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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 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Bradford City | 0-0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 6 conceded.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Bradford City's total of 18 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Tranmere Rvs. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League One, and have accumulated 21 points from the 11 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Bantams, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 5 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |