BRADFORD. Bradford City manages to recover against Bristol Rovers with a goal on the A. Kilgour 48′ and a goal on the B. Pitman 90′.
The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Haines who had the assistance of Paul Newhouse and Anthony Moore. The 4th official was Alan Clayton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 70
- 56 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Bristol Rovers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match.
Bradford City shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Bradford City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (P. Coutts, H. Saunders, A. Kilgour and B. Pitman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bradford City will have 17 points like Exeter City, Hartlepool United and Crawley Town to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers will have 14 points to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Hartlepool United on the 19th of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Bristol Rovers will play away agasint Colchester United on the 19th of October with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Colchester United (1 draw).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
30'
42'
Bradford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: R. O’Donnell, L. Ridehalgh, O. Threlkeld, P. O’Connor, Y. Songo’o, A. Gilliead, C. Cooke, L. Sutton, C. Vernam, E. Watt and A. Cook.
The home team had on the bench: F. Cousin-Dawson, C. Lavery, F. Kelleher, T. Robinson, M. Foulds, K. Scales and N. Canavan.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 2 changes: L. Ridehalgh for M. Foulds (30′) and E. Watt for K. Scales (81′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
54'
Also Bristol Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Joey Barton played with: J. Belshaw, N. Anderton, A. Kilgour, C. Taylor, G. Whelan, P. Coutts, H. Anderson, A. Evans, L. Hoole, A. Collins and H. Saunders.
The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Thomas, Z. Westbrooke, T. Clarke, P. Martinez, B. Pitman, J. Ward and S. Nicholson.
Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of B. Pitman (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: H. Saunders for B. Pitman (22′), L. Hoole for L. Thomas (46′) and P. Coutts for S. Nicholson (59′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bradford City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Sutton United – 0-1
- Exeter City – Newport County – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Walsall – 0-0
- Northampton Town – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Oldham Athletic – Stevenage – 3-0
- Port Vale – Barrow – 3-1
- Salford City – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
- Swindon Town – Rochdale – 2-2
