Bradford vs Port Vale

2 - 1
🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 University of Bradford Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Bradford 3 · Port Vale 2
Referee Stats
12 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 33%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-14).
  • Port Vale controlled possession (57%).
  • Bradford had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bradford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 17-4-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 13
Avg: 1.70 / 0.57

Points

55
Avg: 2.39

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

3
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 28
Avg: 1.35 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.39
PPG
1.61
1.70
GF
1.35
0.57
GA
1.22
48%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Bradford rank3rd
Port Vale rank2nd
Bradford points78
Port Vale points80
Bradford: #3 · 78 pts · GD +19
2 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Port Vale: #2 · 80 pts · GD +19
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bradford last 5 home

W D W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals8-3
Record3-1-1
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.

Port Vale last 5 away

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-7
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Bradford score at home87%
Bradford clean sheet at home48%
Port Vale score away83%
Port Vale clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Bradford score first0%
Bradford win after scoring first0%
Port Vale score first0%
Port Vale win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bradford 0% · Port Vale 0%

Vs league average

Bradford score at home1.70 vs 1.37
Bradford concede at home0.57 vs 1.12
Port Vale score away1.35 vs 1.12
Port Vale concede away1.22 vs 1.37
Bradford score 24% above league average, while Port Vale score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Bradford are 50% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Bradford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Port Vale goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
10
14
Shots off Goal
2
4
Blocked Shots
3
7
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
13
14
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
296
397
Passes Accurate
187
270
Passes %
63%
68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

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