ANALYSIS by the match stats team at bettingexpert.com suggests that punters could be ignoring a relatively straight forward strategy when placing their weekend bets.

It appears backers would do better to examine the time at which goals are scored. Last weekend, the number of goals scored in England’s top four divisions totalled 102, of which 56, or 55 per cent, came in the second half.

The 11/10 odds from Ladbrokes against the second half being the higher-scoring of the two when City face Wimbledon looks attractive, as does Paddy Power’s 10/11 for the final goal to arrive after the 72nd minute.

Wimbledon, who have winger Andy Barcham (pictured) as a key threat, start as 188bet’s marginal 2/1 underdogs to register three points, whereas the Bantams kick off as William Hill’s 6/4 favourites. Skybet post 23/10 about the draw.

The draw has attracted plenty of interest as both sides have lost only once since August. A score draw is rated a 10/3 shot by Unibet.

The 5/1 offered by Bwin against City emerging victorious following a drawn first period is worthy of note. Alternatively, bet365 mark 11/2 against it ending 1-1, while Matchbook.com offer an attractive 15/2 against the Bantams recording a 1-0 win.

l All odds supplied by the customisable odds comparison site Smartbets.com.