BRADFORD. Forest Green Rovers conquers Bradford City 2-0 after C. Doidge scores a double.

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather with the collaboration of Joe Simpson and Samuel Clayton. The 4th official was Jamie O’Connor.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bradford City had a superior ball possession 76% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 117 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Forest Green Rovers managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Bradford City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Ciaran Kelly). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Jamie Robson).

Standings

After playing this contest, Bradford City stays with 50 points like Harrogate Town to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will has 33 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Mansfield Town on the 16th of March with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will host Sutton United on the 16th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (2 draws).

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 (7.0), Jonathan Tomkinson (6.3), Ciaran Kelly (6.8), Liam Ridehalgh (7.3), Brad Halliday (7.1), Richard Smallwood   (7.7), Alex Gilliead (7.0), Lewis Richards (7.1), Clarke Oduor (6.4), Tyreik Wright (7.8) and Andy Cook (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Walker (6.8), Calum Kavanagh (6.4), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith (6.7), Harry Chapman (7.0), Daniel Oyegoke and Kevin McDonald.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: Liam Ridehalgh for Jamie Walker (46′), Brad Halliday for Harry Chapman (63′), Lewis Richards for Tyler Smith (81′) and Clarke Oduor for Calum Kavanagh (63′).

Player of the match: Tyreik Wright​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Tyreik Wright.

His rating is 7.8 with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Steve Cotterill played with: Vicente Reyes (8.5), Harvey Bunker (7.1), Ryan Inniss  (7.5), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.5), Dominic Thompson (7.3), Charlie McCann (7.7), Emmanuel Osadebe (7.0), Jamie Robson (7.0), Christian Doidge (8.5), Kyle McAllister (7.1) and Tyrese Omotoye (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcel Lavinier (6.7), Dominic Bernard , Darnell Johnson, Jacob Maddox , Sean Robertson, Jamie Searle and Callum Jones (7.0).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: Tyrese Omotoye for Marcel Lavinier (68′) and Christian Doidge for Dominic Bernard  (90′).

Player of the match: Christian Doidge​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Christian Doidge.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 20 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 30.

Results of the day

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

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