Bradford take on the visitors Gillingham at “Northern Commercials Stadium” in the gameweek 39 of the English League One. The match will be played on Saturday, March 24th.
At the moment Bradford are seven points away from the sixth position of the League One table, having one spare clash. It means that the side sits very close to the Play Offs zone with enough encounters left till the end of the season for getting there. Thus, it is no wonder that “The Bantams” are considered to be the favourites of the upcoming tackle, but it will not be an easy task at all. And the main reason for that is the team’s unconvincing performance at the home ground. Bradford have earned only six victories with 21 goals for and 28 goals against in 17 home battles. Moreover, the club has not tasted a victory across 10 matches in a row, having failed to score even once in three recent fights.
In their turn, Gillingham sit just behind Bradford in the League One standings, being just one point away from them. “The Gills” demonstrate quite solid play on the road, settling now on the sixth place in the away rankings, having scored 22 goals for and 22 goals against in 19 games conducted on the road. Still, it should be noted that in their latest battle on the road Gillingham broke Portsmouth with 3:1 scoreline, having been 0:1 behind in the first half.
It is difficult to define a favourite of the forthcoming clash as like Bradford, like Gillingham have proved themselves as solid mid-table clubs, they are neighbours in the League One standings plus both of them have problems with defense. Both rivals scored in three latest head-to-heads at the pitch of “The Bantams”, besides, the upcoming hosts must rehabilitate for their recent failures while “The Gills” stay in good shape now and feel rather comfortable at away turfs that promise a lot of scored goals to the fans.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.