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Bradford City prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bantams are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was earlier this season, the Bantams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 06 Nov | Bradford City | 2-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 09 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 4 - 5 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Bradford City | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 10 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bantams's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Tranmere Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Bradford City's 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Tranmere Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 35 points from their 29 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Tranmere Rvs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |