Match preview League Two: Forest Green Rovers - Bradford City at The New Lawn

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 19.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The New Lawn (5147 seats)

After the first game it's Forest Green Rovers - Bradford City 3-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second League Two game of the season?

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four days ago.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The Forest goalkeeper Luke McGee is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 224 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

Happy days for Forest Green Rovers in their previous game, a League Two match away at Bolton Wanderers (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Exeter City (2-3).

Last season, Forest Green Rovers's league statistics were 13 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the League Two. Over these 36 matches they scored 43 goals and conceded 40. Playing at home last season Forest Green Rovers managed 5-4-8 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 22 conceded.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.

Home advantage was not enough for Bradford in their previous game, as they lost their Carabao Cup-match, hosting Lincoln City, 0-3. A draw for Bradford City before that, at their own venue hosting Colchester United (0-0).

Let's have a look at how Bradford City performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 12 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 7 and lost 9 with 15/26 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ForestC. Winchester
C. Winchester
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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
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 17
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Forest Green Rovers Last season Bradford City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 17   Played P   19 37
13 5   Won W   3 14
10 4   Drew D   7 12
13 8   Lost L   9 11
43 16   Scored S   15 44
40 22   Conceded C   26 40
89% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
58% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
39% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 49%
25% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 11%
11% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 3%
44% 41%   BTTS BTTS   58% 59%
36% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 30%
31% 35%   Failed to Score F T   32% 22%
 
5.1 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.1
4.6 4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.4 5.2
1.7 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.8
4 2   Red cards R C   0 4
 
454 235   Total Shots T S   200 451
151 66   Shots on Target S O   54 128
28% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Morecambe 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Walsall 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Salford City 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Barrow 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Scunthorpe United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Stevenage 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Mansfield Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Carlisle United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Morecambe 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Walsall 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Exeter City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Salford City 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Barrow 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Newport County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Scunthorpe United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Stevenage 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Bradford City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Colchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 Mansfield Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
21 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
22 Crawley Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
23 Carlisle United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 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.