Macclesfield Town vs Bradford City match preview

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 30.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Moss Rose (6355 seats)

Macclesfield Town will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Bradford City.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

Macclesfield Town have collected 13 points from their League Two home games so far after 3-4-1.

Stress levels are on the rise for Macclesfield Town's attacking players as they have now played 245 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Archibald was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Owen Evans not having conceded a league goal in 188 minutes.

Macclesfield Town drew their last game, 0-0 away at Salford City (placed 12th). In the match before that, Macclesfield Town hosted Mansfield Town and drew the game 0-0.

The Macclesfield Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Macclesfield Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moss Rose in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

Playing away, Bradford City have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the League Two this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Bradford City, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Plymouth Argyle (placed 8th). The game before that, in the FA Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Shrewsbury Town.

Bradford City have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Bradford City in these games.

Head 2 Head

Macclesfield Town-Bradford City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Macclesfield Town 3 wins, Bradford City 5 wins, 2 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
5 goals
Macclesfield TownE. Osadebe
E. Osadebe
4 goals
Macclesfield TownT. Archibald
T. Archibald
4 goals

Macclesfield Town missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Macclesfield Town Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 0 Played P 1 8 17
5 3 0 Won W 0 3 9
7 4 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 1 0 Lost L 0 3 5
17 9 0 Scored S 1 10 25
20 5 0 Conceded C 1 10 17
89% 88% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
44% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 59%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
44% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 65%
28% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 29%
39% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
5 6.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 9 4.9 5.6
5.2 4.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5.2
1.9 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
 
193 95 0 Total Shots T S 17 99 235
72 40 0 Shots on Target S O 5 27 69
24% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 37% 36%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Bradford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Macclesfield Town has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home
  • Macclesfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Macclesfield Town
All EFL VNL FAT LT CF FAC CC
All Home Away Home vs top
02-11-19 LT Carlisle United 2 - 1 Macclesfield Town
10-11-19 FAC Macclesfield Town 0 - 4 Kingstonian
13-11-19 EFL Shrewsbury Town 3 - 1 Macclesfield Town
16-11-19 LT Macclesfield Town 0 - 0 Mansfield Town
23-11-19 LT Salford City 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
30-11-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Bradford City
07-12-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Crewe Alexandra
14-12-19 LT Walsall 16:00 Macclesfield Town
21-12-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Plymouth Argyle
26-12-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Grimsby Town
Bradford City
All EFL LO LT CF FAC CC
All Home Away Away vs mid
02-11-19 LT Bradford City 2 - 0 Exeter City
09-11-19 FAC Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Bradford City
12-11-19 EFL Bradford City 1 - 2 Rochdale
19-11-19 FAC Bradford City 0 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
23-11-19 LT Plymouth Argyle 2 - 1 Bradford City
30-11-19 LT Macclesfield Town 16:00 Bradford City
07-12-19 LT Bradford City 16:00 Newport County
14-12-19 LT Leyton Orient 16:00 Bradford City
21-12-19 LT Bradford City 16:00 Salford City
26-12-19 LT Carlisle United 16:00 Bradford City

