Bradford 1:2 Cambridge United: Match Result

Match report

Cambridge United came to Valley Parade with a point to prove and left with three. The visitors beat Bradford City 2:1 in League One's fourth round on Tuesday evening, extending their unbeaten run to four matches. Bradford, who had won two of their opening games, now sit nine places down the table with six points. S. Kaikai gave the hosts the lead in the fifty-eighth minute, working a short corner before slotting home. To be fair, Cambridge responded quickly. B. Pointon equalised in the seventy-sixth minute, then B. Knight turned to the kids in the eighty-eighth minute to steal the result. C. Connolly picked up a yellow card in the seventy-ninth minute, just as Bradford were trying to respond. By then, the statistics told a different story. Bradford controlled possession at 64 per cent and created four big chances, but their shot accuracy sat at 25 per cent. Five shots on target produced only one goal — and here's the thing, Cambridge's goalkeeper made four saves from two shots on target. The visitors won 71 aerial duels to match the hosts, but made fewer attacks: 89 against 136. The result shifts the table slightly. Cambridge move into fourth place with seven points from four games, while Bradford remain in ninth. The visitors have one win and a draw in their last five matches, and this victory feels like the turning point. Bradford lost 2:0 to Plymouth on Saturday — by then, the pattern was clear.

Prepared from match data

Video

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Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 5 – 2

Shots off target 8 – 1

Big chances 4 – 2

⚽ 58' S. Kaikai — Goal ⇄ 62' R. Bangura-Williams — Substitution ⇄ 62' G. Ahadme — Substitution ⇄ 65' A. Phillips — Substitution ⇄ 74' S. Kaikai — Substitution ⇄ 74' J. Beesley — Substitution ⇄ 74' M. Gillesphey — Substitution ⚽ 76' B. Pointon — Goal 🟨 79' C. Connolly — Yellow card ⇄ 81' O. Moxon — Substitution ⚽ 88' B. Knight — Goal

Match events

58' 0:1 Cambridge United Goal S. Kaikai
62' 0:1 Cambridge United Substitution R. Bangura-Williams off: P. Mpanzu
62' 0:1 Cambridge United Substitution G. Ahadme off: L. Appere
65' 0:1 Bradford Substitution A. Phillips off: N. Powell
74' 0:1 Cambridge United Substitution S. Kaikai off: B. Knight
74' 0:1 Bradford Substitution J. Beesley off: W. Swan
74' 0:1 Bradford Substitution M. Gillesphey off: K. Jackson
76' 1:1 Bradford Goal B. Pointon
79' 1:1 Bradford Yellow card C. Connolly
81' 1:1 Cambridge United Substitution O. Moxon off: S. Lavery
88' 1:2 Cambridge United Goal B. Knight assist: L. Appere

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

5 Shots on target 2

8 Shots off target 1

4 Big chances 2

136 Attacks 89

12 Corners 3

10 Fouls 8

7 Free kicks 9

1 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 11

45 Throw-ins 31

All statistics

71 Aerial duels 71

80 Backward passes 46

7 Blocked shots 3

19 Clearances 54

45 Crosses 11

11 Dribbles 14

141 Failed passes 114

0 Goalkeeper saves 4

7 Interceptions 11

14 Key passes 4

86 Long passes 80

145 Passes into the final third 60

379 Passes in the opposition half 194

137 Passes in own half 91

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.33

15 Shots inside the box 4

30 Aerial duels won 40

11 Successful crosses 1

5 Successful dribbles 4

32 Successful long passes 29

11 Successful tackles 10

330 Successful passes 160

19 Tackles 15

471 Total passes 274

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