BRADFORD. Crawley Town managed to reverse the score against Bradford City.
Andy Cook didn’t convert a decisive penalty (79′). That would have allowed Bradford City to draw 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. In front of 16,699 spectators. The referee was Neil Hair who had the assistance of Richard Wigglesworth and . The 4th official was Alex Gray.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 20 Total 12
- 8 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 149 Attack 69
- 83 Dangerous attack 17
- 79 Ball safe 76
- 1 Penalties 1
- 10 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Crawley Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Crawley Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Bradford City shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Matt Derbyshire). Regarding the opposition, Crawley Town received 2 yellow cards (Laurence Maguire and Nick Tsaroulla).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bradford City stays with 34 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town will has 39 points like AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Colchester United on the 13th of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Colchester United (7 draws).
Crawley Town will host Salford City on the 13th of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (4 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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90'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 , Liam Ridehalgh , Clarke Oduor , Andy Cook and Tyler Smith .
The home team had on the bench: Ash Taylor, Colin Doyle, Vadaine Oliver , Harry Chapman, Bobby Pointon, Kevin McDonald and Matt Derbyshire .
Substitutions
Bradford City made 2 changes: Liam Ridehalgh for Matt Derbyshire (90′) and Tyler Smith for Vadaine Oliver (65′).
Player of the match: Richard Smallwood
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Richard Smallwood .
His rating is with 66 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town
Crawley Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Scott Lindsey played with: Corey Addai , Jay Williams , Dion Conroy , Laurence Maguire , Will Wright , Liam Kelly , Adam Campbell , Nick Tsaroulla , Ronan Darcy , Danilo Orsi-Dadomo and Jack Roles .
They had on the bench: Kellan Gordon, Harry Ransom, Klaidi Lolos , Luca Ashby-Hammond, Harry Forster , Joy Mukena and Kamarai Swyer.
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 2 changes: Jack Roles for Klaidi Lolos (69′) and Ronan Darcy for Harry Forster (82′).
Player of the match: Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crawley Town was Danilo Orsi-Dadomo.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Colchester United – 2-2
- Salford City – Forest Green Rovers – 2-2
- Mansfield Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Bradford City – Crawley Town – 2-4
- Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
