CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town and Bradford City didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Bradford City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Haines with the collaboration of Marc Wilson and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Aaron Bannister. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 3 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 105
- 45 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bradford City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match.
Grimsby Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Bradford City shot 12 times, 0 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (B. Kiernan). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (T. Wright).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Grimsby Town will have 23 points like Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City will have 25 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (4 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).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Michee Efete, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Brendan Kiernan, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Kieran Green, Harry Clifton and Ryan Taylor.
The home team had on the bench: Niall Maher, Danilo Orsi-Dadamo, Jordan Maguire-Drew, Bryn Morris, Lewis Richardson, Keyendrah Simmonds and Alex Hunt.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: B. Kiernan for B. Morris (46′), G. Holohan for L. Richardson (79′) and O. Khan for J. Maguire-Drew (88′).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Hughes played with: Harry Lewis, Brad Halliday, Matthew Foulds, Matthew Platt, Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Richard Smallwood, Alex Gilliead, Harrison Chapman, Dion Pereira, Andy Cook and Tyreik Samuel Wright.
They had on the bench: Ryan Henry East, Vadaine Oliver, Kian Harratt, Yann Songo’o, Lee Angol, Colin Doyle and Levi Sutton.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: D. Pereira for L. Angol (54′), H. Chapman for L. Sutton (71′) and A. Cook for R. East (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Walsall – 1-1
- Crawley Town – Mansfield Town – 3-2
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Northampton Town – 2-3
- Salford City – Stockport County – 0-2
- Rochdale – AFC Wimbledon – 1-2
- Newport County – Colchester United – 1-0
- Harrogate Town – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Grimsby Town – Bradford City – 0-0
- Gillingham – Barrow – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Leyton Orient – 2-3