This has the potential to be an action-packed game as Stockport County have their expected home advantage, while Bradford City have an edge of 3 points in the League Two table.
- Bradford City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an active game!
Stockport County form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Stockport County at their home stadium (Edgeley Park) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Stockport County after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Stockport County's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Northampton Town (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Goalkeeper Hinchliffe got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.13 out of ten. Hinchliffe topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that fixture, a home loss in the FA Cup against Walsall. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Stockport's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 9 games, won 3 matches, drawn 4 and lost 2.
It should be considered that a glance at the 11 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The manager Challinor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AFC Wimbledon in only four days.
Stockport County has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Stockport County have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bradford City form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Bradford City have produced an overall stat of 6-2-4 so far.
Bradford City has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to AFC Wimbledon for a 0-0 draw. Midfielder Smallwood was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Smallwood hit three key passes.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Rochdale.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bradford have scored 14 goals in 12 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides played each other earlier on this campaign: Bradford City - Stockport County 0-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Stockport victories, two draws and one Bradford City win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 13 goals |   P. Madden 9 goals | K. Wootton 7 goals |
Stockport County missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Stockport County | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 35 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 23 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 83% | 84% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 58% | 64% |
| 46% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 48% |
| 17% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 46% | 42% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 48% |
| 50% | 58% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 33% | 36% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 42% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.4 | 15.5 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 34% | 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 70% | 65% |
| 9.3 | 7.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- 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
| 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 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 55 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Salford City | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Barrow | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 11 | Walsall | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Newport County | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -21 | 22 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 20 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -19 | 20 |
- Bradford City
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