BRADFORD. Bradford City manages to recover against Morecambe with a goal on the J. Connolly 3′ and a goal on the J. Joshua 18′. Bradford City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,540 spectators. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the help of Bradley Hall and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 155 Attack 90
- 75 Dangerous attack 50
- 85 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City had a superior ball possession 57% while Morecambe was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match.
Bradford City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 2 yellow cards (Andy Cook and Jonathan Tomkinson). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (John Joshua Mckiernan, David Tutonda and Jordan Slew).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bradford City has 33 points like Crawley Town and Harrogate Town to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Morecambe will has 32 points like Gillingham to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Stockport County on the 29th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Stockport County (4 draws).
Morecambe will play away against Notts County on the 29th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Morecambe (6 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis
, Jonathan Tomkinson , Matty Platt , Ciaran Kelly , Brad Halliday , Richard Smallwood , Alex Gilliead , Lewis Richards , Emmanuel Osadebe , Andy Cook and Tyler Smith .The home team had on the bench: Liam Ridehalgh, Ash Taylor, Clarke Oduor
, Colin Doyle, Vadaine Oliver , Kevin McDonald and Matt Derbyshire.Substitutions
Bradford City made 2 changes: Emmanuel Osadebe for Clarke Oduor (46′) and Tyler Smith for Vadaine Oliver (72′).
Player of the match: Clarke Oduor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Clarke Oduor.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ged Brannan played with: Adam Smith
, Joel Senior , James Connolly , Jacob Bedeau , David Tutonda , Yann Songo’o , Eli King , Tom Bloxham , John Joshua Mckiernan , Adam Mayor and Jordan Slew .These were the players on the bench: Farrend Rawson, Michael Mellon
, Jacob Davenport, Cammy Smith, Jake Taylor, Charlie Brown and George Pedley.Substitutions
Morecambe made 3 changes: Tom Bloxham for Michael Mellon (78′), John Joshua Mckiernan for Farrend Rawson (86′) and Yann Songo’o for Jake Taylor (86′).
Player of the match: James Connolly
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was James Connolly.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Wrexham – 0-1
- Salford City – Tranmere Rovers – 1-5
- Notts County – Doncaster Rovers – 3-0
- Newport County – Forest Green Rovers – 4-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Colchester United – 1-0
- Mansfield Town – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Harrogate Town – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Gillingham – Crawley Town – 0-2
- Bradford City – Morecambe – 2-2
- Barrow – Stockport County – 2-2
- AFC Wimbledon – Sutton United – 0-1