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

League One · 2018-19
Bradford City AFC
2 – 4
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Tue 23 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony O'Connor 41' Y
Y 59' Tom Davies
Y 65' Tom Bayliss
George Miller 70' Y
Ryan McGowan 75' Y
George Miller 88' R
Josh Wright 89' Y
Y 90' Liam Kelly

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Coventry City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Newhouse
  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Referee David Avent
  • Referee Lewis Smith

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

2
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-23 Bradford City AFC 2–4 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–4 L
20 Oct Rochdale AFC H 0–2 L
13 Oct Accrington Stanley FC A 1–3 L
06 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
02 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 W
29 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 0–0 D
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Bradford City AFC A 4–2 W
20 Oct Southend United FC A 2–1 W
13 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L
29 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bradford City AFC to score. At the same time, Coventry City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Goal! Jonson Clarke-Harris scores his 123 goal in 379 matches.
  • 7' Over 7 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Conor Chaplin gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Bradford City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' Anthony O'Connor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Hope Akpan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at . Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Davies argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' What a moment for Anthony O'Connor! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 65' What a strike from Jordy Hiwula! The score is 1-3.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Tom Bayliss will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Jodi Jones is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordy Hiwula at the 68 minute mark.
  • 69' Alex Jones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eoin Doyle on 69 minute.
  • 70' A goal from the England international Tom Bayliss! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-4!
  • 70' The referee shows Bradford City AFC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan McGowan on 75.
  • 76' The whistle greets Tom Bayliss as he departs to be replaced by Liam Kelly.
  • 78' Anthony O'Connor has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Bradford City AFC — David Ball on, Alex Jones off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' That is a Red card for Bradford City AFC. George Miller will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Josh Wright is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Luke Thomas as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Shipley.
  • It finishes all square. Bradford City AFC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 2-4.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hopkin

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordy Hiwula 2
Anthony O'Connor 2
Bright Enobakhare 1
Conor Chaplin 1
Tom Bayliss 1
Jonson Clarke-Harris 1

Head to Head

2018-10-23 Bradford City AFC 2–4 Coventry City FC

Bradford City AFC Form

2018-10-23 Bradford City AFC 2–4 Coventry City FC L 2018-10-20 Bradford City AFC 0–2 Rochdale AFC L 2018-10-13 Accrington Stanley FC 3–1 Bradford City AFC L 2018-10-06 Bradford City AFC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2018-10-02 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Bradford City AFC W 2018-09-29 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2018-10-23 Bradford City AFC 2–4 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-20 Southend United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-13 Coventry City FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2018-10-06 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2018-10-02 Coventry City FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2018-09-29 Coventry City FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC26% Draw24% Coventry City FC50%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
50%
Draw or Coventry City FC
74%
Bradford City AFC or Coventry City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC21% Draw39% Coventry City FC40%
Actual: Coventry City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 20% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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