Salford City favourites for feisty fight facing Bradford City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Salford City in 10th and Bradford City in 9th place.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Salford City form and stats

With 4 League Two wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Salford City are certainly not brimming with confidence. The Salford City manager G. Alexander might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Salford City are returning here after visiting Macclesfield Town in a League Two game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Richie Towell and Ashley Hunter scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a defeat to Colchester United (1-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Salford City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost one.

The Salford City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. Salford City have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Bradford City form and stats

Bradford City have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-7-8 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Ben Richards-Everton and Dylan Connolly scored in Bradford City's previous match, the home game against Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Newport County's place.

We have checked recent matches where Bradford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were zero victories, three draws and five defeats.

The attacking power of Bradford City when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 24 goals have been conceded by Bradford City in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bradford City - Salford City 1-1 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityA. Rooney
A. Rooney
8 goals
Salford City
B. Thomas-Asante
6 goals
Salford CityI. Touray
I. Touray
4 goals

Salford City missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
12 4 2 Won W 1 3 14
11 6 1 Drew D 1 7 12
13 8 2 Lost L 3 8 10
47 18 3 Scored S 5 15 44
46 24 6 Conceded C 7 24 38
94% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 89%
78% 72% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 75%
47% 39% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 50%
28% 22% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 11%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
56% 56% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 61% 61%
25% 28% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 31%
25% 28% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 28% 19%
 
4.1 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.6 5.2
5.7 4.6 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.6 5.3
1.8 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
448 257 77 Total Shots T S 54 189 440
153 83 28 Shots on Target S O 21 52 126
31% 22% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 29% 35%

  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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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 Swindon Town 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

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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.