ACCRINGTON. Bradford City was eventually too strong for Accrington Stanley with the goal of Tyreik Wright (12′), Tyreik Wright (23′) and Andy Cook (38′).
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 40,099 spectators. The referee was Paul Howard assisted by Ryan Williams and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Dean Watson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.57 degrees Celsius or 43.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 16 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 8
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 91 Attack 117
- 47 Dangerous attack 56
- 100 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Accrington Stanley was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bradford City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Accrington Stanley shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Connor O’Brien). On the other side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Tyreik Wright).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Accrington Stanley stays with 46 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City will has 50 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Accrington Stanley will play away against Swindon Town on the 12th of March with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (1 draw).
Bradford City will host Forest Green Rovers on the 12th of March with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Bradford City (2 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
46'
79'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Radek Vítek , Oliver Patrick , Aaron Pickles , Joseph Gubbins , Connor O’Brien , Dan Martin , Benjamin Woods , Shaun Whalley , Tommy Leigh , Jack Nolan and Jake Bickerstaff .
The home team had on the bench: Seb Quirk , Leslie Adekoya , Lewis Trickett, Alex Henderson, Josh Woods , Korede Adedoyin and Jack McIntyre.
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 4 changes: Oliver Patrick for Seb Quirk (46′), Jake Bickerstaff for Korede Adedoyin (62′), Jack Nolan for Leslie Adekoya (72′) and Shaun Whalley for Josh Woods (73′).
Player of the match: Dan Martin
The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Dan Martin.
His rating is with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
12', 23'
Bradford City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker , Jonathan Tomkinson , Ciaran Kelly , Liam Ridehalgh , Brad Halliday , Richard Smallwood , Alex Gilliead , Lewis Richards , Tyreik Wright , Clarke Oduor and Andy Cook .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jamie Walker , Calum Kavanagh , Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith , Harry Chapman, Daniel Oyegoke and Kevin McDonald.
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Calum Kavanagh (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: Tyreik Wright for Calum Kavanagh (48′), Andy Cook for Tyler Smith (81′) and Clarke Oduor for Jamie Walker (81′).
Player of the match: Andy Cook
The most impressive player for Bradford City was Andy Cook.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 22.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Newport County – 1-0
- Notts County – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Morecambe – Wrexham – 1-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Salford City – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 3-2
- Harrogate Town – Crawley Town – 1-2
- Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Barrow – Colchester United – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Bradford City – 0-3
