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Bradford City pack their bags to visit Stockport County at Edgeley Park 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 28 and win only 12 of the 53 games.
The previous match played between the two at Edgeley Park was more than three years back, in August 2004, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Hatters in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Bradford City | 3 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Stockport Co. | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Stockport Co. | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Bradford City | 2 - 4 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 09 Jan | Stockport Co. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County 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, 9 to 8.
The away form of Bradford City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bantams, and 10 goals against.
Stockport Co.'s total of 56 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 44 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bradford City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |