BRADFORD. Bradford City prevails over Tranmere Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Walker (43′) and a goal from A. Cook (74′). Bradford City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather assisted by Wayne Grunnill and Andy Hendley. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 4 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 104 Attack 99
- 52 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 15 Free Kicks 18
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City had a strong ball possession 62% while Tranmere Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Bradford City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 12 times, 0 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 2 yellow cards (Sam Stubbs and Brad Halliday). On the other side, Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card (Tom Davies).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bradford City will have 48 points like Stockport County to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 41 points like AFC Wimbledon and Barrow to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away against Swindon Town on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will play away agasint Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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Bradford City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis, Liam Ridehalgh, Brad Halliday, Matthew Platt, Sam Stubbs, Adam Clayton, Richard Smallwood, Jamie Walker, Alex Gilliead, Matt Derbyshire and Andy Cook.
The home team had on the bench: Vadaine Oliver, Ryan Henry East, Ciaran Kelly, Thierry Nevers, Harrison Chapman, Colin Doyle and Abobaker Eisa.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 4 changes: Matt Derbyshire for Abo Eisa (26′), Liam Ridehalgh for Ciaran Kelly (76′), Andy Cook for Vadaine Oliver (86′) and Jamie Walker for Thierry Nevers (86′).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Micky Mellon played with: Mateusz Hewelt, Tom Davies, Lee O’Connor, Josh Cogley, Kyle Jameson, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Regan Hendry, Josh Hawkes, Kane Hemmings and Harvey Saunders.
They had on the bench: Joe Murphy, Paul Lewis, Jay Turner-Cook, Joel Mumbongo, Christopher Merrie, Jake Burton and Logan Chalmers.
Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of L. Chalmers (injured).
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Kieron Morris for Logan Chalmers (37′), Kane Hemmings for Joel Mumbongo (62′) and Josh Hawkes for Jay Turner-Cook (62′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Doncaster Rovers – Barrow – 1-0
- Bradford City – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Stockport County – Crawley Town – 2-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Northampton Town – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Newport County – Stevenage – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 2-1
- Gillingham – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Colchester United – Walsall – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
