BRADFORD. Bradford City defeats Gillingham 1-0 after B. Halliday scored just 1 goal (43′).
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 Edward Duckworth who had the assistance of Connor Brown and . The 4th official was Daniel Guest.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 6 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 98 Attack 104
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 69 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Bradford City shot 16 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Gillingham shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Daniel Oyegoke). Talking about the opposition, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Max Ehmer and George Lapslie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Bradford City has 57 points to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Gillingham will stays with 60 points like Morecambe to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away against Barrow on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Barrow (1 draw).
Gillingham will host Barrow on the 13th of April with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Barrow (1 draw).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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67'
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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 , Daniel Oyegoke , Matty Platt , Ciaran Kelly , Brad Halliday , Richard Smallwood , Jamie Walker , T. Wright , Bobby Pointon , Andy Cook and C. Kavanagh .
The home team had on the bench: Clarke Oduor, Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Harry Chapman, J. Tomkinson , Lewis Richards and Noah Wadsworth.
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of J. Tomkinson (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 2 changes: Ciaran Kelly for J. Tomkinson (86′) and C. Kavanagh for Lewis Richards (87′).
Player of the match: Brad Halliday
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Brad Halliday.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (56% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
Gillingham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Stephen Clemence played with: Jake Turner , Remeao Hutton , Conor Masterson , Max Ehmer , Shadrach Ogie , Scott Malone , Timothée Dieng , Ethan Coleman , George Lapslie , Connor Mahoney and Oliver Hawkins .
They had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Max Clark, Jonathan Williams , Josh Andrews , Robbie McKenzie, Jayden Clarke and Josh Walker .
Substitutions
Gillingham made 3 changes: Oliver Hawkins for Josh Walker (75′), Conor Masterson for Jonathan Williams (75′) and Timothée Dieng for Josh Andrews (67′).
Player of the match: Jake Turner
The most impressive player for Gillingham was the goalkeeper: Jake Turner. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Walsall – 1-3
- Sutton United – Stockport County – 1-3
- Notts County – Harrogate Town – 3-0
- Morecambe – Doncaster Rovers – 0-3
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 1-4
- Grimsby Town – Newport County – 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-2
- Colchester United – Wrexham – 1-2
- Bradford City – Gillingham – 1-0
- Barrow – Swindon Town – 0-2
- Accrington Stanley – Crewe Alexandra – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Salford City – 1-0
