BOLTON. Bradford City bested Walsall to win 2-1. It was Bradford City to strike first with a goal of A. Cook at the 41′. Then J. Young scored again for Bradford City in the 45′ minute. Eventually, D. Daniels reduced the distance for Walsall (57′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

D. Johnson missed a decisive penalty (2′). That would have allowed Walsall to draw the match.​

The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Connor Brown and Jake Topp. The 4th official was Darren Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Bradford City

2 - 1

Walsall

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 7 Total 26
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 25
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 82
  • 54 Dangerous attack 52
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 0 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Walsall that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match​.

Bradford City shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Walsall shot 26 times, 1 on target, 25 off target.

Cards

Bradford City received 2 yellow cards (L. Ridehalgh and J. Young). On the other side, Walsall received 1 yellow card (E. Monthe).

Match Timeline

2'
Danny Johnson- missed penalty
Liam Ridehalgh- Yellow
26'
Andy Cook(goal)B. Halliday
41'
Jake Young(goal)
45'
Jake Young- Yellow
45'
46'
46'
57'
D. Daniels(goal)
T. Wright- sub ->J. Young
65'
66'
75'
75'
76'
Isaac Hutchinson- sub ->L. Kinsella
79'
82'
90'
90'
Ronan Maher- sub ->T. Knowles

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After playing this match, Bradford City will have 11 points like Grimsby Town, Crewe Alexandra and Sutton United to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Walsall will stay with 8 points like Swindon Town and AFC Wimbledon to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away with Swindon Town on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (5 draws).

Walsall will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
7.3
D
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
6.1
26'
D
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.8
D
Matty Platt 5.England
6.8
D
Romoney Crichlow 24.England
6.8
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
6.8
M
Levi Sutton 18.England
6.8
79'
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
6.6
75'
M
Scott Banks 12.Scotland
6.5
66'
M
Jake Young 21.England
7.5
65' 45' 45'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.3
75' 41'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
M
Yann Songo'o 4.Cameroon
6.2
79'
M
Ryan East 16.England
M
Dion Pereira 26.Antigua and Barbuda
6.8
66'
F
T. Wright 32.Republic of Ireland
7.1
65'
F
K. Harratt 23.England
6.4
75'
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
6.5
75'

Bradford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis (7.3), Brad Halliday (7.8), Matthew Platt (6.8), Romoney Crichlow-Noble (6.8), Liam Ridehalgh (6.1), Levi Sutton (6.8), Richard Smallwood (6.8), Scott Banks (6.5), Harrison Chapman (6.6), Jake Young (7.5) and Andy Cook (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tyreik Wright (7.1), C. Doyle, Kian Harratt (6.4), Yann Songo’o (6.2), Vadaine Oliver (6.5), R. East and Dion Pereira (6.8).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 5 changes: J. Young for T. Wright (65′), S. Banks for D. Pereira (66′), H. Chapman for K. Harratt (75′), A. Cook for V. Oliver (75′) and L. Sutton for Y. Songo’o (79′).

Best player: Brad Halliday​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Brad Halliday even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
6.0
D
Peter Clarke 26.England
6.6
46'
D
D. Daniels 5.Montserrat
7.4
57'
D
H. White 2.England
6.2
46'
D
Manny Monthe 6.Cameroon
6.4
90'
M
L. Bennett 30.England
7.0
82'
M
Liam Kinsella 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
76'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
7.0
M
Taylor Allen 21.England
7.2
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
8.5
90'
F
Danny Johnson 39.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Adam Przybek 31.Wales
M
Ronan Maher 25.England
90'
M
Isaac Hutchinson 23.England
6.9
76'
M
Jack Earing 17.England
F
Timmy Abraham 27.England
82'
F
Danny Cashman 20.England
6.7
46'
F
Andy Williams 11.England
6.4
46'

Also Walsall adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael John Flynn played with: Owen Evans (6.0), Hayden White (6.2), Peter Clarke (6.6), Donervon Daniels (7.4), Emmanuel Monthe (6.4), Liam Kinsella (6.4), Brandon Comley (7.0), Liam Bennett (7.0), Tom Knowles (8.5), Taylor Allen (7.2) and Danny Johnson (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: R. Maher, Danny Cashman (6.7), Isaac Hutchinson (6.9), J. Earing, Andy Williams (6.4), A. Przybek and Timmy Abraham.

Substitutions

Walsall made 5 changes: P. Clarke for A. Williams (46′), H. White for D. Cashman (46′), L. Kinsella for I. Hutchinson (76′), L. Bennett for T. Abraham (82′) and T. Knowles for R. Maher (90′).

Best player: Tom Knowles​

The most impressive player for Walsall was Tom Knowles.

His rating is (8.5) with 16 passes (43% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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