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

League One · 2018-19
Bradford City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Tue 21 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony O'Connor 75' Y
Ryan McGowan 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Burton Albion FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Helen Byrne
  • Referee David Benton
  • Referee Chris Sarginson
  • Referee Anthony Moore

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Bradford City AFC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Burton Albion FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Southend United FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Barnsley FC H 0–2 L
04 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–0 W
12 Nov FC Alashkert H 1–0 W
29 Oct MOL Fehervar FC A 0–1 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W
11 Aug Gillingham FC A 1–3 L
04 Aug Rochdale AFC H 1–2 L
12 Nov Vikingur Gota A 0–2 L
29 Oct Celtic FC H 3–4 L

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC Burton Albion FC
#1 Position #7
15 Points 12
7 Played 8
5 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
7 Scored 13
4 Conceded 12
+3 GD +1
2.14 PPG 1.50
71% Win % 38%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Bradford City AFC are 1st (15 pts). Burton Albion FC are 7th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bradford City AFC vs Burton Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Jack Payne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Fox made 376 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Scotland international David Templeton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Chicksen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bradford City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Bradford City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jack Payne on 32.
  • 37' Bradford City AFC is showing some good football. However, Bradford City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bradford City AFC and Burton Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bradford City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Bradford City AFC team. Kelvin Mellor is replaced by Joe Riley on 69 minute.
  • 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' The referee shows Bradford City AFC player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 76' Another substitution for Burton Albion FC to replace David Templeton by Marcus Harness on 76 minute.
  • 81' Luca Colville has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The Burton Albion FC bench stirs into life. Marvin Sordell is withdrawn and Elliot Hodge gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It’s high time Michael Collins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Bradford City AFC make a change. Jack Payne trudges off to be replaced by Luca Colville on 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bradford City AFC players.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Collins

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Clough

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Payne 1
Jack Payne 1
Lucas Akins 1
Hope Akpan 1

Head to Head

2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC

Bradford City AFC Form

2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W 2018-08-18 Southend United FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC L 2018-08-11 Bradford City AFC 0–2 Barnsley FC L 2018-08-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Bradford City AFC W 2017-11-11 Bradford City AFC 1–0 FC Alashkert W 2017-10-29 MOL Fehervar FC 1–0 Bradford City AFC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC L 2018-08-18 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2018-08-11 Gillingham FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC L 2018-08-04 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC L 2017-11-12 Vikingur Gota 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2017-10-29 Burton Albion FC 3–4 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC55% Draw30% Burton Albion FC15%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
85%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
45%
Bradford City AFC or Burton Albion FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC33% Draw58% Burton Albion FC9%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
21.2%
2 – 0
13%
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 2
2.3%
0 – 2
1.8%
4 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 29% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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