Sunderland AFC vs Bradford City AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alan Young
- Referee Simon Clayton
- Referee Matt McGrath
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Mark Dwyer
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Bradford City AFC H 1–0 W 22 Dec Portsmouth FC A 1–3 L 15 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 2–1 W 11 Dec Walsall FC H 0–1 L 01 Dec Walsall FC A 1–1 D 27 Nov Barnsley FC H 4–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L 22 Dec Scunthorpe United FC H 2–0 W 15 Dec Walsall FC H 4–0 W 11 Dec Peterborough United FC H 4–4 D 08 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–3 D 01 Dec Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Bradford City AFC for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' The travelling Bradford City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Bradford City AFC is showing some good football. However, Bradford City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for George Miller suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 31' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aiden McGeady on 31.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Maja made 349 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 51' Jack Payne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Power, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 7 goals in the last 7 games.
- 61' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 62' Adam Chicksen is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
- 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Payne.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' The referee calls foul for Tom Flanagan. He receives a Yellow card.
- 76' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Josh Maja is replaced by Duncan Watmore.
- 80' It is a substitution in Bradford City AFC team. Eoin Doyle is replaced by Jim O'Brien on 80 minute.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Charlie Wyke. He replaces Lynden Gooch on 84 minute.
- 85' Bradford City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kai Brunker is hanging Hope Akpan on the field on 85 minute.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Dylan McGeouch. He replaces Chris Maguire on 87 minute.
- 88' It is a substitution in Bradford City AFC team. Adam Chicksen is replaced by Anthony O'Connor on 88 minute.
- 90' The referee shows Bradford City AFC player a Yellow card on 90.
- With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Sunderland AFC
Starting XI- 3
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11
Lynden Gooch ↓ Charlie Wyke 84'
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20
Josh Maja ↓ Duncan Watmore 76'
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- 27
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7
Chris Maguire ↓ Dylan McGeouch 87'
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- 13
- 1
Bench- 25
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14
Duncan Watmore ↑ 76'
- 16
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9
Charlie Wyke ↑ 84'
- 17
- 5
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8
Dylan McGeouch ↑ 87'
Coach Jack RossBradford City AFC
Starting XI-
21
Hope Akpan ↓ Kai Brunker 85'
- 10
- 3
- 4
- 22
- 12
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9
Eoin Doyle ↓ Jim O'Brien 80'
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- 40
- 39
- 38
Bench- 24
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18
Kai Brunker ↑ 85'
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6
Anthony O'Connor ↑ 88'
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Jim O'Brien ↑ 80'
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Coach David Hopkin -
Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
Bradford City AFC Form
2018-12-26 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bradford City AFC L 2018-12-22 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Scunthorpe United FC W 2018-12-15 Bradford City AFC 4–0 Walsall FC W 2018-12-11 Bradford City AFC 4–4 Peterborough United FC D 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC D 2018-12-01 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D