History of the Bradford City v Southend United fixture
Southend United face a trip to Bradford City at Valley Parade on Friday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 11 out of 15 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Valley Parade was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Bradford City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 15 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2011/2012 | Fri 06 Apr | Bradford City | 2-0 | Southend Utd. | League Two |
| 2011/2012 | Fri 16 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2010/2011 | Fri 15 Apr | Southend Utd. | 4 - 0 | Bradford City | League Two |
| 2010/2011 | Fri 27 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | League Two |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Southend Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | League One |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Bradford City | 0 - 2 | Southend Utd. | League One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Southend United however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Shrimpers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Bradford City's 54 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Southend United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 55 from their 39 games so far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Southend United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southend United are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Bradford City. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Southend United | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here