FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Bradford City 08 Sep 2012

Last updated : 07 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Crown Ground on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 23 previous games, with the hosts winning just 9.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Crown Ground was just last season, in August 2011, the Reds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 06 Mar Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2011/2012 Tue 16 Aug Accrington S. 1-0 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Accrington S. 3 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Tue 23 Nov Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Accrington S. 2 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 17 Jan Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Reds have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Bantams have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington Stanley are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 9 points from 4 games.

Bradford City's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 3 0 3 6 6 9
Bradford City 6 4 0 2 10 9 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Bantams could well see them head back from Crown Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Bradford City 20 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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