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Bradford City face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 4 of the 28 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Mar | Bournemouth | 4 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Bradford City | 1 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Cherries have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bantams have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 67 points from the 38 games they have played so far. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 38 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cherries, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |