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Bradford City travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 24 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was back in January 1996, over five years ago, with Bournemouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 20 Jan | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 12 Aug | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 07 Jan | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Oct | Bournemouth | 2 - 3 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 11 Dec | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 21 Aug | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 06 Apr | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 8 conceded.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Bantams have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth's total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One. Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 32 points from 19 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Bantams could well see them head back from Dean Court with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Bradford City | 24 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |