BRADFORD. Mansfield Town conquers Bradford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Oates (44′) and a goal from M. Longstaff (48′). Bradford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the support of Lisa Rashid and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Paul Stonier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bradford City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Mansfield Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match.​

Bradford City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Mansfield Town received 4 yellow cards (S. Quinn, S. McLaughlin, R. Stirk and G. Lapslie).

Standings

After playing this match, Bradford City will stay with 40 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Mansfield Town will have 53 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away against Forest Green Rovers on the 12th of March with a 1-1 head to head record.

Mansfield Town will play away agasint Tranmere Rovers on the 11th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (4 draws).

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass (6.8), Paudie O’Connor (7.3), Yann Songo’o (6.8), Matthew Foulds (6.5), Luke Hendrie (7.6), Elliot Watt (7.8), Levi Sutton (6.6), Alex Gilliead (7.0), Matty Daly (6.6), Andy Cook (7.1) and Theo Robinson (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: O. Threlkeld, Gareth Evans (7.0), F. Kelleher, N. Delfouneso, R. O’Donnell, Callum Cooke (6.8) and Caolan Lavery (6.6).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 3 changes: M. Daly for C. Cooke (60′), T. Robinson for C. Lavery (75′) and L. Sutton for G. Evans (75′).

Best player: Elliot Watt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Elliot Watt.

His rating is (7.8) with 63 passes (65% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 8 crosses.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Nigel Clough played with: Nathan Bishop (7.8), Lucas Akins (6.4), Farrend Rawson (7.2), Elliott Hewitt (7.4), Stephen McLaughlin (7.3), George Maris (7.0), Ryan Stirk (7.2), Stephen Quinn (7.4), Matthew Longstaff (7.4), Rhys Oates (7.2) and Jamie Murphy (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: George Lapslie (6.4), M. Štěch, J. Perch, Jordan Bowery, Kieran Wallace (6.6), O. Clarke and D. Johnson.

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: G. Maris for G. Lapslie (69′), S. Quinn for K. Wallace (80′) and R. Oates for J. Bowery (86′).

Best player: Nathan Bishop​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mansfield Town was the goalkeeper: Nathan Bishop. His rating is 7.80. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Newport County – Tranmere Rovers – 4-2
• Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 0-1
• Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
• Colchester United – Oldham Athletic – 1-1
• Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 1-1
• Bradford City – Mansfield Town – 0-2
• Barrow – Harrogate Town – 0-0
• Walsall – Hartlepool United – 3-1
• Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-2
• Rochdale – Northampton Town – 1-0
• Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-0
• Sutton United – Scunthorpe United – 4-1