Bradford vs Burton Albion

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🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 University of Bradford Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Bradford 4 · Burton Albion 17

Referee Stats

Craig Hicks

15 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.73
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	7%
Home wins	47%
Draws	13%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Bradford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-5-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 18

Avg: 1.33 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Burton Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-10-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 32

Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

2.08

PPG

0.96

1.33

1.00

0.75

1.39

39%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

57%

65%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Bradford rank4th

Burton Albion rank17th

Bradford points77

Burton Albion points54

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.

Burton Albion: #17 · 54 pts · GD -10

37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Bradford last 5 home

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Burton Albion last 5 away

D D D L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-4

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bradford score at home91%

Bradford clean sheet at home43%

Burton Albion score away70%

Burton Albion clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bradford score first65%

Bradford win after scoring first93%

Burton Albion score first43%

Burton Albion win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bradford 57% · Burton Albion 40%

Avg first goal minute: Bradford 33.1' · Burton Albion 41.5'

Vs league average

Bradford score at home1.33 vs 1.48

Bradford concede at home0.75 vs 1.15

Burton Albion score away1.00 vs 1.15

Burton Albion concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Bradford score 10% below league average, while Burton Albion score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Bradford are 35% below league average at home, and Burton Albion are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Bradford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Burton Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

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

32'

32' M. Pennington

35'

35' J. Armer

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Beesley

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Webster

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lofthouse

45+3'

45+3' B. Pointon

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: A. Cook

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ I. Touray

2nd substitution · For: T. Wright

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Leigh

3rd substitution · For: J. Metcalfe

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Wright

4th substitution · For: A. Pattison

75'

75' A. Hartridge

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Pointon

Penalty

84'

84' J. Beesley

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Kelly

5th substitution · For: N. Byrne

90+1'

90+1' K. Chauke

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

Burton Albion beat Bradford 2-1 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Craig Hicks. It was played at University of Bradford Stadium.

First half: M. Pennington received a yellow card for Bradford at 32'. J. Armer received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 35'. Burton Albion took the lead at 41' when J. Beesley scored, making the score 0-1. Burton Albion extended the lead at 45' when C. Webster scored, with the assist credited to K. Lofthouse, making the score 0-2. B. Pointon received a yellow card for Bradford at 45+3'.

Second half: Bradford made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Kavanagh replacing A. Cook. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 61', with I. Touray replacing T. Wright. Bradford made their 3rd substitution at 61', with T. Leigh replacing J. Metcalfe. Bradford made their 4th substitution at 72', with J. Wright replacing A. Pattison. A. Hartridge received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 75'. Bradford reduced the deficit at 76' when B. Pointon scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. J. Beesley received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 84'. Bradford made their 5th substitution at 88', with C. Kelly replacing N. Byrne. K. Chauke received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 90+1'.

Bradford used 5 substitutions while Burton Albion used 0 substitutions. Bradford got 2 yellow cards, while Burton Albion got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Bradford vs Burton Albion Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Burton Albion vs Bradford 2 - 1 08 Nov 2025 Bradford vs Burton Albion 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

26 Jan 2019 Burton Albion vs Bradford 1 - 1 21 Aug 2018 Bradford vs Burton Albion 1 - 0

2015-2016 Season

08 Mar 2016 Bradford vs Burton Albion 2 - 0 06 Feb 2016 Burton Albion vs Bradford 3 - 1