Ace Football previews the League Two round 41 match between Bradford and Crewe and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Despite a rather curious form recently, Bradford have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 41 of the League Two season. They meet Crewe this coming Saturday at the The University of Bradford Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
Bradford are chasing the first place in the League Two after collecting 70 points from their initial 40 encounters. Crewe trail them on 61 points after 40 rounds, sitting as number 8 in the table.
Team form: Bradford vs Crewe
Bradford Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Bradford at the moment. Against Colchester, they came out on top in a 4-1 win, before drawing 0-0 against Accrington. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-0 defeat against Port Vale. Bradford showed little mercy in their past six matches at The University of Bradford Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 11 times, while letting in two themselves.
Crewe Form
Crewe claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Notts Co.. Afterwards, a 0-1 defeat against Port Vale followed, before beating Grimsby 2-0. Crewe managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring six time and letting in five.
Betting stats for Bradford and Crewe
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bradford and Crewe. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 16 of the last 17 Bradford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Bradford matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Bradford home matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Bradford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bradford have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Crewe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Crewe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Bradford vs Crewe
Chris Long shows decent form right now for Crewe, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League Two. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bradford, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with George Lapslie also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League Two matches.
Popular markets: Bradford vs Crewe
Full-time result
Bradford won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing one times. Crewe won two of their last 10 games away from home, with six draws and two defeats as well. Bradford have not lost to Crewe in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bradford scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Crewe scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bradford were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Bradford saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Crewe played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.
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