SWINDON. Bradford City conquers Swindon Town 3-1. Bradford City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with C. Lavery (17′), L. Sutton (40′) and T. Robinson (75′). Swindon Town reduced the distance with a penalty (78′) by J. Payne, but there was not much to do for them. Swindon Town was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

The match was played at the The Energy Check County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Ross Joyce who had the assistance of G Read and Christopher Kidd. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 54.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Swindon Town

1 - 3

Bradford City

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 138 Attack 76
  • 59 Dangerous attack 31
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 73% while Bradford City was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swindon Town was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Bradford City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Swindon Town shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards (R. Hunt, M. Baudry and B. Gladwin). Regarding the opposition, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (T. Robinson, C. Lavery and R. O’Donnell).

Match Timeline

17'
20'
25'
40'
46'
50'
64'
66'
67'
74'
74'
75'
75'
78'
85'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Swindon Town will stay with 23 points like Exeter City, Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United to stay in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will have 20 points like Leyton Orient, Sutton United and Newport County to stay in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away against Oldham Athletic on the 30th of October with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Oldham Athletic (9 draws).

Bradford City will host Forest Green Rovers on the 30th of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Joe Wollacott 1.Ghana
5.9
D
Mathieu Baudry 6.France
7.1
25'
D
Rob Hunt 24.England
6.3
85' 50'
D
Akin Odimayo 2.England
6.8
D
Romoney Crichlow 5.England
6.4
46'
M
Jonathan Williams 20.Wales
6.5
64'
M
B. Gladwin 7.England
6.6
20'
M
Jack Payne 10.England
7.0
78'
M
Harry McKirdy 11.England
6.3
M
Louis Reed 25.England
6.8
F
Tyreece Simpson 9.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Lewis Ward 12.England
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
M
Anthony Grant 42.Jamaica
M
A. Gilbert 19.England
6.2
64'
M
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 17.England
6.2
85'
M
Ryan East 26.England
F
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 22.England
6.6
46'

Swindon Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: J. Wollacott (5.9), A. Odimayo (6.8), M. Baudry (7.1), R. Crichlow (6.4), R. Hunt (6.3), B. Gladwin (6.6), J. Williams (6.5), L. Reed (6.8), J. Payne (7.0), T. Simpson (6.4) and H. McKirdy (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: E. Iandolo, A. Grant, L. Ward, A. Gilbert (6.2), K. Kessler (6.4), J. Mitchell-Lawson (6.2) and R. East.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: R. Crichlow-Noble for K. Kesler (46′), J. Williams for A. Gilbert (64′), R. Hunt for J. Mitchell-Lawson (85′) and R. Hunt for J. Mitchell-Lawson (85′).

Best player: M. Baudry​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was M. Baudry.

His rating is (7.1) with 86 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
6.4
66'
D
Niall Canavan 5.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Oscar Threlkeld 2.England
6.9
D
Paudie O'Connor 4.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
Matty Foulds 14.England
6.7
D
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
6.7
M
Levi Sutton 22.England
8.1
40'
M
Elliot Watt 18.Scotland
6.5
F
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.4
F
Andy Cook 9.England
6.5
74'
F
Caolan Lavery 29.Northern Ireland
7.6
74' 67' 17'
Substitutes
D
Reece Staunton 21.England
D
Finn Cousin-Dawson 24.England
D
F. Kelleher 16.Republic of Ireland
M
Kian Scales 26.England
M
Charles Vernam 15.England
F
Theo Robinson 20.Jamaica
7.2
74' 75' 75'
F
G. Evans 17.England
6.7
74'

Bradford City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Talking about the opposition, Derek Adams played with: R. O’Donnell (6.4), O. Threlkeld (6.9), N. Canavan (6.8), P. O’Connor (7.7), Y. Songo’o (6.7), M. Foulds (6.7), L. Sutton (8.1), E. Watt (6.5), A. Gilliead (7.4), C. Lavery (7.6) and A. Cook (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: K. Scales, R. Staunton, F. Cousin-Dawson, T. Robinson (7.2), C. Vernam, F. Kelleher and G. Evans (6.7).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: C. Lavery for G. Evans (74′) and A. Cook for T. Robinson (74′).

Best player: L. Sutton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was L. Sutton.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​