Bradford City AFC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2018-19

Bradford City AFC

1 – 4

Full Time

Blackpool FC

Sat 23 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Northern Commercials Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Jay Spearing

Y 39' Curtis Tilt

Hope Akpan 42' Y

Y 55' Christoffer Mafoumbi

Lewis O'Brien 83' Y

Overview

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Bradford City AFC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Northern Commercials Stadium.

Bradford City AFC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Abbas Khan
Referee Richard Wigglesworth
Referee Kevin Mulraine
Referee Anthony Coggins

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Bradford City AFC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-23 Bradford City AFC 1–4 Blackpool FC 2018-09-08 Blackpool FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	1–4	L
16 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
12 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Portsmouth FC	A	1–5	L
23 Feb	Walsall FC	A	2–3	L

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Bradford City AFC	A	4–1	W
16 Mar	Burton Albion FC	A	0–3	L
12 Mar	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–1	D
09 Mar	Southend United FC	H	2–2	D
05 Mar	Accrington Stanley FC	A	2–1	W
02 Mar	Bristol Rovers FC	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC		Blackpool FC
#10	Position	#20
3	Points	1
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
2	Scored	1
0	Conceded	1
+2	GD	+0
3.00	PPG	1.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Bradford City AFC are 10th (3 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackpool FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bradford City AFC to score. At the same time, Blackpool FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Jack Payne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
10' It’s high time Gary Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bradford City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' Jay Spearing has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
24' Goal! Armand Gnanduillet scores his 30 goal in 384 matches.
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' Curtis Tilt was booked on 39.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hope Akpan.
46' The whistle greets Jack Payne as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Butterfield.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matthew Virtue-Thick makes no mistake. 0-2!
55' A moment of madness from Christoffer Mafoumbi on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackpool FC will be frustrated.
60' Richard O'Donnell, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' Fresh legs for Blackpool FC! Harry Pritchard comes on to replace Antony Evans.
68' Armand Gnanduillet with the second goal in the match!
73' Jermaine Anderson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
74' Another change for Bradford City AFC made on 74 minute. Jermaine Anderson leaves to be changed by Josh Wright.
76' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Chris Taylor on, Jay Spearing off on 76 minutes.
80' The England Chris Taylor breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 0-4!
80' Billy Clarke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eoin Doyle on 80 minute.
81' Blackpool FC make a change. Armand Gnanduillet trudges off to be replaced by Nya Kirby on 81 minutes.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis O'Brien on 83 minutes.
88' Blackpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' A goal from the England international David Ball! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-4!
Bradford City AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Blackpool FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Bowyer

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Chris Taylor ↑ 76'
13
Myles Boney
11
Joe Dodoo
14
Harry Pritchard ↑ 64'
31
Chris Long
3
Nick Anderton
23
Nya Kirby ↑ 81'

Coach Terry McPhillips

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Armand Gnanduillet	2
Jay Spearing	2
Jay Spearing	2
Curtis Tilt	1
Chris Taylor	1
Matthew Virtue-Thick	1
David Ball	1
Curtis Tilt	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.71 Bradford City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Blackpool FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC41% Draw27% Blackpool FC32%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackpool FC

59%

Bradford City AFC or Blackpool FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC33% Draw44% Blackpool FC23%

Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap	Bradford City AFC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Bradford City AFC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bradford City AFC Form

Blackpool FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Clean Sheet