League Two match preview: Swindon Town versus Bradford City

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: County Ground (15728 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Swindon Town - Bradford City!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Swindon Town and Bradford City.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town, who have the the best goal difference (+18) in League Two, have performed here at County Ground this season with 8 wins from 12 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. Ever since the Plymouth Argyle game Swindon Town has been unbeatable here at County Ground producing five straight wins.

Happy days for Swindon Town in their previous game, a League Two match away at Plymouth Argyle (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Heartbreak before that as Swindon Town lost 0-2 at Port Vale's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Swindon Town handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D3-L7.

The Swindon Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Swindon Town have conceded only 11 goals.

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Bradford City form and stats

3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bradford City playing as the away team in the League Two this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Bradford City who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Bradford City have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell. It's been 281 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Bradford City won their last game, 1-0 versus Morecambe played at home. Before that, Bradford City secured a home win against Mansfield Town with the score 2-0.

Bradford City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of six matches.

Bradford City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Bradford City have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Bradford City - Swindon Town 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Swindon Town wins - draws - Bradford City wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Swindon TownE. Doyle
E. Doyle
23 goals
Swindon TownJ. Yates
J. Yates
10 goals
Bradford CityJ. Vaughan
J. Vaughan
9 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Bradford City missing players

Swindon Town Bradford City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 2 11 24
15 8 0 Won W 0 3 12
4 1 0 Drew D 0 5 7
6 3 2 Lost L 2 3 5
45 20 0 Scored S 3 11 31
27 11 4 Conceded C 5 11 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 88%
84% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 67%
60% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 36% 42%
36% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 9% 8%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 4%
48% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 54%
36% 42% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 42%
16% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 17%
 
5.2 5.1 7 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 4.8 5.3
4.5 4.4 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 8.5 6.1 4.9
1.5 1.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
 
297 141 25 Total Shots T S 25 138 326
103 44 1 Shots on Target S O 4 38 93
44% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 29% 33%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Swindon Town has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
  • Swindon Town has the the best goal difference (+18)
  • Swindon Town 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 Swindon Town 25 15 4 6 45 27 12 8 1 3 20 11 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 49
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 24 12 7 5 31 19 13 9 2 2 20 8 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 43
5 Forest Green Rovers 25 11 7 7 27 19 13 5 4 4 11 11 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 40
6 Colchester United 24 10 9 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 12 4 5 3 17 13 12 39
7 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
8 Cheltenham Town 24 9 11 4 35 20 11 5 4 2 22 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 15 38
9 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 5 7 34 25 12 7 3 2 24 12 11 4 2 5 10 13 9 38
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Salford City 25 8 8 9 31 34 12 4 4 4 12 14 13 4 4 5 19 20 -3 32
12 Scunthorpe United 25 8 7 10 33 33 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 0 31
13 Cambridge United 25 8 7 10 30 30 13 5 3 5 18 15 12 3 4 5 12 15 0 31
14 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
15 Walsall 25 8 6 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 10 16 12 5 2 5 13 16 -9 30
16 Crawley Town 25 6 10 9 32 35 12 5 3 4 16 14 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 28
17 Mansfield Town 25 6 9 10 33 37 12 2 4 6 18 22 13 4 5 4 15 15 -4 27
18 Grimsby Town 23 6 8 9 23 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 12 11 -5 26
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 25 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 11 3 3 5 10 19 -12 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 23 5 11 7 22 26 10 3 6 1 11 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -4 20
23 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
24 Stevenage 24 2 11 11 15 30 11 2 4 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 17

Read more about League Two

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.