Saturday , 8 August 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Exeter City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC St. James Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Kayden Jackson
0–2 79' Antoni Sarcevic
Josh Magennis 90+3' 1–2
Edward James 15' Y
Danny Andrew 43' Y
Y 51' Max Power
Ryan Rydel 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at St. James Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Ollie Williams
  • Assistant 2 Thomas Staten (England)

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 Stockport County FC 0 0
9 Bradford City AFC 0 0
10 Stevenage FC 0 0
11 Luton Town FC 0 0
12 Plymouth Argyle FC 0 0
13 Huddersfield Town AFC 0 0
14 Mansfield Town FC 0 0
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Reading FC 0 0
17 Blackpool FC 0 0
18 Doncaster Rovers FC 0 0
19 Barnsley FC 0 0
20 Wigan Athletic FC 0 0
21 Burton Albion FC 0 0
22 Peterborough United FC 0 0
23 AFC Wimbledon 0 0
24 Leyton Orient FC 0 0
25 Leicester City FC 0 0
26 Cambridge United FC 0 0
27 Bromley FC 0 0
28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0 0
29 Oxford United FC 0 0
30 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0 0
31 Notts County FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
Exeter City FC 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC 2025-11-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2021-11-06 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Exeter City FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Bradford City AFC H 1–2 L
25 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Stockport County FC H 3–3 D
11 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–2 D
06 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 3–0 W
03 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Exeter City FC A 2–1 W
25 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
21 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Barnsley FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Stevenage FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Exeter City FC Bradford City AFC
#4 Position #9
49 Points 0
46 Played 0
12 / 13 / 21 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
52 Scored 0
61 Conceded 0
-9 GD +0
1.07 PPG –
26% Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Exeter City FC are 4th (49 pts). Bradford City AFC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Exeter City FC welcome Bradford City AFC for this crunch clash at St. James Park.
  • 5' Bradford City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Bradford City AFC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Edward James. He receives a card.
  • 20' Exeter City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Alexander might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' Kayden Jackson does the damage! The net is bulging and Bradford City AFC surge ahead!
  • 32' England international Reece Cole has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Jenson Metcalfe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Exeter City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 48' Josh Neufville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' The referee shows Bradford City AFC player a card on 51.
  • 56' Exeter City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bradford City AFC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' It’s high time Graham Alexander made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Jack McMillan, a Scotland , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bradford City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' The deadlock is broken! Antoni Sarcevic gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The 28-year-old Ilmari Niskanen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 86' Ryan Rydel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Full Time. Bradford City AFC beats Exeter City FC

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Magennis 1
Theo Robinson 1
Sam Nombe 1
Kayden Jackson 1
Antoni Sarcevic 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC 2025-11-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Exeter City FC 2021-11-06 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Exeter City FC

Exeter City FC Form

2026-05-02 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC L 2026-04-25 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-18 Exeter City FC 3–3 Stockport County FC D 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Exeter City FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC L

Bradford City AFC Form

2026-05-02 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-04-25 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.68 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Bradford City AFC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC27% Draw36% Bradford City AFC37%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
73%
Exeter City FC or Bradford City AFC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Exeter City FC16% Draw61% Bradford City AFC23%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.6%
0 – 1
16.9%
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 3
2.2%
2 – 2
2.1%
1 – 3
1.7%
3 – 0
1%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 17% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 23% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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