Ace Football team offers the League Two round 7 match preview for Bradford and Grimsby who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
Grimsby go up against Bradford on Saturday for an exciting League Two meeting at The University of Bradford Stadium.
Bradford rank 15 with eight points to their name from six matches, while visitors Grimsby rank 12 in the table on nine points.
Team form: Bradford vs Grimsby
Bradford Form
The Bradford team look in good shape before their match against Grimsby, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Crewe 1-0, then they held Wrexham to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 0-0 draw Mansfield. Bradford put four wins on the board in their previous six League Two matches at the The University of Bradford Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding five.
Grimsby Form
Grimsby look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Mansfield. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Walsall in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Gillingham in a 2-0 win. Grimsby managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 12 time and letting in seven.
Betting stats and facts for Bradford and Grimsby
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Bradford and Grimsby. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- Bradford have not lost the last 12 home matches in a row
- Bradford have scored in 17 of the last 19 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Bradford played, both teams scored
- Bradford have conceded in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Bradford have not lost 8 of the last 10 matches
- In 14 of the last 16 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Grimsby have conceded in 13 of the last 15 away matches
- Grimsby have not won 9 of the last 10 away matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Grimsby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Grimsby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players to watch: Bradford vs Grimsby
Alexander Pattison managed to hit the target twice recently for Bradford, while Abo Eisa, added four strikes in League Two for Grimsby in his last six outings.
Popular markets: Bradford vs Grimsby
Full-time result
Bradford won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The University of Bradford Stadium. They drew five and lost zero as well, while Grimsby won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Before their upcoming match, Bradford look back on 10 games on home soil without losing. Bradford have not lost to Grimsby in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bradford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Grimsby only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Grimsby managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bradford have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Grimsby.
Total goals
Bradford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Grimsby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Bradford vs Grimsby
To sum up, the upcoming match between Bradford and Grimsby seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.