Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bradford City (9th, 69 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Forest Green Rovers (24th, 42 pts). Forest Green Rovers had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 24th overall. Per game in the league, Bradford City were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.28, Forest Green Rovers 0.96 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Bradford City, 2 draws and 1 for Forest Green Rovers, at 2.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 17% of meetings won.
The Utilita Energy Stadium in Bradford staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,136. On the scoreboard, Forest Green Rovers led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.