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Bradford vs Manchester City U21: result 1-2 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 4Kick-off on September 24, 2019 at 06:30 PM (UTC)University of Bradford Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Bradford
1-2
Manchester City U21

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What was the result of Bradford vs Manchester City U21?

Manchester City U21 won 1-2 on September 24, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 21′Hope AkpanBradford
  • 27′M. RogersManchester City U21
  • 63′T. DoyleManchester City U21

Official lineup for Bradford vs Manchester City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bradford

  1. 11Z. Ismail
  2. 14S. McCartan
  3. 20O. Patrick
  4. 25A. Oteh
  1. 21Hope Akpan
  2. 24D. Devine
  1. 3J. Longridge
  2. 5B. Richards-Everton
  3. 15T. French
  4. 22A. Henley
  1. 30G. Sykes-Kenworthy

Manchester City U21

  1. 73J. Braaf
  1. 60F. Dele-Bashiru
  2. 66Iker Pozo
  3. 69T. Doyle
  4. 72M. Rogers
  5. 96B. Knight
  1. 57Y. Amankwah
  2. 62N. Ogbeta
  3. 64Rowan McDonald
  4. 77S. Robinson
  1. 32D. Grimshaw
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bradford have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Manchester City U21 have 4, 4 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bradford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2019Carlisle(home)3-1League Two
Sep 17, 2019Cheltenham(away)2-3League Two
Sep 14, 2019Walsall(away)1-0League Two
Sep 7, 2019Northampton(home)2-1League Two
Sep 3, 2019Bolton(away)1-1EFL Trophy
Manchester City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 11, 2019Rochdale(away)2-0EFL Trophy
Jan 22, 2019Sunderland(away)0-2EFL Trophy
Jan 8, 2019Rochdale(away)4-2EFL Trophy
Dec 4, 2018Barnsley(away)3-3EFL Trophy
Oct 30, 2018Tranmere(away)1-0EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Bradford win, 0 draws, 0 Manchester City U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2017Bradford 2-1 Manchester City U21EFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Bradford vs Manchester City U21 on Oct 24, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Bradford score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City U21 score 1.9 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bradford1.31.158/157/15
Manchester City U211.91.427/105/10

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bradford sit 2nd in EFL Trophy (6 points from 3 matches) and Manchester City U21 sit 3rd (3 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2BradfordGroup 33201856
3Manchester City U21Group 53102783

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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