Our prediction for this League 2 match:
AFC Wimbledon will look to climb to automatic promotion berth when they take on Bradford City in the League Two round 13. The Dons have been in a fine form of late, with the team winning three of their last four league matches, while sharing the spoils with Mansfield and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Saturday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Bantams, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Swindon Town, but given their difficulties on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. A man to keep an eye on in the visiting team will be talented forward Bobby Pointon, who was named man of the match at the weekend. It has to be noted that AFC Wimbledon and Bradford City have shared the spoils in each of their last three meetings in all competitions.
Highlighted Player (Nikola Tzanev):
Nikola Tzanev is a New Zealand goalkeeper who started his youth career at Crystal Palace. Tzanev then moved to Brentford and he continued wearing the red and white shirt at senior level. After ending his loan spell with Lewes, the 195-cm-tall shoot-stopper moved to AFC Wimbledon in 2017.
During the 2018/2019 campaign he played for Potters Bar Town as a loan player, but at the end of the season he returned to AFC Wimbledon. He made his League One debut with the Dons on August 3, 2019 in a 2-1 loss to Rotherham United. Speaking of his international career, Nik Tzanev made his New Zealand debut in a 1-0 win over Chinese Taipei on June 5, 2018.
The Dons goalkeeper has 3 caps for the New Zealand U20 team as well. Nikola Tzanev was born in Wellington on December 23, 1996 and his preferred foot is right.
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.