League One: Stevenage vs Bradford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Stevenage and Bradford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Stevenage enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bradford swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed twoth in the table Stevenage have amassed 25 points after 11 matches. On 25 points, Bradford rank threeth with 11 matches played this season.

Form: Stevenage vs Bradford

Stevenage Form

Stevenage are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Leyton Orient by 2-3, before beating Luton by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Lincoln City, who ran out 1-0 winners. Stevenage showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Lamex Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target nine times, while letting in two themselves.

Bradford Form

Bradford currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Blackpool with a 1-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 2-2 game against Rotherham. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 2-2 against Barnsley. Bradford won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Stevenage and Bradford

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Stevenage and Bradford played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Stevenage vs Bradford

Jordan Roberts is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bradford look to Antoni Sarcevic, hoping he can add to his current total of three League One goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Stevenage won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Bradford won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Bradford did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Bradford didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Bradford have beaten Stevenage in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Stevenage scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Bradford scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Bradford played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stevenage managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Bradford kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Bradford have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Stevenage when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Stevenage’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Bradford, who managed to hit the net 2.3 times on average in these games. Bradford scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.