OLDHAM. Oldham Athletic overcomes Bradford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Hope (19′) and a goal from D. Keillor-Dunn (24′). Bradford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the support of Gary Hilton and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 6 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 136
- 51 Dangerous attack 37
- 40 Ball safe 39
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Oldham Athletic was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oldham Athletic was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oldham Athletic won the match.
Oldham Athletic shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Oldham Athletic received 1 yellow card (H. Hope). Talking about the opposition, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (E. Watt).
Also, Bradford City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after P. O’Connor (Bradford City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (71′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Oldham Athletic will have 29 points to sit in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will stay with 40 points like Crawley Town to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Oldham Athletic will play away with Colchester United on the 26th of February with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Colchester United (11 draws).
Bradford City will host Mansfield Town on the 26th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
89'
24'
72'
Oldham Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Sheridan decided to play with the following team: Danny Rogers , Jordan Clarke , Harrison McGahey , Carl Piergianni , Sam Hart , Christopher Missilou , Callum Whelan , Nicky Adams , Davis Keillor-Dunn , Jack Stobbs and Hallam Hope .
The home team had on the bench: J. Leutwiler, Benny Couto, D. Fage, Alex Hunt, R. Diarra, Tope Obadeyi and Harry Vaughan .
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: H. Hope for Tope (79′), J. Stobbs for H. Vaughan (87′) and C. Missilou for A. Hunt (89′).
Best player: Nicky Adams
The player that probably impressed the most for Oldham Athletic was Nicky Adams even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (51% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
71'
Also Bradford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Derek Adams played with: Alex Bass , Luke Hendrie , Yann Songo’o , Paudie O’Connor , Reece Staunton , Elliot Watt , Levi Sutton , Alex Gilliead , Callum Cooke , Nathan Delfouneso and Andy Cook .
They had on the bench: Theo Robinson , Finn Cousin-Dawson , F. Kelleher, Tom Elliott , M. Daly, R. O’Donnell and G. Evans.
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of F. Cousin-Dawson (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: R. Staunton for F. Cousin-Dawson (43′), C. Cooke for T. Elliott (54′) and A. Cook for T. Robinson (83′).
Best player: Elliot Watt
The most impressive player for Bradford City was Elliot Watt.
His rating is with 65 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Colchester United – 3-0
- Hartlepool United – Sutton United – 1-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Port Vale – 1-1
- Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 0-4
- Oldham Athletic – Bradford City – 2-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 0-1
- Scunthorpe United – Rochdale – 1-2
- Carlisle United – Swindon Town – 0-3
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 1-1
