placed 7th). Midfield player Evans was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Evans scored one goal.

A loss against Mansfield Town was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The schedule is very tough for Bradford City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Hartlepool United is waiting in only three days.

The attacking power of Bradford City when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Bradford have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Bradford City - Forest Green Rovers 1-1 was the scoreline in these teams' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Rovers victory, two draws and one Bradford City win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Forest Green RoversM. Stevens
M. Stevens
21 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Matt
J. Matt
17 goals
Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
10 goals

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 5 17 35
19 11 3 Won W 2 5 9
11 2 0 Drew D 2 5 13
4 3 2 Lost L 1 7 13
64 27 11 Scored S 7 15 38
29 11 7 Conceded C 5 20 45
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 82% 89%
85% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 80%
38% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 43%
24% 12% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 12% 20%
9% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
50% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 63%
41% 56% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 17%
18% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 31%
 
6.1 6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.4 5.3
4.7 5.6 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 5.1
1.4 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.7 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.1 14.6 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.4 12.6
4.8 5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.7
39% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 26% 29%
 
10.6 10.5 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 13.1 11.9
2.9 2.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.1 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Forest Green Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most scored goals (64) in League Two
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the best goal difference (+35) in League Two

  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 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 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 34 19 11 4 64 29 16 11 2 3 27 11 18 8 9 1 37 18 35 68
2 Northampton Town 35 17 9 9 42 29 18 11 3 4 26 13 17 6 6 5 16 16 13 60
3 Sutton United 34 16 9 9 53 39 18 11 4 3 31 15 16 5 5 6 22 24 14 57
4 Newport County 35 15 11 9 56 45 18 9 6 3 36 21 17 6 5 6 20 24 11 56
5 Mansfield Town 32 16 8 8 44 34 18 12 3 3 31 19 14 4 5 5 13 15 10 56
6 Tranmere Rovers 35 16 8 11 38 30 17 12 1 4 24 11 18 4 7 7 14 19 8 56
7 Swindon Town 34 15 10 9 57 41 17 5 7 5 27 19 17 10 3 4 30 22 16 55
8 Exeter City 32 14 12 6 47 33 15 8 5 2 24 14 17 6 7 4 23 19 14 54
9 Bristol Rovers 34 14 9 11 46 41 17 9 3 5 24 19 17 5 6 6 22 22 5 51
10 Port Vale 33 13 11 9 46 33 16 7 5 4 21 13 17 6 6 5 25 20 13 50
11 Salford City 33 13 9 11 38 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 17 7 2 8 20 18 7 48
12 Hartlepool United 34 13 8 13 36 44 16 9 5 2 22 14 18 4 3 11 14 30 -8 47
13 Crawley Town 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 5 6 6 21 24 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 45
14 Harrogate Town 34 11 10 13 52 52 17 5 6 6 26 24 17 6 4 7 26 28 0 43
15 Bradford City 35 9 13 13 38 45 18 4 8 6 23 25 17 5 5 7 15 20 -7 40
16 Walsall 35 10 10 15 37 47 17 6 5 6 24 23 18 4 5 9 13 24 -10 40
17 Rochdale 33 8 14 11 39 45 15 4 8 3 19 16 18 4 6 8 20 29 -6 38
18 Carlisle United 34 9 10 15 28 46 17 4 7 6 12 18 17 5 3 9 16 28 -18 37
19 Colchester United 35 8 12 15 33 49 18 4 8 6 19 23 17 4 4 9 14 26 -16 36
20 Leyton Orient 33 7 14 12 42 36 18 6 5 7 26 16 15 1 9 5 16 20 6 35
21 Stevenage 35 7 13 15 32 54 17 6 6 5 21 23 18 1 7 10 11 31 -22 34
22 Barrow 34 7 12 15 31 41 18 3 9 6 17 21 16 4 3 9 14 20 -10 33
23 Oldham Athletic 33 7 10 16 34 51 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 3 7 7 13 23 -17 31
24 Scunthorpe United 35 4 12 19 24 59 17 3 5 9 12 23 18 1 7 10 12 36 -35 24

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