Youpies.co.uk gears up for County's next match, against The Bantams, Bradford City FC.
Statistics
Notts go into this fixture with 23 points, lying in a lowly 19th place, having won only 5 of 24 games, drawing 8 and loosing 11 times this season. However, Bradford have not made a lively start on their return to League Two. They are 17th just two places above the magpies. With 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats from their 23 games this season, Bradford have knocked up 27 points.
The most recent meeting was in 2004; when the two teams battled out a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes at Bradford’s ground but Notts went on to win 2-1 in extra time in the league cup. Furthermore, the previous times these tow clubs played each other was the 1995/96 season when Bradford did the treble over us. The last match a 2-0 Victory over us in the play-off final at Wembley.
All other statistics are on Bradford’s side. Notts have a scoring rate of 93 minutes, indicating they may not score at the weekend, however most alarmingly Bradford’s score on average every 76 minutes. The two teams are close on conceding goals. Notts every 65 minutes, Bradford’s every 66 minutes. But what are statistics in football?
Key Men
With 8 goals so far this season, Richard Butcher has emerged as Notts main threat this season. The ex-Peterborough man does not light the game up but he finds those spaces around the area and with 8 goals so far he is a midfield player with an eye for goal. Bradford will have to be wary of Butcher’s runs into the area because he as the ability to score goal around the edge of the area.
Bradford midfield player Omar Daley has been in good form for Bradford so far, contributing only 1 goal, but he likes shooting at goal with an astonishing 61 shots so far this season. The Notts defence will have to keep an eye on the Bradford midfielder around the area
Prediction
We at www.youpies.co.uk think this will be a close game. We think this will be a game will be very nervy with both teams at the wrong end of the table will not want to lose. So we think the score will be Bradford City 0-0 Notts County.
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