BRADFORD. Bradford City and Forest Green Rovers draw 1-1. A. Cook scored the first goal (10′) for Bradford City. J. Young settled the score 1-1 (54′). Forest Green Rovers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards who had the assistance of Kevin Mulraine and Richard Bartlett. The 4th official was Matthew Dicicco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 60% while Bradford City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match​.

Bradford City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (O. Threlkeld, A. Gilliead and R. O’Donnell). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (E. Adams, B. Cargill and U. Godwin-Malife).

Standings

After this match, Bradford City will have 21 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Forest Green Rovers will have 31 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Port Vale on the 13th of November with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Port Vale (8 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Hartlepool United on the 20th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Bradford City – Formation

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

The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell (6.4), Oscar Threlkeld (6.6), Paudie O’Connor (7.3), Yann Songo’o (7.1), Niall Canavan (6.8), Matthew Foulds (7.1), Alex Gilliead (6.1), Elliot Watt (8.0), Levi Sutton (7.2), Caolan Lavery (6.5) and Andy Cook (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: S. Hornby, Callum Cooke (6.6), Theo Robinson (6.7), C. Vernam, F. Cousin-Dawson, G. Evans and F. Kelleher.

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of T. Robinson (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: C. Lavery for T. Robinson (28′) and L. Sutton for C. Cooke (86′).

Best player: Elliot Watt​

The most impressive player for Bradford City was Elliot Watt.

His rating is (8.0) with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Regarding the opposition, Rob Edwards played with: Luke McGee (6.7), Udoka Godwin-Malife (6.9), Dominic Bernard (6.8), Baily Cargill (6.6), Kane Wilson (6.2), Ben Stevenson (7.1), Regan Hendry (6.8), Nicky Cadden (7.0), Ebou Adams (7.1), Jamille Matt (6.8) and Mathew Stevens (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jack Aitchison (6.8), L. Thomas, J. Evans, S. Diallo, T. Allen, Jake Young (7.1) and J. March.

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: M. Stevens for J. Aitchison (46′) and R. Hendry for J. Young (46′).

Best player: Ben Stevenson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Ben Stevenson.

His rating is (7.1) with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 3-0
• Barrow – Rochdale – 1-2
• Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Colchester United – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
• Crawley Town – Port Vale – 1-4
• Harrogate Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
• Leyton Orient – Hartlepool United – 5-0
• Mansfield Town – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
• Newport County – Stevenage – 5-0
• Oldham Athletic – Swindon Town – 1-3
• Salford City – Exeter City – 1-2
• Sutton United – Walsall – 0-1