Swindon Town beats Bradford City 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SWINDON. Swindon Town beats Bradford City with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Austin (17') and a goal from D. Devoy (45').

Luke Meyer

January 28, 2024

SWINDON. Swindon Town prevails over Bradford City with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Austin (17′) and a goal from D. Devoy (45′).

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the assistance of Rob Merchant and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Swindon Town

2 - 0

Bradford City

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

5 Total 11
2 On Target 3
3 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 6

104 Attack 130
45 Dangerous attack 82
69 Ball safe 72

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Swindon Town was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Swindon Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Swindon Town shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Saidou Khan and William Kokolo). Talking about the opposition, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Richard Smallwood , Graham Alexander and Sam Stubbs).

Match Timeline

Charlie Austin(penalty)

17'

Dawson Devoy(goal)Paul Glatzel

45'

William Kokolo- Yellow

45'

46'

Harry Chapman- sub ->Tyler Smith

46'

Lewis Richards- sub ->Liam Ridehalgh

46'

Jake Young- sub ->Andy Cook

49'

Sam Stubbs- Yellow

55'

Richard Smallwood - Yellow

Pharrell Johnson- sub ->William Kokolo

55'

Saidou Khan- Yellow

58'

Anton Dworzak- sub ->Jake Cain

65'

69'

Kevin McDonald- sub ->Ciaran Kelly

76'

Bobby Pointon- sub ->Clarke Oduor

R. Aguiar- sub ->Charlie Austin

82'

George McEachran- sub ->Dawson Devoy

83'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Swindon Town has 37 points like Walsall, Morecambe and Newport County to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, Bradford City will stays with 36 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away with Newport County on the 3rd of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Bradford City will host AFC Wimbledon on the 3rd of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town

Jack Bycroft 1.England

7.3

Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England

7.7

William Kokolo 17.France

6.3

55'

45'

Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England

7.9

Conor McCarthy 24.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Saidou Khan 8.Gambia

7.1

58'

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 11.England

6.8

65'

Jake Cain 16.England

7.1

65'

Dawson Devoy 20.Republic of Ireland

7.7

83'

45'

Paul Glatzel 9.England

7.5

Charlie Austin 32.England

7.9

82'

17'

Substitutes

Pharrell Johnson 3.England

7.1

55'

Harrison Minturn 31.England

George McEachran 6.England

6.8

83'

Anton Dworzak 26.England

6.7

65'

R. Aguiar 29.England

6.8

82'

Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.8

65'

Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gavin Gunning decided to play with the following team: Jack Bycroft (7.3), Udoka Godwin-Malife (7.9), Conor McCarthy (7.5), Frazer Blake-Tracy (7.7), William Kokolo (6.3), Jake Cain (7.1), Saidou Khan (7.1), Dawson Devoy (7.7), Paul Glatzel (7.5), Charlie Austin (7.9) and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Pharrell Johnson (7.1), George McEachran (6.8), Anton Dworzak (6.7), Tyrese Shade (6.8), Ricky Aguiar (6.8), Harrison Minturn and Redman Evans.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 5 changes: Jake Cain for Anton Dworzak (65′), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for Tyrese Shade (65′), Charlie Austin for Ricky Aguiar (82′), Dawson Devoy for George McEachran (83′) and William Kokolo for Pharrell Johnson (55′).

Player of the match: Udoka Godwin-Malife

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Udoka Godwin-Malife even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 35 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City

Sam Walker 1.England

6.6

Ash Taylor 4.Wales

7.0

Sam Stubbs 15.England

6.7

49'

Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland

6.3

69'

Brad Halliday 2.England

7.7

Liam Ridehalgh 3.England

6.8

46'

Richard Smallwood 6.England

7.1

55'

Alex Gilliead 11.England

6.7

Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya

6.4

76'

Tyler Smith 14.England

6.6

46'

Andy Cook 9.England

6.7

46'

Substitutes

Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland

J. Tomkinson 31.United States

Lewis Richards 32.England

7.0

46'

Harry Chapman 20.England

6.6

46'

Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland

6.7

69'

Bobby Pointon 23.England

6.4

76'

Jake Young 28.England

6.6

46'

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

Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker (6.6), Sam Stubbs (6.7), Ash Taylor (7.0), Ciaran Kelly (6.3), Brad Halliday (7.7), Alex Gilliead (6.7), Richard Smallwood (7.1), Liam Ridehalgh (6.8), Tyler Smith (6.6), Clarke Oduor (6.4) and Andy Cook (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Colin Doyle, Harry Chapman (6.6), Bobby Pointon (6.4), Kevin McDonald (6.7), Jake Young (6.6), Jonathan Tomkinson and Lewis Richards (7.0).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 5 changes: Liam Ridehalgh for Lewis Richards (46′), Tyler Smith for Harry Chapman (46′), Andy Cook for Jake Young (46′), Ciaran Kelly for Kevin McDonald (69′) and Clarke Oduor for Bobby Pointon (76′).