BRADFORD. Swindon Town found a way to reverse the score against Bradford City to win 2-1. It was Bradford City to strike first with a goal of G. Evans at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 21′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Payne gave the win to Swindon Town in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Bradford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
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 Paul Howard with the collaboration of Wayne Grunnill and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was Mark Cunliffe. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 4 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 82
- 48 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Bradford City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Swindon Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swindon Town was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swindon Town won the match.
Bradford City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 1 yellow card (P. O’Connor). Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards (L. Reed, E. Iandolo and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bradford City will stay with 40 points like Walsall to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will have 55 points to sit in the 7th 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 stats.
Swindon Town will host Oldham Athletic on the 12th of March with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Oldham Athletic (9 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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Bradford City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass , Luke Hendrie , Yann Songo’o , Paudie O’Connor , Matthew Foulds , Gareth Evans , Elliot Watt , Alex Gilliead , Callum Cooke , Andy Cook and Caolan Lavery .
The home team had on the bench: Theo Robinson , D. Pereira, Levi Sutton , M. Daly, O. Threlkeld, R. O’Donnell and F. Kelleher.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: C. Lavery for T. Robinson (75′), G. Evans for L. Sutton (82′) and C. Cooke for M. Daly (90′).
Best player: Matthew Foulds
The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Matthew Foulds.
His rating is with 52 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
Swindon Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ben Garner played with: J. Tomlinson, Joseph Wollacott , Akinwale Odimayo , Jake O’Brien , Brandon Cooper , Robert Donald Hunt , Ricky Aguiar , Louis Reed , Ellis Iandolo , Harry McKirdy and Josh Davison , Jonathan Williams .
They had on the bench: L. Ward, H. Parsons, R. East, Mathieu Baudry , Jack Payne and J. Mitchell-Lawson.
Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of M. Baudry (injured).
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 2 changes: A. Odimayo for M. Baudry (71′) and J. Williams for J. Payne (77′).
Best player: Harry McKirdy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Harry McKirdy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Harrogate Town – Hartlepool United – 1-2
- Sutton United – Rochdale – 3-0
- Salford City – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
- Northampton Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-2
- Oldham Athletic – Carlisle United – 1-2
- Newport County – Bristol Rovers – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Stevenage – 2-2
- Crawley Town – Scunthorpe United – 0-0
- Colchester United – Port Vale – 1-0
- Bradford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
- Barrow – Walsall – 1-1
