RACECOURSE GROUND. Bradford City snatched a late win Wrexham 1-0 after A. Cook scored just 1 goal (90′). Wrexham was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

Andy Cook didn’t convert a penalty (83′) for Bradford City.​

The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham stadium in Racecourse Ground on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 12,447 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Speedie who had the assistance of Alan Clayton and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Daniel Robinson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.29 degrees Celsius or 46.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Wrexham

0 - 1

Bradford City

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 109 Attack 86
  • 62 Dangerous attack 41
  • 48 Ball safe 39
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 11 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 2 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wrexham was in firm control of the ball 62% while Bradford City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Bradford City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Wrexham shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City shot 10 times, 8 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Bradford City received 4 yellow cards (, Matty Platt, Jonathan Tomkinson and Alex Gilliead).

Match Timeline

25'
Matty Platt- Yellow
41'
Kevin McDonald- sub ->Lewis Richards
45'
Alex Gilliead- Yellow
64'
J. Tomkinson- Yellow
65'
Clarke Oduor- sub ->Harry Chapman
65'
Jake Young- sub ->Calum Kavanagh
Luke Bolton- sub ->Ryan Barnett
70'
Sam Dalby- sub ->Steven Fletcher
70'
James Jones- sub ->Andy Cannon
81'
Jack Marriott- sub ->Paul Mullin
81'
83'
Andy Cook- missed penaltyAndy Cook
Jacob Mendy- sub ->James McClean
88'
90'
Andy Cook(goal)
90'
Sam Stubbs- sub ->Clarke Oduor

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 this contest, Wrexham stays with 52 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Bradford City will has 40 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away against Sutton United on the 13th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Wrexham (4 draws).

Bradford City will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 13th of February with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Arthur Okonkwo 33.England
8.8
D
Ben Tozer 4.England
7.1
D
Aaron Hayden 5.England
7.0
D
Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.3
88'
D
Ryan Barnett 29.England
7.5
70'
M
George Evans 12.England
7.3
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
7.3
81'
M
Elliot Lee 38.England
6.7
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
6.7
81'
F
Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland
7.9
70'
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
6.3
88'
D
Max Cleworth 32.Wales
M
Luke Bolton 17.England
6.4
70'
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
6.8
81'
F
Jack Marriott 11.England
6.8
81'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
7.0
70'

Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo (8.8), Ryan Barnett (7.5), Aaron Hayden (7.0), Ben Tozer (7.1), Eoghan O’Connell (7.7), James McClean (7.3), Andy Cannon (7.3), George Evans (7.3), Elliot Lee (6.7), Steven Fletcher (7.9) and Paul Mullin (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Marriott (6.8), Luke Bolton (6.4), Sam Dalby (7.0), Jacob Mendy (6.3), Mark Howard, James Jones (6.8) and Max Cleworth.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 5 changes: Andy Cannon for James Jones (81′), Steven Fletcher for Sam Dalby (70′), Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (81′), James McClean for Jacob Mendy (88′) and Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (70′).

Player of the match: Arthur Okonkwo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was the goalkeeper: Arthur Okonkwo. His rating is 8.77. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Sam Walker 1.England
8.9
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.0
25'
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
7.0
64'
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
6.7
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
7.1
M
C. Kavanagh 8.Republic of Ireland
6.8
65'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.7
45'
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
6.3
65'
M
Lewis Richards 32.England
6.4
41'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
8.4
90'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
90'
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
6.6
65'
M
Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland
6.7
41'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
F
Bobby Pointon 23.England
F
Jake Young 28.England
6.4
65'

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

Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker (8.9), Jonathan Tomkinson (7.0), Matty Platt (7.0), Ciaran Kelly (7.1), Brad Halliday (6.7), Alex Gilliead (7.7), Richard Smallwood   (7.1), Lewis Richards (6.4), Harry Chapman (6.3), Calum Kavanagh (6.8) and Andy Cook (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Clarke Oduor (6.6), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Sam Stubbs, Bobby Pointon, Kevin McDonald (6.7) and Jake Young (6.4).

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Kevin McDonald (injured) and Sam Stubbs (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: Lewis Richards for Kevin McDonald (41′), Harry Chapman for Clarke Oduor (65′), Calum Kavanagh for Jake Young (65′) and Clarke Oduor for Sam Stubbs (90′).

Player of the match: Sam Walker​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was the goalkeeper: Sam Walker. His rating is 8.87. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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