League Two match prediction and preview for Scunthorpe United vs Bradford City clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Park Avenue Stadium (9088 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the League Two, with both Scunthorpe United and Bradford City experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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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Scunthorpe United form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Scunthorpe United at their home stadium (The Park Avenue Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Scunthorpe United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the League Two game against Stevenage (placed 22nd). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Walsall.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Scunthorpe as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Salford City are visiting.

The Scunthorpe United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Scunthorpe defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Bradford City form and stats

Playing away, Bradford City have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Bradford City, as they have won on their previous two travels.

221 minutes! That's how long the Bradford goalkeeper Sam Hornby and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Bradford City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Port Vale that finished 0-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Tranmere Rovers.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bradford have scored 10 goals in 10 league games away. 14 goals have been conceded by Bradford City in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Scunthorpe two wins, four draws and Bradford City four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityL. Novak
L. Novak
6 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedA. Eisa
A. Eisa
4 goals
Scunthorpe UnitedR. Loft
R. Loft
3 goals

Scunthorpe United missing players

Bradford City missing players

Scunthorpe United Bradford City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
7 3 1 Won W 2 3 6
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
12 5 1 Lost L 1 5 9
22 10 4 Scored S 5 10 20
32 17 4 Conceded C 3 14 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
62% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 57%
38% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 48%
29% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 19%
19% 30% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 43%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 24%
38% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
9 9.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 11 11.6
3 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.4 4
35% 30% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 29% 24%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bradford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Scunthorpe United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Carlisle United 21 12 3 6 32 20 10 8 1 1 23 11 11 4 2 5 9 9 12 39
2 Newport County 20 11 5 4 31 21 9 7 1 1 15 10 11 4 4 3 16 11 10 38
3 Forest Green Rovers 22 10 8 4 28 19 11 5 4 2 14 10 11 5 4 2 14 9 9 38
4 Cheltenham Town 21 10 5 6 30 21 11 5 3 3 17 12 10 5 2 3 13 9 9 35
5 Cambridge United 21 10 4 7 33 20 11 6 3 2 17 10 10 4 1 5 16 10 13 34
6 Crawley Town 22 9 7 6 34 28 10 5 3 2 19 11 12 4 4 4 15 17 6 34
7 Morecambe 20 10 4 6 27 30 10 5 3 2 13 13 10 5 1 4 14 17 -3 34
8 Salford City 20 9 6 5 27 15 11 5 6 0 18 7 9 4 0 5 9 8 12 33
9 Leyton Orient 22 10 3 9 32 26 11 6 2 3 19 11 11 4 1 6 13 15 6 33
10 Exeter City 19 8 7 4 40 26 10 6 1 3 22 10 9 2 6 1 18 16 14 31
11 Walsall 22 7 9 6 27 30 12 5 3 4 13 14 10 2 6 2 14 16 -3 30
12 Colchester United 21 7 8 6 27 29 10 6 3 1 17 10 11 1 5 5 10 19 -2 29
13 Tranmere Rovers 20 8 4 8 23 25 9 4 0 5 11 9 11 4 4 3 12 16 -2 28
14 Oldham Athletic 22 8 4 10 34 38 11 2 1 8 14 20 11 6 3 2 20 18 -4 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 21 7 5 9 25 33 11 3 2 6 11 16 10 4 3 3 14 17 -8 26
16 Harrogate Town 20 7 4 9 21 24 9 1 3 5 7 13 11 6 1 4 14 11 -3 25
17 Port Vale 22 7 4 11 29 33 11 3 3 5 12 14 11 4 1 6 17 19 -4 25
18 Bradford City 21 6 6 9 20 25 11 3 4 4 10 11 10 3 2 5 10 14 -5 24
19 Mansfield Town 21 4 11 6 26 27 11 1 6 4 14 16 10 3 5 2 12 11 -1 23
20 Scunthorpe United 21 7 2 12 22 32 10 3 2 5 10 17 11 4 0 7 12 15 -10 23
21 Barrow 21 4 8 9 29 31 11 2 7 2 18 16 10 2 1 7 11 15 -2 20
22 Stevenage 20 4 8 8 16 22 10 4 2 4 10 8 10 0 6 4 6 14 -6 20
23 Grimsby Town 22 5 5 12 19 37 11 2 3 6 8 18 11 3 2 6 11 19 -18 20
24 Southend United 20 4 4 12 13 33 10 3 1 6 10 16 10 1 3 6 3 17 -20 16

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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.