Our prediction for this League 2 match:
High-flying Bradford City will be aiming to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Newport County in the League Two round 46. The Bantams are two points behind the playoffs berth and, as a result, this has to go down as a must-win game for the home side. Fit-again forward Tyler Smith is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the last league match, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Exiles, on the other hand, are on a seven-game losing run in the English fourth tier and seeing that they have nothing to play for in Saturday’s clash, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. As for the away team, experienced forward Omar Bogle limped off with injury in the last league match, with Republic of the Congo international Offrande Zanzala likely to sneak into the starting XI.
Highlighted Team (Bradford):
Founded back in 1903, Bradford City are professional football club that compete in League Two. The Bantams are well known for their claret and amber shirts, whereas white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Bradford City maintain rivalries with Leeds United and Huddersfield Town, with the teams facing each other in the West Yorkshire derby.
The Bantams participated in the Bradford derby with local rivals Bradford Park Avenue in the past. Bradford City did remarkably well to win the FA Cup in 1911, with the team beating Newcastle United in the final. In 2013 the club made it to the League Cup final, where they suffered a heavy 5-0 loss to Swansea City in the title game.
Saint Kitts and Nevis international Ces Poss is the player with most appearances (502) for the club, while former Northern Ireland attacker Bobby Campbell is sitting in the top position in the Bradford City all-time top goalscorers list.