League One: Northampton vs Bradford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between Northampton and Bradford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Northampton will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Bradford for a round 2 match in the League One.

A glance at the League One table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and 13 places.

Form: Northampton vs Bradford

Northampton Form

Only a single draw prevents Northampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Crawley, before drawing 1-1 with Wigan. They came up empty-handed once again when Wigan ran out as 3-1 winners. Northampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Bradford Form

Bradford look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Doncaster, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Fleetwood in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Wycombe in their most recent outing. Bradford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Northampton and Bradford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Northampton and Bradford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Northampton vs Bradford

Cameron McGeehan hit the target once in six League One, while Antoni Sarcevic scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Sixfields Stadium.

Betting markets: Northampton vs Bradford

Full-time result

Northampton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Bradford won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Bradford have not lost to Northampton in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Northampton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Bradford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Northampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Northampton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Bradford, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.