Bradford vs Port Vale

1 - 0

🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 University of Bradford Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Bradford 4 · Port Vale 22

Referee Stats

Scott Oldham

18 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	56%
Draws	33%
Away wins	11%

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

Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36

Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

0.91

1.33

0.83

0.75

1.57

39%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

35%

65%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Bradford rank4th

Port Vale rank22nd

Bradford points77

Port Vale points42

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.

Port Vale: #22 · 42 pts · GD -25

49 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

35-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.

Port Vale last 5 away

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bradford score at home91%

Bradford clean sheet at home43%

Port Vale score away52%

Port Vale clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bradford score first65%

Bradford win after scoring first93%

Port Vale score first35%

Port Vale win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bradford 57% · Port Vale 17%

Avg first goal minute: Bradford 33.1' · Port Vale 17.9'

Vs league average

Bradford score at home1.33 vs 1.48

Bradford concede at home0.75 vs 1.15

Port Vale score away0.83 vs 1.15

Port Vale concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Bradford score 10% below league average, while Port Vale score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Bradford are 35% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 0.67 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

Port Vale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 5

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

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

12'

12' K. John

14'

14' J. Headley

49'

49' J. Stockley

54'

54' C. Tilt

67' ⚽

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67' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Metcalfe

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Power

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Stockley

1st substitution · For: M. Faal

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Shipley

2nd substitution · For: G. Hall

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. John

3rd substitution · For: R. Curtis

90+5'

90+5' A. Sarcevic

90+8'

90+8' I. Touray

90+11' ↑↓

↑↓

90+11' ⇄ T. Wright

1st substitution · For: T. Mcintyre

Bradford vs Port Vale 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bradford beat Port Vale 1-0 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at University of Bradford Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. John received a yellow card for Port Vale at 12'. J. Headley received a yellow card for Port Vale at 14'.

Second half: J. Stockley received a yellow card for Port Vale at 49'. C. Tilt received a yellow card for Bradford at 54'. Bradford took the lead at 67' when J. Metcalfe scored, with the assist credited to M. Power, making the score 1-0. Port Vale made their 1st substitution at 77', with J. Stockley replacing M. Faal. Port Vale made their 2nd substitution at 78', with J. Shipley replacing G. Hall. Port Vale made their 3rd substitution at 88', with K. John replacing R. Curtis. A. Sarcevic received a yellow card for Bradford at 90+5'. I. Touray received a yellow card for Bradford at 90+8'. Bradford made their 1st substitution at 90+11', with T. Wright replacing T. Mcintyre.

Bradford used 1 substitution while Port Vale used 3 substitutions. Bradford got 3 yellow cards, while Port Vale got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Bradford vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

11 Mar 2026 Port Vale vs Bradford 0 - 2 29 Dec 2025 Bradford vs Port Vale 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

25 Feb 2017 Port Vale vs Bradford 1 - 2 06 Aug 2016 Bradford vs Port Vale 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

23 Jan 2016 Port Vale vs Bradford 1 - 1 29 Aug 2015 Bradford vs Port Vale 1 - 0