Opposition Lowdown: League Leaders Bradford City
Reading return home to the SCL Stadium this Saturday, taking on top-of-the-table Bradford. Join us as we take a closer look at the opposition.
Bradford City, currently leading the league, aim for promotion after spending six seasons in League Two. Last season saw the team finish fourth and advance to the playoffs, where they lost to Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals following two 0-1 defeats. The club, managed by interim bosses Mark Trueman and Colin Doyle, has welcomed 12 new players this summer, including defenders Macaulay Gillesphey and Corey O’Keeffe, midfielders Adam Phillips and Henry Cartwright, and striker Jake Beesley.
The team, playing in a 3-4-2-1 formation with a direct, defensively responsible style, recently finished a three-match winning streak, having defeated Mansfield Town, Notts County, and Luton Town by a score of 1-0. Key player Aden Baldwin, a 29-year-old center-back who joined Bradford on a free transfer, has made 85 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.
With the departure of Graham Alexander to Preston North End and the addition of Doyle as an interim manager, Bradford is poised for another push towards promotion.
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