BRADFORD. Salford City and Bradford City draw 1-1. R. Watson scored the first goal (14′) for Salford City. B. Halliday settled the score (20′).

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Coy assisted by Simon Clayton and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Matthew Sowerby.

Match Statistics​

Bradford City

1 - 1

Salford City

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 82 Attack 146
  • 43 Dangerous attack 42
  • 84 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match​.

Bradford City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Salford City received 1 yellow card (Elliot Watt).

Match Timeline

13'
Elliot Watt- Yellow
14'
Ryan Watson(goal)
Brad Halliday(goal)
20'
64'
Callum Hendry- sub ->Conor McAleny
64'
Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Junior Luamba
Harry Chapman- sub ->Tyreik Wright
65'
Kevin McDonald- sub ->Jonathan Tomkinson
78'
Tyler Smith- sub ->Alex Gilliead
78'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this encounter, Bradford City has 36 points like Walsall to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Salford City will has 28 points like Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Swindon Town on the 27th of January with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).

Salford City will play away against Crewe Alexandra on the 27th of January with a 3-3 head to head.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Sam Walker 1.England
6.6
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
7.0
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
8.2
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
6.6
78'
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
8.1
20'
M
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
6.3
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
6.6
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.3
78'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
6.7
F
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
6.8
F
T. Wright 36.Republic of Ireland
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
7.0
65'
M
Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland
6.6
78'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
6.8
78'
F
Bobby Pointon 23.England
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England

Bradford City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Sam Walker (6.6), Jonathan Tomkinson (6.6), Ash Taylor (7.0), Sam Stubbs (8.2), Brad Halliday (8.1), Alex Gilliead (7.3), Richard Smallwood   (6.6), Liam Ridehalgh (6.3), Tyreik Wright (6.8), Andy Cook (6.7) and Clarke Oduor (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith (6.8), Ciaran Kelly, Harry Chapman (7.0), Bobby Pointon, Kevin McDonald (6.6) and Matt Derbyshire.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: Jonathan Tomkinson for Kevin McDonald (78′), Alex Gilliead for Tyler Smith (78′) and Tyreik Wright for Harry Chapman (65′).

Player of the match: Sam Stubbs​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Sam Stubbs.

His rating is 8.2 with 41 passes (41% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 19 duels out of 22.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
7.9
D
Declan John 3.Wales
6.8
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.6
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
7.0
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
7.0
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
6.7
13'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
7.9
14'
M
Junior Luamba 54.England
6.8
64'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
7.7
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.3
64'
F
Luke Bolton 24.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
D
Liam Shephard 32.Wales
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
6.6
64'
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
6.8
64'
F
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns (7.9), Declan John (6.8), Theo Vassell (7.0), Curtis Tilt (6.6), Luke Garbutt (7.0), Ryan Watson (7.9), Elliot Watt (6.7), Junior Luamba (6.8), Luke Bolton (6.4), Matt Smith (7.7) and Conor McAleny (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund, Callum Hendry (6.8), Connor McLennan, Kelly N’Mai (6.6), Joel Torrance and Liam Shephard.

Substitutions

Salford City made 2 changes: Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (64′) and Junior Luamba for Kelly N’Mai (64′).

Player of the match: Alex Cairns​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was the goalkeeper: Alex Cairns. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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