BIRKENHEAD. Bradford City bested Tranmere Rovers to win 2-1. A. Cook was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Bradford City to strike first with an early goal of A. Cook at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Cook gave the win to Bradford City in the 75′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg with the support of Andy Hendley and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Nicholas Barnard. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Tranmere Rovers

1 - 2

Bradford City

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 105
  • 45 Dangerous attack 38
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Bradford City managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Tranmere Rovers shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards (N. Byrne, K. Hemmings and R. McAlear). Talking about the opposition, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (R. Crichlow-Noble).

Match Timeline

3'
Andy Cook(goal)R. Smallwood
48'
49'
53'
60'
T. Wright- sub ->J. Young
63'
68'
71'
75'
Andy Cook(goal)M. Foulds
Josh Hawkes- sub ->P. Lewis
83'
Reece McAlear- Yellow
84'
85'
88'
88'

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 this match, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 7 points like Newport County, Stockport County and Harrogate Town to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Bradford City will have 14 points like Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away against Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rochdale (2 draws).

Bradford City will play away agasint Swindon Town on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (5 draws).

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers
G
Ross Doohan 1.Scotland
7.1
D
Neill Byrne 19.Republic of Ireland
6.4
53'
D
Jordan Turnbull 14.England
6.3
D
Josh Dacres-Cogley 2.England
6.7
D
Dynel Simeu 26.England
6.8
D
Ethan Bristow 3.England
7.1
M
Lee O'Connor 4.Republic of Ireland
6.9
M
Paul Lewis 22.England
6.3
83'
M
Reece McAlear 8.Scotland
6.2
84'
F
Kane Hemmings 10.England
7.3
63' 49'
F
Elliott Nevitt 20.England
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Mateusz Hewelt 23.Poland
D
B. Hockenhull 15.England
M
Chris Merrie 6.England
M
Josh Hawkes 11.England
6.2
83'
M
Rhys Hughes 17.Wales
F
Paul Glatzel 9.England
6.4
71'
F
Jake Burton 27.England
7.0
85'

Tranmere Rovers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Ross Doohan (7.1), Josh Dacres-Cogley (6.7), Dynel Simeu (6.8), Jordan Turnbull (6.3), Neill Byrne (6.4), Ethan Bristow (7.1), Reece McAlear (6.2), Lee O’Connor (6.9), Paul Lewis (6.3), Kane Hemmings (7.3) and Elliott Nevitt (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Glatzel (6.4), C. Merrie, Josh Hawkes (6.2), Jake Burton (7.0), R. Hughes, M. Hewelt and B. Hockenhall.

Tranmere Rovers could not rely on the presence of J. Burton (injured).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: E. Nevitt for P. Glatzel (71′), P. Lewis for J. Hawkes (83′) and P. Glatzel for J. Burton (85′).

Best player: Kane Hemmings​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Kane Hemmings.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 21. He hit the woodwork once times.

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.7
D
Brad Halliday 2.England
6.8
D
Matty Foulds 14.England
8.2
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.1
D
Romoney Crichlow 24.England
6.7
88' 48'
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
8.4
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.1
M
Harry Chapman 20.England
6.8
M
Dion Pereira 26.Antigua and Barbuda
6.7
68'
M
Jake Young 21.England
6.0
60'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
8.1
88' 3', 75'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Timi Odusina 15.England
M
Levi Sutton 18.England
6.5
68'
M
Yann Songo'o 4.Cameroon
6.8
88'
F
T. Wright 32.Republic of Ireland
7.0
60'
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
6.2
88'
F
K. Harratt 23.England

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

Mark Hughes played with: Harry Lewis (6.7), Brad Halliday (6.8), Matthew Platt (7.1), Romoney Crichlow-Noble (6.7), Matthew Foulds (8.2), Richard Smallwood (8.4), Alex Gilliead (7.1), Dion Pereira (6.7), Harrison Chapman (6.8), Jake Young (6.0) and Andy Cook (8.1).

They had on the bench: O. Odusina, Tyreik Wright (7.0), Vadaine Oliver (6.2), K. Harratt, Levi Sutton (6.5), C. Doyle and Yann Songo’o (6.8).

Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Y. Songo’o (injured).

Substitutions

Bradford City made 4 changes: J. Young for T. Wright (60′), D. Pereira for L. Sutton (68′), R. Crichlow-Noble for Y. Songo’o (88′) and A. Cook for V. Oliver (88′).

Best player: Richard Smallwood​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Richard Smallwood even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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