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Bradford City face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Cherries in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Bradford City | 4 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Bournemouth | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Jan | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 12 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cherries, with 4 goals against.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 40 matches. Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 41 points from their 40 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bournemouth. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Won 3 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Bradford City | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |