History of the Bradford City v Southend United fixture
Bradford City prepare to entertain Southend United at Valley Parade on Friday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 11 wins out of 15 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Valley Parade was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Bradford City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 15 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2011/2012 | Fri 06 Apr | Bradford City | 2-0 | Southend Utd. | League Two |
| 2011/2012 | Fri 16 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2010/2011 | Fri 15 Apr | Southend Utd. | 4 - 0 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2010/2011 | Fri 27 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | League Two |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | League One |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | League One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Southend United however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Shrimpers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Bradford City's 54 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Southend United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 55 from their 39 games so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Southend United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Bradford City's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Southend United. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Southend United | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here