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Bradford City face a trip to Chester City at The Deva Stadium 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 21 and win only 6 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | Chester City | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Chester City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 17 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 13 Aug | Chester City | 1 - 4 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 30 Nov | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Bantams have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 29 points from their 39 games thus far. Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 58 from their 39 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Bantams out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Chester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 17 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |