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

League One · 2018-19
Walsall FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Banks's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Andy Cook 6' R
Nicky Devlin 24' Y
Y 34' Lewis O'Brien
Matt Jarvis 53' Y
Y 74' Jacob Butterfield

Overview

Match Preview

Walsall FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at The Banks's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abbas Khan
  • Referee Ian Dudley
  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Declan Ford

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
Walsall FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Walsall FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC 2018-12-15 Bradford City AFC 4–0 Walsall FC

Recent Form

Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Bradford City AFC H 3–2 W
16 Feb Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
12 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L
09 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
02 Feb Rochdale AFC H 1–2 L
22 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Walsall FC A 2–3 L
16 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
09 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 0–1 L
02 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
29 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 4–3 W
26 Jan Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% 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 Walsall FC to score. At the same time, Bradford City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Walsall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 6' Andy Cook was booked on 6.
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Eoin Doyle has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' England international Liam Roberts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' The travelling Bradford City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicky Devlin.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Butterfield, as he is very good at scoring at The Banks's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' Lewis O'Brien has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at The Banks's Stadium. Walsall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Josh Gordon makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Edwards makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Hopkin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' Anthony O'Connor adds to his 0 season tally! Bradford City AFC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Matt Jarvis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bradford City AFC that had 121 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 62' Josh Gordon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Walsall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Another substitution for Bradford City AFC to replace Billy Clarke by Jermaine Anderson on 72 minute.
  • 74' Jacob Butterfield picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Zeli Ismail makes way for Isaiah Osbourne at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Walsall FC.
  • 83' Aramide Oteh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Gordon at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' Kelvin Mellor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paul Caddis at the 85 minute mark.
  • 87' Walsall FC ring the changes. Matt Jarvis has done his job and it is now time for George Dobson to step up.
  • The points are shared — Walsall FC 3-2 Bradford City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Keates

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hopkin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Gordon 2
Eoin Doyle 2
David Ball 2
Paul Caddis 1
Joe Edwards 1
Anthony O'Connor 1

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Walsall FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC 2018-12-15 Bradford City AFC 4–0 Walsall FC

Walsall FC Form

2019-02-23 Walsall FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC W 2019-02-16 Coventry City FC 3–0 Walsall FC L 2019-02-12 Walsall FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-02-09 Blackpool FC 2–0 Walsall FC L 2019-02-02 Walsall FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC L 2019-01-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Walsall FC L

Bradford City AFC Form

2019-02-23 Walsall FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC L 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2019-02-09 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2019-02-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Bradford City AFC D 2019-01-29 Bradford City AFC 4–3 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2019-01-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bradford City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 Walsall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Walsall FC or Bradford City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC38% Draw26% Bradford City AFC36%
Actual: Walsall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
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

Walsall FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
62%
Walsall FC or Bradford City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC26% Draw44% Bradford City AFC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Walsall FC

Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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