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Last updated : 16 March 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bournemouth v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Tuesday evening, 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 27 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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:
2008/2009Sat 20 SepBradford City1 - 3BournemouthLGE2
2006/2007Sat 07 AprBournemouth1 - 1Bradford CityLGE1
2006/2007Sat 25 NovBradford City0 - 0BournemouthLGE1
2005/2006Sat 11 MarBournemouth0 - 1Bradford CityLGE1
2005/2006Sat 27 AugBradford City1 - 2BournemouthLGE1
2004/2005Sat 30 AprBradford City4 - 2BournemouthLGE1
2004/2005Tue 07 DecBournemouth2 - 0Bradford CityLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bournemouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 2 conceded.

In complete contrast to Bournemouth, Bradford City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Bantams have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bournemouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 37 matches. Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 58 from their 37 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bournemouth64118213
Bradford City62048116

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bournemouth Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Bradford City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.