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

League One · 2018-19
Bradford City AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Gillingham FC
Mon 22 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Northern Commercials Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Billy Clarke 61' Y
Eoin Doyle 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Declan Bourne
  • Referee Robert Atkin
  • Referee Anthony Moore
  • Referee Eddie Ilderton

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
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Gillingham FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-22 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2018-10-27 Gillingham FC 4–0 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
13 Apr Bristol Rovers FC A 2–3 L
06 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
30 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
23 Mar Blackpool FC H 1–4 L
Gillingham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W
13 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Peterborough United FC A 0–2 L
30 Mar Rochdale AFC H 1–1 D
23 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 4–2 W

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' KICK OFF: Bradford City AFC gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The England Kelvin Mellor breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bradford City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bradford City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Luke O'Neill is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bradford City AFC so far.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Bradford City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Bradley Garmston is replacing Barry Fuller for the Gillingham FC side.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Billy Clarke, as he is very good at scoring at Northern Commercials Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Bradford City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Brandon Hanlan does the damage! The net is bulging and Gillingham FC surge ahead!
  • 58' It’s high time Steve Lovell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Billy Clarke.
  • 65' Gillingham FC ring the changes. Leonardo Lopes has done his job and it is now time for Josh Rees to step up.
  • 70' Gillingham FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Tom Eaves has been relatively quiet despite scoring 53 goals in his last 182 appearances.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Bradford City AFC — Eoin Doyle on, George Miller off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Bradford City AFC team. Billy Clarke is replaced by Jacob Butterfield on 80 minute.
  • 83' Gillingham FC make a change. Tahvon Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Tom Eaves on 83 minutes.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eoin Doyle on 88 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Bowyer

Gillingham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Lovell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Eaves 2
Brandon Hanlan 1
Kelvin Mellor 1
Regan Charles-Cook 1
Elliott List 1

Head to Head

2019-04-22 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Gillingham FC 2018-10-27 Gillingham FC 4–0 Bradford City AFC

Bradford City AFC Form

2019-04-22 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-04-19 Coventry City FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC L 2019-04-13 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC L 2019-04-06 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2019-03-30 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Bradford City AFC L 2019-03-23 Bradford City AFC 1–4 Blackpool FC L

Gillingham FC Form

2019-04-22 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-04-19 Gillingham FC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2019-04-13 Gillingham FC 0–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2019-04-06 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Gillingham FC L 2019-03-30 Gillingham FC 1–1 Rochdale AFC D 2019-03-23 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Gillingham FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Gillingham FC xG
I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Gillingham FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC29% Draw29% Gillingham FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
58%
Draw or Gillingham FC
71%
Bradford City AFC or Gillingham FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC20% Draw47% Gillingham FC33%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Gillingham FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Gillingham FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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