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 19 11 3 5 32 22 10 6 1 3 14 11 9 5 2 2 18 11 10 36
2 Forest Green Rovers 18 10 4 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 6 2 2 16 7 11 34
3 Crewe Alexandra 18 10 3 5 32 22 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 5 1 2 14 11 10 33
4 Exeter City 19 9 6 4 24 20 9 5 3 1 13 6 10 4 3 3 11 14 4 33
5 Northampton Town 19 9 4 6 28 19 10 6 1 3 18 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 31
6 Cheltenham Town 17 8 6 3 28 15 9 5 3 1 21 11 8 3 3 2 7 4 13 30
7 Bradford City 17 9 3 5 25 17 9 6 1 2 15 7 8 3 2 3 10 10 8 30
8 Plymouth Argyle 18 8 5 5 27 21 9 5 3 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 9 12 6 29
9 Port Vale 19 7 7 5 25 25 9 5 4 0 13 7 10 2 3 5 12 18 0 28
10 Colchester United 18 7 6 5 23 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 27
11 Newport County 17 7 6 4 17 14 10 5 3 2 11 8 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 27
12 Salford City 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 3 4 3 9 12 9 3 3 3 14 16 -5 25
13 Cambridge United 19 6 6 7 23 19 9 3 3 3 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 10 4 24
14 Macclesfield Town 18 5 7 6 17 20 8 3 4 1 9 5 10 2 3 5 8 15 -3 22
15 Mansfield Town 19 5 6 8 26 26 9 2 2 5 15 16 10 3 4 3 11 10 0 21
16 Scunthorpe United 19 5 6 8 25 26 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -1 21
17 Crawley Town 19 5 6 8 25 31 10 4 2 4 12 14 9 1 4 4 13 17 -6 21
18 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 26 34 10 2 3 5 14 19 9 3 2 4 12 15 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 16 5 4 7 20 22 7 2 2 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 19
20 Oldham Athletic 18 4 7 7 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 8 16 -7 19
21 Carlisle United 19 5 4 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 16 -12 19
22 Walsall 19 5 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 13 -12 19
23 Stevenage 18 2 8 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 10 0 6 4 4 11 -9 14
24 Morecambe 19 3 5 11 16 35 9 1 3 5 8 14 10 2 2 6 8 21 -19 14

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 Swindon Town 19 11 3 5 32 22 10 6 1 3 14 11 9 5 2 2 18 11 10 36
2 Forest Green Rovers 18 10 4 4 24 13 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 6 2 2 16 7 11 34
3 Crewe Alexandra 18 10 3 5 32 22 10 5 2 3 18 11 8 5 1 2 14 11 10 33
4 Exeter City 19 9 6 4 24 20 9 5 3 1 13 6 10 4 3 3 11 14 4 33
5 Northampton Town 19 9 4 6 28 19 10 6 1 3 18 8 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 31
6 Cheltenham Town 17 8 6 3 28 15 9 5 3 1 21 11 8 3 3 2 7 4 13 30
7 Bradford City 17 9 3 5 25 17 9 6 1 2 15 7 8 3 2 3 10 10 8 30
8 Plymouth Argyle 18 8 5 5 27 21 9 5 3 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 9 12 6 29
9 Port Vale 19 7 7 5 25 25 9 5 4 0 13 7 10 2 3 5 12 18 0 28
10 Colchester United 18 7 6 5 23 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 4 3 12 10 6 27
11 Newport County 17 7 6 4 17 14 10 5 3 2 11 8 7 2 3 2 6 6 3 27
12 Salford City 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 3 4 3 9 12 9 3 3 3 14 16 -5 25
13 Cambridge United 19 6 6 7 23 19 9 3 3 3 12 9 10 3 3 4 11 10 4 24
14 Macclesfield Town 18 5 7 6 17 20 8 3 4 1 9 5 10 2 3 5 8 15 -3 22
15 Mansfield Town 19 5 6 8 26 26 9 2 2 5 15 16 10 3 4 3 11 10 0 21
16 Scunthorpe United 19 5 6 8 25 26 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -1 21
17 Crawley Town 19 5 6 8 25 31 10 4 2 4 12 14 9 1 4 4 13 17 -6 21
18 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 26 34 10 2 3 5 14 19 9 3 2 4 12 15 -8 20
19 Grimsby Town 16 5 4 7 20 22 7 2 2 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 19
20 Oldham Athletic 18 4 7 7 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 3 4 8 16 -7 19
21 Carlisle United 19 5 4 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 16 -12 19
22 Walsall 19 5 4 10 14 26 10 2 3 5 7 13 9 3 1 5 7 13 -12 19
23 Stevenage 18 2 8 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 10 0 6 4 4 11 -9 14
24 Morecambe 19 3 5 11 16 35 9 1 3 5 8 14 10 2 2 6 8 21 -19 14

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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.