BOLTON. Bradford City comes back against Gillingham with a goal on the T. Dieng 12′ and a goal on the O. Hawkins 90′. Bradford City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie who was helped by Thomas Harty and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Billy Smallwood. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 4 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 136 Attack 79
- 64 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City had a superior ball possession 64% while Gillingham was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match.
Bradford City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Gillingham shot 15 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Sam Stubbs). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 3 yellow cards (George Lapslie, Ethan Coleman and Tom Nichols).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bradford City will have 72 points like Salford City and Mansfield Town to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Gillingham will have 52 points like Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Leyton Orient on the 8th of May with a 5-5 head to head record.
Gillingham will play away agasint Salford City on the 8th of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Salford City (0 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
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, Sam Stubbs, Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Richard Smallwood, Jamie Walker, Alex Gilliead, Thierry Nevers, Andy Cook and Scott Banks.
The home team had on the bench: Matt Derbyshire, Emmanuel Osadebe, Dara Costelloe, Colin Doyle, Ryan Henry East, Tolaji Bola and Matthew Platt.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: T. Nevers for Emmanuel Osadebe (62′), Jamie Walker for Matt Derbyshire (90′) and Scott Banks for Matthew Platt (90′).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Neil Harris played with: Glenn Morris, Timothee Dieng, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Robbie McKenzie, Max Ehmer, Ethan Coleman, George Lapslie, Dom Jeffries, Alexander MacDonald and Tom Nichols.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Josh Chambers, Tristan Abrahams, Jake Turner, David Tutonda, Oliver Hawkins, Jayden Clarke and Will Wright.
Substitutions
Gillingham made 3 changes: Alex MacDonald for Oliver Hawkins (73′), Ethan Coleman for Jayden Clarke (85′) and Robbie McKenzie for David Tutonda (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-3
- Tranmere Rovers – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Stockport County – Rochdale – 1-0
- Northampton Town – Harrogate Town – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Stevenage – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Crawley Town – 0-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Newport County – 1-3
- Colchester United – Sutton United – 4-1
- Bradford City – Gillingham – 2-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 0-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Swindon Town – 1-5