BRADFORD. Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Bradford City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
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 Ross Joyce with the help of Paul Newhouse and Kenwyn Hughes. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 3 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 125 Attack 98
- 52 Dangerous attack 50
- 41 Ball safe 48
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City had a strong ball possession 58% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match.
Bradford City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Richard Smallwood , Calum Kavanagh and Kevin McDonald). Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon received 4 yellow cards (Armani Little, Isaac Ogundere, Omar Bugiel and Lee Brown).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bradford City has 37 points like Tranmere Rovers and Swindon Town to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon will has 43 points like Gillingham to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Wrexham on the 10th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).
AFC Wimbledon will host Barrow on the 10th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Barrow (3 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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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 , Jonathan Tomkinson , Matty Platt , Ciaran Kelly , Brad Halliday , Kevin McDonald , Richard Smallwood , Lewis Richards , Alex Gilliead , Harry Chapman and Jake Young .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Ridehalgh, Calum Kavanagh , Andy Cook , Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith , Sam Stubbs and Bobby Pointon .
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Andy Cook (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 4 changes: Jake Young for Andy Cook (61′), Richard Smallwood for Calum Kavanagh (61′), Harry Chapman for Bobby Pointon (46′) and Matty Platt for Tyler Smith (79′).
Player of the match: Ciaran Kelly
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Ciaran Kelly.
His rating is with 41 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 18.
AFC Wimbledon – Formation
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Johnnie Jackson played with: Alex Bass , Isaac Ogundere , Kofi Balmer , Lee Brown , Jack Currie , James Tilley , James Ball , Armani Little , John-Kymani Gordon , Omar Bugiel and Josh Kelly .
They had on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Harry Pell, Josh Davison , Alex Pearce, Ryan Mclean , John-Joe O’Toole and Ronan Curtis .
Substitutions
AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: James Tilley for Ronan Curtis (66′), Josh Kelly for Josh Davison (78′) and John-Kymani Gordon for Ryan Mclean (79′).
Player of the match: Jack Currie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Jack Currie.
His rating is with 30 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- Sutton United – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Stockport County – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Wrexham – 3-1
- Newport County – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Mansfield Town – Notts County – 1-0
- Gillingham – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Morecambe – 1-2
- Colchester United – Forest Green Rovers – 3-3
- Bradford City – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Barrow – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Grimsby Town – 0-0
