HARROGATE. Harrogate Town was eventually too much to handle for Bradford City with the goal of Josh March (21′), George Thomson (73′ pen) and Daniel Oyegoke (79′ own).
The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 3,905 spectators. The referee was Sam Purkiss who had the assistance of Paul Newhouse and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.52 degrees Celsius or 45.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 7 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 115
- 43 Dangerous attack 64
- 83 Ball safe 54
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Harrogate Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Harrogate Town found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Harrogate Town shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (Stephen Dooley). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Tyreik Wright).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Harrogate Town has 54 points like Morecambe to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City will stays with 50 points like Tranmere Rovers and Accrington Stanley to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away against AFC Wimbledon on the 29th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of AFC Wimbledon (1 draw).
Bradford City will host Tranmere Rovers on the 29th of March with a 5-5 head to head record.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town
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66'
57'
Harrogate Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: J. Belshaw , Anthony O’Connor , Rod McDonald , Matthew Foulds , Warren Burrell , Levi Sutton , Stephen Dooley , Matty Daly , Jeremy Sivi , George Thomson and Josh March .
The home team had on the bench: Mark Oxley, Derrick Abu, Josh Falkingham, Dean Cornelius, Abraham Odoh, Jack Muldoon and Thomas Bloxham.
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 2 changes: Stephen Dooley for Jack Muldoon (66′) and Josh March for Abraham Odoh (90′).
Player of the match: George Thomson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was George Thomson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
Bradford City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker , Daniel Oyegoke , Matty Platt , Liam Ridehalgh , Brad Halliday , Richard Smallwood , Kevin McDonald , Lewis Richards , Jamie Walker , Tyreik Wright and Andy Cook .
They had on the bench: Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Ciaran Kelly , Harry Chapman , Bobby Pointon , Adam Wilson and Noah Wadsworth .
Substitutions
Bradford City made 4 changes: Tyreik Wright for Harry Chapman (78′), Jamie Walker for Bobby Pointon (63′), Liam Ridehalgh for Adam Wilson (63′) and Matty Platt for Ciaran Kelly (63′).
Player of the match: Sam Walker
The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was the goalkeeper: Sam Walker. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Barrow – Newport County – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Crawley Town – 1-3
- Sutton United – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
- Stockport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-0
- Notts County – Salford City – 1-2
- Morecambe – Gillingham – 2-3
- Mansfield Town – Colchester United – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 3-0
- Grimsby Town – Wrexham – 1-3
- Doncaster Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Crewe Alexandra – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1
