Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Bradford City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Mon 29 Dec 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

2
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
29 Nov Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Bradford City AFC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–5 L
20 Dec Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
13 Dec Luton Town FC A 2–2 D
06 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 1–0 W
29 Nov Lincoln City FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC Port Vale FC
#4 Position #22
77 Points 42
46 Played 46
22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
58 Scored 36
51 Conceded 61
+7 GD -25
1.67 PPG 0.91
48% Win % 22%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 71% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC63% Draw25% Port Vale FC12%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
89%
Draw or Port Vale FC
37%
Bradford City AFC or Port Vale FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC42% Draw51% Port Vale FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
16%
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
1.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
4 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 20% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 29% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
65% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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