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

League One · 2018-19
Burton Albion FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Scott Fraser 48' Y
Liam Boyce 54' Y
Y 55' Eoin Doyle
Y 77' Nathaniel Knight-Percival

Overview

Match Preview

Burton Albion FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Joe Clark
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Chris Isherwood
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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
1
1
Burton Albion FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bradford City AFC 2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Bradford City AFC H 1–1 D
19 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–2 D
12 Jan Gillingham FC H 2–3 L
05 Jan Rochdale AFC A 4–0 W
01 Jan Bristol Rovers FC A 0–0 D
29 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
19 Jan Southend United FC H 0–4 L
12 Jan Barnsley FC A 0–3 L
01 Jan Accrington Stanley FC H 3–0 W
29 Dec Rochdale AFC A 4–0 W
26 Dec Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Burton Albion FC launch into their encounter with Bradford City AFC.
  • 5' Jamie Allen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Clough will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Bradford City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Burton Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bradford City AFC backline.
  • 35' Burton Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Magnificent from Lukas Akins! That is 40 goals in 376 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Marcus Harness gets the nod from Burton Albion FC. He replaces Reece Hutchinson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 46' Lukas Akins does the damage! The net is bulging and Burton Albion FC surge ahead!
  • 48' Scott Fraser catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Burton Albion FC and Bradford City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' Poor challenge from Liam Boyce. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' Bradford City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Bradford City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Liam Boyce has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hope Akpan makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 72' Fresh legs for Burton Albion FC! Kieran Wallace comes on to replace Jamie Allen.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Nathaniel Knight-Percival. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' The Burton Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Clarke departs to be replaced by David Templeton.
  • 84' Jack Payne makes way for Luca Colville at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bradford City AFC.
  • 89' Bradford City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Miller is hanging Eoin Doyle on the field on 89 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Burton Albion FC 1-1 Bradford City AFC.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Clough

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hopkin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-01-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bradford City AFC 2018-08-21 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Burton Albion FC

Burton Albion FC Form

2019-01-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bradford City AFC D 2019-01-19 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2019-01-12 Burton Albion FC 2–3 Gillingham FC L 2019-01-05 Rochdale AFC 0–4 Burton Albion FC W 2019-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2018-12-29 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Bradford City AFC Form

2019-01-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bradford City AFC D 2019-01-19 Bradford City AFC 0–4 Southend United FC L 2019-01-12 Barnsley FC 3–0 Bradford City AFC L 2019-01-01 Bradford City AFC 3–0 Accrington Stanley FC W 2018-12-29 Rochdale AFC 0–4 Bradford City AFC W 2018-12-26 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bradford City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.9 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Bradford City AFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC32% Draw31% Bradford City AFC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
68%
Burton Albion FC or Bradford City AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC19% Draw54% Bradford City AFC27%
Actual: Burton Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 23% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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