Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Bradford City AFC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Blackpool FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Mather

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
Blackpool FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 Blackpool FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC 2025-09-27 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Blackpool FC 2019-03-23 Bradford City AFC 1–4 Blackpool FC 2018-09-08 Blackpool FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Bradford City AFC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Port Vale FC A 1–5 L
29 Dec Rotherham United FC H 4–0 W
26 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W
13 Dec Lincoln City FC H 2–2 D
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
01 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
20 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 1–2 L
13 Dec Reading FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Bradford City AFC
#20 Position #10
1 Points 3
1 Played 1
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
1 Scored 2
1 Conceded 0
+0 GD +2
1.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts). Bradford City AFC are 10th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bradford City AFC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Blackpool FC and Bradford City AFC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Spearing 2
Armand Gnanduillet 2
Jay Spearing 2
Jack Payne 1
Eoin Doyle 1
Curtis Tilt 1
Chris Taylor 1
Matthew Virtue-Thick 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 Blackpool FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC 2025-09-27 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Blackpool FC 2019-03-23 Bradford City AFC 1–4 Blackpool FC 2018-09-08 Blackpool FC 3–2 Bradford City AFC

Blackpool FC Form

2026-01-04 Blackpool FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC L 2026-01-01 Port Vale FC 5–1 Blackpool FC L 2025-12-29 Blackpool FC 4–0 Rotherham United FC W 2025-12-26 Blackpool FC 1–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2025-12-13 Blackpool FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D

Bradford City AFC Form

2026-01-04 Blackpool FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-01-01 Mansfield Town FC 3–0 Bradford City AFC L 2025-12-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-20 Leyton Orient FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC L 2025-12-13 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.02 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC30% Draw30% Bradford City AFC40%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
70%
Blackpool FC or Bradford City AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC20% Draw50% Bradford City AFC30%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.