Bradford City travel to the Kassam Stadium this Saturday to face Oxford United in a key League One fixture. The match kicks off at 3pm on October 24, with the Bantams looking to maintain their strong form.

Graham Alexander's side are third in the table with 21 points from 11 games, having recorded six wins and three draws against two losses. They are just one point behind leaders Stockport County and have not lost in their last five league outings. Their recent form reads DWDWD, a sequence that includes a 4-0 win at Rotherham and a 2-0 victory over Stevenage where Antoni Sarcevic and Will Swan scored late goals. The team's overall record shows 10 goals scored and only five conceded, giving them a goal difference of plus five.

Recent performances

Both teams head into the match in solid shape. Bradford's last five results include wins against Burton Albion, Stevenage and Rotherham, plus draws with Leyton Orient and Reading. This run of two wins and three draws in the last five league games began with a 1-1 draw at Reading on October 3, followed by the 4-0 win at Rotherham on October 6. Subsequent results were a 0-0 home draw with Leyton Orient on October 10, the 2-0 win over Stevenage on October 17, and the most recent 0-0 draw at Burton Albion on October 20. Oxford United, currently eighth, have also been consistent with wins over Wigan and Notts County in their recent run.

Bradford's defence has been a foundation, conceding only five goals all season for a +5 goal difference.

Team line-ups

Alexander fielded a 3-4-2-1 formation in the last match, a goalless draw at Burton Albion. That line-up featured McCracken in goal, with a back three of Pennington, Baldwin and George Christopher John Pratt. The midfield and attack included Connor O'Keeffe, Antoni Sarcevic, Connolly, Touray, Will Swan, Pointon and Beesley.

Oxford's most recent starting eleven used a 4-2-3-1 shape against Wigan. It included Cumming, Spencer, Helik, Brown, Currie, Brannagan, Kai Andrews, Missanga, Goodrham, Dembélé and Harris.

This away trip represents a significant test for Bradford's automatic promotion ambitions. A positive result would keep the pressure on the teams above them. The next fixture after this is another important league encounter, details of which are on the club's fixtures schedule. Saturday's match at the Kassam Stadium kicks off at 3pm.