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Barnsley v Bradford City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 12:30 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

The League One is the focus for both Barnsley and Bradford City on Saturday lunch time, as bosses Conor Hourihane and Graham Alexander go head to head at the Oakwell. Below we've got predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting stats including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Barnsley
52%
--
Draw
24%
--
Bradford
25%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Barnsley 1-0
10%
--
Barnsley 2-1
10%
--
Barnsley 2-0
9%
--
Bradford 1-0
7%
--
Bradford 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Barnsley 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Barnsley 3-0
5%
--
Bradford 2-0
4%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 4-1
2%
--
Bradford 3-1
2%
--
Barnsley 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
41%
--
Barnsley win to nil
27%
--
Bradford win to nil
12%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 38 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Barnsley have conceded 34 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Barnsley have played 20 games at home, winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 36 goals, conceded 29 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 4th place on 68 points in the League One league table having played 40 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 35 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 6 and losing 10 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 38 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 20 away games, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 10 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln4026954187 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
2
Cardiff3923883277 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
3
Bolton40181571769 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Bradford4020812668 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
-
-
5
Stockport3919911966 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
6
Reading41161411962 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
7
Stevenage39171012361 
w
 
3-1F
-
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
8
Wycombe411611141359 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
9
Plymouth4018517559 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
-
w
 
0-1F
10
Huddersfield40161014858 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
11
Luton40161014458 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
12
Mansfield38131312852 
l
 
2-3F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
13
Barnsley38131213-151 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
14
Peterborough3915519450 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
15
L Orient4014818-750 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
16
AFC Wim4014818-1050 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2A
l
 
3-1A
17
Doncaster4014818-1950 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
18
Blackpool4113919-1548 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Burton41121118-1147 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
20
Wigan40111316-1346 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
21
Exeter41111020-1143 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 2
22
Rotherham3991020-2337 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
23
Northampton409823-2435 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 28
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
24
Port Vale3871021-2531 
l
 
0-2A
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley0 - 1Doncaster
Barnsley1 - 1Wigan
Barnsley1 - 1Cardiff
Barnsley2 - 1Exeter
Barnsley0 - 1Wycombe
Barnsley2 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley3 - 3AFC Wim
Barnsley2 - 2Northampton
Barnsley3 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley2 - 1Blackpool
Barnsley0 - 2Lincoln
Barnsley2 - 3Mansfield
Barnsley3 - 2L Orient
Barnsley5 - 0Luton
Barnsley0 - 1Rotherham
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Barnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 1Burton
HBarnsley0 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley1 - 1Wigan
ABarnsley2 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley1 - 1Cardiff
HBarnsley2 - 1Exeter
HBarnsley0 - 1Wycombe
ABarnsley3 - 1L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 1Peterborough
HBarnsley3 - 3AFC Wim
ABarnsley2 - 3Bolton
HBarnsley2 - 2Northampton
HBarnsley3 - 1Stevenage
ABarnsley0 - 4Cardiff
ABarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley0 - 2Lincoln
HBarnsley2 - 3Mansfield
Bradford 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton2 - 1Bradford
Wigan2 - 0Bradford
Port Vale0 - 2Bradford
Reading2 - 1Bradford
AFC Wim3 - 1Bradford
Luton2 - 1Bradford
Lincoln3 - 0Bradford
Huddersfield1 - 0Bradford
Blackpool1 - 2Bradford
Mansfield3 - 0Bradford
L Orient2 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBradford1 - 0Northampton
ABradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford1 - 1Mansfield
ABradford0 - 2Wigan
ABradford2 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1L Orient
ABradford1 - 2Reading
HBradford1 - 0Rotherham
ABradford1 - 3AFC Wim
HBradford1 - 0Stockport
HBradford2 - 0Peterborough
ABradford1 - 2Luton
HBradford1 - 0Doncaster
ABradford0 - 3Lincoln
ABradford0 - 1Huddersfield
HBradford1 - 2Cardiff
ABradford2 - 1Blackpool
ABradford0 - 3Mansfield
HBradford1 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1Wigan
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 1997
Barnsley
Bradford
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
BAR
3
D
4
BRD
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Barnsley3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Bradford
Barnsley2 - 0
League games at Bradford since 1996
Bradford
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
BAR
2
D
3
BRD
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Barnsley
0 - 1Barnsley
Bradford1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford4 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 13th Bradford 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Bradford have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
BAR
BRD
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BAR
BRD
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Barnsley v Bradford League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
35151212
J ShepherdD McGoldrickR ClearyL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Bland MID371
9
-
J Shepherd DEF36
7
1
A Phillips MID3564
3
-
T Watson DEF341
3
-
L Connell MID3443
11
1
R Cleary FWD34612
2
-
D McGoldrick FWD34153
2
-
P Kelly MID3224
6
-
V. Yoganathan MID303
4
1
M Gevigney DEF231
2
-
N Ogbeta DEF231
1
-
E O'Connell DEF17
2
-
O Goodman GLK16
1
-
C O'Keeffe DEF162
6
-
J Earl DEF151
4
-
S Banks FWD1434
-
M Roberts DEF121
3
-
T Bradshaw FWD1112
-
G. Gent DEF2
1
-
C. Lennon FWD21
-
K Flavell GLK1
-
T Chirewa MID1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4010712
S WalkerA SarcevicJ NeufvilleM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK40
1
-
J Neufville MID3837
4
-
M Power MID375
12
-
I Touray DEF363
5
-
J. Metcalfe MID352
5
-
T Wright MID3543
6
-
A Sarcevic MID34103
4
-
S Humphrys FWD3373
-
B Pointon MID3193
7
-
A Baldwin DEF271
5
1
C Tilt DEF26
10
-
W Swan FWD2652
3
-
M Pennington DEF242
8
-
J Wright DEF233
3
-
C Kelly DEF17
-
E. Wheatley FWD12
2
-
P Mullin FWD8
2
-
G Lapslie MID71
-
H Ashby DEF6
1
-
L Evans MID62
-
K Jackson FWD61
1
-
L Sibley MID4
-
N Powell MID4
-
J White MID3
1
-