BOLTON. Bradford City was able to turn the tables against Grimsby Town.
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the collaboration of Black Antrobus and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Anthony Moore. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 10 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 105
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Bradford City shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Grimsby Town shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 2 yellow cards (Harry Lewis and Harry Chapman). On the other side, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Harry Clifton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bradford City will have 64 points like Stockport County to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town will stay with 48 points to hold in the 15th 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).
Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis, Liam Ridehalgh, Brad Halliday, Matthew Platt, Sam Stubbs, Richard Smallwood, Jamie Walker, Alex Gilliead, Harrison Chapman, Andy Cook and Scott Banks.
The home team had on the bench: Matt Derbyshire, Dion Pereira, Dara Costelloe, Vadaine Oliver, Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Ryan Henry East and Colin Doyle.
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Romoney Crichlow (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: Harry Chapman for Matt Derbyshire (61′), Jamie Walker for Romoney Crichlow-Noble (87′) and Scott Banks for Ryan East (88′).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paul Hurst played with: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Niall Maher, Josh Emmanuel, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Kieran Green, Harry Clifton, Ryan Taylor, John McAtee and George Lloyd.
They had on the bench: Bryn Morris, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Alex Hunt, Danny Amos, Evan Khouri, Danilo Orsi-Dadamo and Mikey O’Neil.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: Anthony Driscoll-Glennon for Daniel Amos (79′), Harry Clifton for Bryn Morris (79′) and John McAtee for Otis Khan (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Sutton United – 1-1
- Northampton Town – Stevenage – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 4-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-2
- Colchester United – Newport County – 0-0
- Bradford City – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Barrow – Gillingham – 2-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Rochdale – 0-1
