Ace Football previews the League Two round 9 match between Newport and Bradford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Bradford go up against Newport on Saturday for an exciting League Two meeting at Rodney Parade.
Placed 12 in the table Newport have amassed 11 points after eight matches. On ten points, Bradford rank 17 with eight matches played this season.
Form: Newport vs Bradford
Newport Form
Newport are without a win from their previous three outings, as AFC Wimbledon managed a draw, before they lost 4-1 against Crawley. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Barrow. Newport claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew three and lost one, scored 14 goals and conceded nine.
Bradford Form
Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Bradford are on the lookout for a win again. Against Mansfield, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before splitting the points with Grimsby in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 1-1 against Harrogate Town. In their last six League Two away matches, Bradford failed to win even once. In stead, they’ve drawn two and lost four, scoring four while also conceding 11 times.
Betting stats for Newport and Bradford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Newport and Bradford played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Newport matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newport have scored in the last 13 home matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 9 home matches Newport played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 8 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Newport home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bradford have not lost 10 of the last 12 matches
- Bradford have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Bradford have conceded in 10 of the last 11 away matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Bradford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bradford have drawn the last 3 matches in a row
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Full-time result
Newport claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bradford won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Newport didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Rodney Parade. Newport have not lost to Bradford in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Newport scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Bradford scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Newport games Newport managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bradford were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Newport’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of two goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Bradford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
Betting prediction: Newport vs Bradford
The match between Newport and Bradford should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this League Two game.