Blackpool vs Bradford

Blackpool

1 - 2

Bradford

🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bloomfield Road 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Blackpool 13 · Bradford 4

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

15 matches · 3.87 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.87
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

Team Overview

Blackpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.52 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bradford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-11

Goals For / Against

26 / 35

Avg: 1.08 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78

PPG

1.13

1.52

1.08

1.26

1.46

52%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

65%

57%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Blackpool rank13th

Bradford rank4th

Blackpool points60

Bradford points77

Blackpool: #13 · 60 pts · GD -11

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bradford: #4 · 77 pts · GD +7

14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackpool last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals9-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bradford last 5 away

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Blackpool score at home87%

Blackpool clean sheet at home35%

Bradford score away74%

Bradford clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Blackpool score first57%

Blackpool win after scoring first69%

Bradford score first39%

Bradford win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackpool 56% · Bradford 36%

Avg first goal minute: Blackpool 29.9' · Bradford 33.2'

Vs league average

Blackpool score at home1.52 vs 1.48

Blackpool concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Bradford score away1.08 vs 1.15

Bradford concede away1.46 vs 1.48

Blackpool score 3% above league average, while Bradford score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackpool are 9% above league average at home, and Bradford are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Blackpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

46-60 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

Bradford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Baldwin

Normal Goal

45+3'

45+3' W. Swan

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Fletcher

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lyons

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: L. Sibley

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Bowler

1st substitution · For: J. Brown

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ S. Banks

2nd substitution · For: C. Hamilton

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

W. Swan

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Sarcevic

2nd substitution · For: T. Leigh

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ W. Swan

3rd substitution · For: S. Humphrys

90+1'

90+1' T. Leigh

Blackpool vs Bradford 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bradford beat Blackpool 2-1 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at Bloomfield Road.

First half: Bradford took the lead at 25' when A. Baldwin scored, making the score 0-1. W. Swan received a yellow card for Bradford at 45+3'.

Second half: Blackpool leveled the score at 56' when A. Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to A. Lyons, making the score 1-1. Bradford made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Kavanagh replacing L. Sibley. Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Bowler replacing J. Brown. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 66', with S. Banks replacing C. Hamilton. Bradford took the lead at 67' when W. Swan scored, making the score 1-2. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Sarcevic replacing T. Leigh. Bradford made their 3rd substitution at 77', with W. Swan replacing S. Humphrys. T. Leigh received a yellow card for Bradford at 90+1'.

Blackpool used 2 substitutions while Bradford used 3 substitutions. Bradford got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Blackpool vs Bradford Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Jan 2026 Blackpool vs Bradford 1 - 2 27 Sep 2025 Bradford vs Blackpool 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

23 Mar 2019 Bradford vs Blackpool 1 - 4 08 Sep 2018 Blackpool vs Bradford 3 - 2

2017-2018 Season

07 Apr 2018 Blackpool vs Bradford 5 - 0 05 Aug 2017 Bradford vs Blackpool 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

27 Feb 2016 Blackpool vs Bradford 0 - 1 03 Nov 2015 Bradford vs Blackpool 1 - 0