Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bradford City (4th, 77 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Port Vale (22nd, 42 pts). 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, Port Vale were scoring 0.78 and conceding 1.33, Bradford City 1.26 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Port Vale had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
24 meetings are on record — 10 won by Port Vale, 5 by Bradford City, 9 drawn, at 2.04 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host.
Vale Park, capacity 19,052, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Bradford City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Bradford City: Bobby Pointon (31'), Tyreik Wright (66')
Key stats
Possession: Port Vale 46% · Bradford City 54% · Total shots: 7-33 · On target: 1-13 · Corners: 2-11