Stevenage manager Evans looking for three points in Bradford City showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

League Two: Two teams who have done nicely so far. Let's get ready for Stevenage - Bradford City with this complete preview!

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in League Two
  • Bradford City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two

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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Stevenage form and stats

Stevenage have been outstanding at home so far in the League Two with 12 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Stevenage has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jokull Andersson not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.

Stevenage drew their last game, 0-0 away at Sutton United (placed 12th). Defender Piergianni got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Piergianni hit two key passes and won 18 of 26 duels.

Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Stoke City in the FA Cup. 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 Stevenage have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 12 league games, 9 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

There will be little rest for Stevenage after this match as they are travelling to Newport County for a League Two game in only three days.

The Stevenage fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. Defensively Stevenage have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bradford City form and stats

As the visiting team in League Two matches, Bradford City have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far. Bradford City have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

There were no winners in Bradford's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Mansfield Town (placed 7th). Midfielder Clayton was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Clayton served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 0-0 draw at Stockport County's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Bradford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

After this away game Bradford City return home for a League Two game against Tranmere Rovers. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Bradford have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bradford City have avoided defeat in the last 7 matches (6-1-0) versus Stevenage.

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Bradford City - Stevenage 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

Bradford CityA. Cook
A. Cook
14 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
7 goals
StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
6 goals

Stevenage missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 13 27
16 12 3 Won W 2 6 11
8 1 1 Drew D 0 3 9
3 1 1 Lost L 2 4 7
39 27 9 Scored S 3 14 32
18 6 4 Conceded C 5 12 26
89% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 81%
63% 57% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 63%
41% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 44%
11% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
7% 14% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
44% 29% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 48%
48% 71% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 37%
19% 7% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 33%
 
5 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4 4.7
3.8 3.5 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.5 6.5
1.6 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
14 14.5 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.6 11.2
4.3 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.5 1.8
33% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 70% 65%
 
8.7 7.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 10.3 10.9
2.1 1.3 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 2.8 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bradford City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stevenage have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Stevenage have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in League Two
  • Stevenage have the most points (37) at home in League Two
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (27) at home in League Two
  • Stevenage have the the best goal difference (+21) at home 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 Leyton Orient 28 17 6 5 36 17 14 10 3 1 20 4 14 7 3 4 16 13 19 57
2 Stevenage 26 16 7 3 39 18 14 12 1 1 27 6 12 4 6 2 12 12 21 55
3 Carlisle United 28 14 9 5 48 27 14 8 5 1 25 11 14 6 4 4 23 16 21 51
4 Northampton Town 27 14 7 6 42 28 13 7 3 3 20 13 14 7 4 3 22 15 14 49
5 Salford City 28 13 6 9 38 28 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 7 2 5 22 15 10 45
6 Swindon Town 28 11 9 8 37 30 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 5 4 5 15 17 7 42
7 Mansfield Town 27 12 6 9 40 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 6 1 6 15 16 4 42
8 Bradford City 26 11 8 7 31 25 13 5 5 3 17 13 13 6 3 4 14 12 6 41
9 Barrow 28 12 4 12 33 37 14 8 1 5 19 13 14 4 3 7 14 24 -4 40
10 Stockport County 27 11 6 10 36 25 13 6 4 3 17 10 14 5 2 7 19 15 11 39
11 AFC Wimbledon 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 6 4 3 15 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 2 39
12 Sutton United 28 11 6 11 28 35 13 8 2 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -7 39
13 Tranmere Rovers 27 10 8 9 29 23 14 6 4 4 19 12 13 4 4 5 10 11 6 38
14 Walsall 25 10 7 8 30 23 12 7 2 3 19 11 13 3 5 5 11 12 7 37
15 Doncaster Rovers 26 11 4 11 31 39 12 7 1 4 19 16 14 4 3 7 12 23 -8 37
16 Grimsby Town 25 9 6 10 29 32 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 6 1 6 16 17 -3 33
17 Crewe Alexandra 26 7 10 9 21 32 15 5 5 5 15 17 11 2 5 4 6 15 -11 31
18 Colchester United 29 8 6 15 29 37 14 4 5 5 15 16 15 4 1 10 14 21 -8 30
19 Newport County 27 7 8 12 26 31 14 4 3 7 13 17 13 3 5 5 13 14 -5 29
20 Crawley Town 25 6 7 12 29 41 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 0 6 6 11 22 -12 25
21 Harrogate Town 26 6 6 14 32 41 14 4 4 6 18 21 12 2 2 8 14 20 -9 24
22 Hartlepool United 28 5 7 16 28 52 14 3 5 6 14 23 14 2 2 10 14 29 -24 22
23 Gillingham 26 4 9 13 14 31 12 3 4 5 6 12 14 1 5 8 8 19 -17 21
24 Rochdale 28 5 5 18 22 42 14 2 2 10 11 21 14 3 3 8 11 21 -20 20

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 Leyton Orient 28 17 6 5 36 17 14 10 3 1 20 4 14 7 3 4 16 13 19 57
2 Stevenage 26 16 7 3 39 18 14 12 1 1 27 6 12 4 6 2 12 12 21 55
3 Carlisle United 28 14 9 5 48 27 14 8 5 1 25 11 14 6 4 4 23 16 21 51
4 Northampton Town 27 14 7 6 42 28 13 7 3 3 20 13 14 7 4 3 22 15 14 49
5 Salford City 28 13 6 9 38 28 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 7 2 5 22 15 10 45
6 Swindon Town 28 11 9 8 37 30 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 5 4 5 15 17 7 42
7 Mansfield Town 27 12 6 9 40 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 6 1 6 15 16 4 42
8 Bradford City 26 11 8 7 31 25 13 5 5 3 17 13 13 6 3 4 14 12 6 41
9 Barrow 28 12 4 12 33 37 14 8 1 5 19 13 14 4 3 7 14 24 -4 40
10 Stockport County 27 11 6 10 36 25 13 6 4 3 17 10 14 5 2 7 19 15 11 39
11 AFC Wimbledon 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 6 4 3 15 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 2 39
12 Sutton United 28 11 6 11 28 35 13 8 2 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 12 23 -7 39
13 Tranmere Rovers 27 10 8 9 29 23 14 6 4 4 19 12 13 4 4 5 10 11 6 38
14 Walsall 25 10 7 8 30 23 12 7 2 3 19 11 13 3 5 5 11 12 7 37
15 Doncaster Rovers 26 11 4 11 31 39 12 7 1 4 19 16 14 4 3 7 12 23 -8 37
16 Grimsby Town 25 9 6 10 29 32 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 6 1 6 16 17 -3 33
17 Crewe Alexandra 26 7 10 9 21 32 15 5 5 5 15 17 11 2 5 4 6 15 -11 31
18 Colchester United 29 8 6 15 29 37 14 4 5 5 15 16 15 4 1 10 14 21 -8 30
19 Newport County 27 7 8 12 26 31 14 4 3 7 13 17 13 3 5 5 13 14 -5 29
20 Crawley Town 25 6 7 12 29 41 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 0 6 6 11 22 -12 25
21 Harrogate Town 26 6 6 14 32 41 14 4 4 6 18 21 12 2 2 8 14 20 -9 24
22 Hartlepool United 28 5 7 16 28 52 14 3 5 6 14 23 14 2 2 10 14 29 -24 22
23 Gillingham 26 4 9 13 14 31 12 3 4 5 6 12 14 1 5 8 8 19 -17 21
24 Rochdale 28 5 5 18 22 42 14 2 2 10 11 21 14 3 3 8 11 21 -20 20

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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.