Match Report
Bury, 24th on 36 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Bradford City (11th, 63). Bury had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 24th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Bradford City ran at 1.24 scored and 1.46 conceded, Bury at 0.89 and 1.54.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Bradford City. From the last five rounds, Bradford City held 0 points of 15 and Bury 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 Bradford City wins, 4 for Bury, 4 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at The Utilita Energy Stadium in Bradford (capacity 25,136). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.