BRADFORD. Bradford City succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Salford City to win 2-1. It was Salford City to strike first with a goal of T. Brandon at the 35′. Then it was an own goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. O’Connor gave the win to Bradford City in the 85′ minute. Bradford City was much better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

T. Brandon received a red card (43′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Salford City lost the match.

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham with the help of Simon Clayton and Helen Edwards. The 4th official was Stephen Wade. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bradford City had a superior ball possession 65% while Salford City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was putting more pressure with 97 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match​.

Bradford City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Salford City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (A. Eastham, T. Vassell and D. Love).

Also, Salford City didn’t end the match with 11 players after T. Brandon (Salford City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).

Standings

After playing this match, Bradford City will have 32 points like Crawley Town to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Salford City will stay with 31 points like Leyton Orient to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Rochdale on the 22nd of January with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (4 draws).

Salford City will host Colchester United on the 22nd of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Colchester United (1 draw).

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Sam Hornby (6.6), Finn Cousin-Dawson (6.5), Paudie O’Connor (7.8), Niall Canavan (6.2), Liam Ridehalgh (7.1), Elliot Watt (7.3), Levi Sutton (7.4), Alex Gilliead (6.9), Jamie Walker (7.3), Charles Vernam (7.2) and Lee Angol (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: R. O’Donnell, Yann Songo’o, M. Foulds, T. Robinson, Andy Cook (6.4), C. Lavery and Callum Cooke.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: F. Cousin-Dawson for A. Cook (54′), C. Vernam for C. Cooke (82′) and J. Walker for Y. Songo’o (87′).

Best player: Paudie O’Connor​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Paudie O’Connor.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 54 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Salford City – Formation

Also Salford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary Bowyer played with: Tom King (6.4), Theo Vassell (6.8), Ashley Eastham (6.4), Jordan Turnbull (7.3), Donald Love (6.1), Matthew Lund (6.8), Jason Lowe (6.7), Josh Morris (6.6), Ryan Watson (6.6), Ashley Hunter (6.4) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Stephen Kelly (6.5), C. Ndaba, Tom Elliott (6.8), Aramide Oteh, D. Bughail-Mellor, C. McAleny and J. Torrance.

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: M. Lund for T. Elliott (68′), A. Hunter for S. Kelly (72′) and J. Morris for A. Oteh (87′).

Best player: Jordan Turnbull​

The most impressive player for Salford City was Jordan Turnbull.

His rating is (7.3) with 32 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

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