BRADFORD. Bradford City beats Sutton United 1-0 after C. Kavanagh scored just 1 goal (54′). Sutton United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

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 16,697 spectators.​ The referee was Marc Edwards who was helped by Stephen Wade and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Emmanuel Edet.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sutton United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Bradford City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Bradford City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Bradford City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sutton United shot 14 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Jonathan Tomkinson). Talking about the opposition, Sutton United received 2 yellow cards (Dean Bouzanis and Lee Angol).

Standings

After playing this match, Bradford City has 46 points like Accrington Stanley and Newport County to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Sutton United will stays with 22 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away against Barrow on the 24th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Barrow (1 draw).

Sutton United will host Colchester United on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).

Bradford City – Formation

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 (8.1), Jonathan Tomkinson (6.7), Matty Platt (7.0), Ciaran Kelly (7.5), Brad Halliday (8.2), Sam Stubbs (7.5), Alex Gilliead (7.7), Liam Ridehalgh (7.9), Clarke Oduor (8.4), Calum Kavanagh (7.5) and Andy Cook (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Bobby Pointon, Kevin McDonald (6.4), Adam Wilson, Tyreik Wright (7.3) and Noah Wadsworth.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: Matty Platt for Kevin McDonald (71′) and Calum Kavanagh for Tyreik Wright (72′).

Player of the match: Clarke Oduor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Clarke Oduor even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 27 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Steve Morison played with: Dean Bouzanis (7.9), Ryan Jackson (7.3), Joe Kizzi (7.3), Ben Goodliffe (6.7), Sashiel Adom-Malaki (6.4), Deon Moore (6.7), Charlie Lakin (6.7), Craig Eastmond (6.6), Omari Patrick (6.3), Harry Smith (7.7) and Lee Angol (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Omar Sowunmi, Christian N’Guessan, Steve Arnold, Oliver Sanderson (6.6), Jay Williams, Stephen Duke-McKenna (6.4) and Jack Taylor.

Substitutions

Sutton United made 2 changes: Deon Moore for Stephen Duke-McKenna (61′) and Lee Angol for Oliver Sanderson (61′).

Player of the match: Dean Bouzanis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was the goalkeeper: Dean Bouzanis. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Notts County – 1-0
• Walsall – Mansfield Town – 2-1
• Tranmere Rovers – Stockport County – 4-0
• Swindon Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
• Salford City – Barrow – 5-3
• Newport County – Gillingham – 1-0
• Grimsby Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-5
• Crewe Alexandra – Harrogate Town – 0-0
• Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
• Colchester United – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
• Bradford City – Sutton United – 1-0
• AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 1-1