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Bradford City travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 8 of the 18 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of February 1960, where Bradford City annihilated the Bantams 0 - 4 in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Bradford City | 0 - 3 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Sep | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Accrington S. | ASSM |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 06 Feb | Accrington S. | 0 - 4 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 19 Sep | Bradford City | 4 - 5 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 14 Feb | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 27 Sep | Accrington S. | 1 - 3 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 15 Mar | Accrington S. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Reds have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Bradford City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bantams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Accrington S.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Reds, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | 20 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Bradford City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |