Bradford City recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Salford City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Bradford City was capable to reverse the score against Salford City to win 2-1.

April 14, 2024

SALFORD. Bradford City was capable to reverse the scoreline against Salford City to win 2-1. It was Salford City to strike first with a goal of Callum Hendry at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Brad Halliday gave the win to Bradford City in the 86′ minute.

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,517 spectators. The referee was Jacob Miles who was helped by Kenwyn Hughes and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.45 degrees Celsius or 54.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Salford City

1 - 2

Bradford City

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

11 Total 22
4 On Target 11
4 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 9

120 Attack 87
59 Dangerous attack 58
96 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

16 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bradford City was able to find the solution to win this match.

Salford City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 22 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Matt Smith, Matty Lund and Dan Chesters). On the other side, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (J. Tomkinson, Matty Platt and C. Kavanagh).

Match Timeline

Callum Hendry(goal)Dan Chesters

18'

22'

Matty Platt- Yellow

Dan Chesters- Yellow

33'

Matty Lund- Yellow

36'

45'

C. Kavanagh(goal)Matty Platt

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Dan Chesters

57'

69'

J. Tomkinson- sub ->Daniel Oyegoke

77'

C. Kavanagh- Yellow

78'

Clarke Oduor- sub ->Bobby Pointon

78'

Alex Gilliead- sub ->Jamie Walker

83'

J. Tomkinson- Yellow

86'

Brad Halliday(goal)

Matt Smith- Yellow

87'

Callum Morton- sub ->Matty Lund

90'

Lewis Richards- sub ->T. Wright

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Salford City stays with 47 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Bradford City will has 60 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away against Newport County on the 20th of April with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Bradford City will play away against Walsall on the 20th of April with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Bradford City (9 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

8.5

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

6.8

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

7.5

Dan Chesters 20.England

6.8

57'

33'

Luke Garbutt 29.England

7.3

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.8

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

6.7

90'

36'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

7.7

18'

Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

6.8

Conor McAleny 18.England

5.4

Matt Smith 17.England

8.2

87'

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Ethan Ingram 2.England

Jez Davies 19.England

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

6.7

57'

L. Humbles 47.England

Callum Morton 39.England

6.7

90'

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (8.5), Dan Chesters (6.8), Adrian Mariappa (6.8), Curtis Tilt (7.5), Luke Garbutt (7.3), Matty Lund (6.7), Ryan Watson (6.8), Connor McLennan (6.8), Callum Hendry (7.7), Conor McAleny (5.4) and Matt Smith (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ethan Ingram, Jez Davies, Kelly N’Mai (6.7), Joel Torrance, Callum Morton (6.7), L. Humbles and Kyrell Malcolm.

Substitutions

Salford City made 2 changes: Dan Chesters for Kelly N’Mai (57′) and Matty Lund for Callum Morton (90′).

Player of the match: Alex Cairns

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was the goalkeeper: Alex Cairns. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City

Sam Walker 1.England

7.1

Matty Platt 5.England

7.3

22'

Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Daniel Oyegoke 22.England

6.7

69'

Brad Halliday 2.England

7.3

86'

Richard Smallwood 6.England

7.3

Jamie Walker 7.Scotland

8.1

78'

Bobby Pointon 23.England

6.8

78'

T. Wright 36.Republic of Ireland

8.2

90'

C. Kavanagh 8.Republic of Ireland

8.1

77'

45'

Andy Cook 9.England

7.1

Substitutes

Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland

J. Tomkinson 31.United States

7.0

69'

83'

Lewis Richards 32.England

90'

Alex Gilliead 11.England

6.6

78'

Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya

7.0

78'

Harry Chapman 20.England

Tyler Smith 14.England

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

Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker (7.1), Daniel Oyegoke (6.7), Matty Platt (7.3), Ciaran Kelly (6.6), Brad Halliday (7.3), Richard Smallwood (7.3), Jamie Walker (8.1), T. Wright (8.2), Bobby Pointon (6.8), Andy Cook (7.1) and C. Kavanagh (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Gilliead (6.6), Clarke Oduor (7.0), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Harry Chapman, J. Tomkinson (7.0) and Lewis Richards.

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of J. Tomkinson (injured) and Lewis Richards (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: Daniel Oyegoke for J. Tomkinson (69′), Bobby Pointon for Clarke Oduor (78′), Jamie Walker for Alex Gilliead (78′) and T. Wright for Lewis Richards (90′).