BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Bradford City overcame Barrow to win 2-1. It was Bradford City to strike first with an early goal of L. Angol at the 8′. Then A. Cook scored again for Bradford City in the 49′ minute. Eventually, J. Gordon reduced the distance for Barrow (52′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Barrow was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the collaboration of Graeme Fyvie and Connor Brown. The 4th official was Paul Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 18 Total 6
- 5 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 85
- 65 Dangerous attack 40
- 41 Ball safe 40
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Barrow had a strong ball possession 65% while Bradford City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Barrow was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bradford City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Barrow shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 2 yellow cards (C. Brown and J. Kay). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (C. Cooke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Barrow will stay with 23 points to remain in the 19th place. On the other side, Bradford City will have 29 points like Walsall to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 1st of March with a 1-1 head to head record.
Bradford City will host Leyton Orient on the 1st of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Bradford City (2 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow
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Barrow started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Mark Cooper decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman , Connor Brown , Festus Arthur , Matthew Platt , Patrick Brough , Remeao Hutton , Ollie Banks , Tom White , Josh Kay , Tom Beadling and Josh Gordon .
The home team had on the bench: M. Ellis, J. Lillis, J. Taylor, L. James, Jordan Stevens and Dimitri Sea .
Substitutions
Barrow made 3 changes: T. Beadling for D. Sea (57′), C. Brown for J. Stevens (69′) and J. Kay for M. Ellis (90′).
Best player: Festus Arthur
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was Festus Arthur.
His rating is with 82 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Derek Adams played with: Sam Hornby , Oscar Threlkeld , Fiacre Kelleher , Paudie O’Connor , Liam Ridehalgh , Elliot Watt , Yann Songo’o , Alex Gilliead , Callum Cooke , Lee Angol and Andy Cook .
These were the players on the bench: Theo Robinson , C. Vernam, Levi Sutton , R. O’Donnell, C. Lavery, F. Cousin-Dawson and Matthew Foulds .
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: A. Cook for L. Sutton (70′), Y. Songo’o for M. Foulds (77′) and L. Angol for T. Robinson (79′).
Best player: Alex Gilliead
The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Alex Gilliead even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Barrow – Bradford City – 1-2
- Crawley Town – Colchester United – 3-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Stevenage – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Scunthorpe United – Carlisle United – 0-1
- Sutton United – Exeter City – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Northampton Town – 5-2
- Walsall – Newport County – 3-3
