Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bradford City 4th with 77 points, Northampton Town 24th with 35, 42 apart. On recent form Bradford City sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Bradford City were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.11, Northampton Town 0.85 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Northampton Town had been beaten in five straight games. The last-five ledger: Bradford City 7/15, Northampton Town 0/15.
GioScore's database holds 21 meetings between the two: 11 for Bradford City, 3 for Northampton Town and 7 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
University of Bradford Stadium, capacity 25,136, hosted the game. Bradford City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Bradford City: Stephen Humphrys (14')
Key stats
Possession: Bradford City 53% · Northampton Town 47% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 5-6