BRADFORD. Port Vale conquered Bradford City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Port Vale to strike first with a goal of B. Garrity at the 50′. Then J. Wilson scored again for Port Vale in the 64′ minute. Eventually, C. Vernam reduced the distance for Bradford City (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Bradford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
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 Darren Drysdale who was helped by Lewis Raper and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Alan Clayton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 1 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 120
- 38 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City had a strong ball possession 57% while Port Vale was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Port Vale won the encounter.
Bradford City shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 1 yellow card (J. Walker). On the opposite side, Port Vale received 4 yellow cards (H. Charsley, B. Walker, M. Benning and N. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bradford City will stay with 46 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Port Vale will have 59 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 2nd of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (6 draws).
Port Vale will host Sutton United on the 26th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Sutton United (0 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Bradford City made 2 changes: L. Sutton for C. Vernam (69′) and N. Delfouneso for J. Walker (69′).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Andy Crosby played with: .
Substitutions
Port Vale made 3 changes: J. Wilson for K. Harratt (76′), J. Proctor for D. Amoo (85′) and H. Charsley for R. Edmondson (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Salford City – Scunthorpe United – 5-1
- Oldham Athletic – Exeter City – 0-2
- Northampton Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 3-1
- Harrogate Town – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Bradford City – Port Vale – 1-2
- Barrow – Carlisle United – 1-2
