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

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford

Barnsley are away on Saturday afternoon, as manager Conor Hourihane takes his team to visit Bradford City and Graham Alexander at the Northern Commercials Stadium in the League One. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are also given.


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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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Bradford
53%
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Draw
24%
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Barnsley
23%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Bradford 1-0
10%
--
Bradford 2-1
10%
--
Bradford 2-0
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
6%
--
Barnsley 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Bradford 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bradford 3-0
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-2
3%
--
Bradford 4-1
2%
--
Bradford 4-0
2%
--
Barnsley 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
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BTTS - No
46%
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BTTS - Home Win
25%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
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
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
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Bradford win to nil
28%
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Barnsley win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bradford have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table. Bradford have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 1 clean sheet.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Bradford have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Bradford have played 5 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 5 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 8th position in the League One on 17 points having played 10 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Barnsley have conceded 3 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage10811925 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Jan 31
-
2
Bradford11731724 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
3
Cardiff117221023 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
Oct 11
Jan 27
4
Lincoln11632721 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Dec 29
Dec 9
5
AFC Wim11704421 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
6
Huddersfield11614419 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
7
Stockport11542319 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
May 2
Nov 29
8
Barnsley10523217 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
9
Bolton11452517 
Apr 25
Nov 22
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
10
Doncaster11524-117 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
Mar 21
Nov 8
11
Luton11515116 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
Nov 22
Apr 25
12
Mansfield11434215 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Dec 26
Mar 14
13
Northampton10424-114 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 15
Mar 28
14
Wigan11344-113 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Mar 17
Jan 1
15
Plymouth11416-313 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
16
Port Vale11335012 
Dec 29
Dec 9
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
17
Exeter11407-112 
Nov 29
May 2
Mar 7
Dec 20
18
L Orient11326-611 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Dec 13
Feb 28
19
Reading10244-410 
Dec 13
Feb 28
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
20
Burton10235-89 
Nov 8
Mar 21
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
21
Wycombe11236-29 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
22
Rotherham10226-68 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
Oct 25
Apr 11
23
Blackpool11227-98 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
24
Peterborough11218-127 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
18
D
1
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford1 - 0Blackpool
Bradford3 - 1Huddersfield
Bradford3 - 2AFC Wim
Bradford2 - 1Luton
Bradford2 - 1Wycombe
Bradford1 - 0Fleetwood
Bradford1 - 1Notts C
Bradford2 - 0Crewe
Bradford4 - 1Colchester
Bradford0 - 1Tranmere
Bradford3 - 0Cheltenham
Bradford2 - 0MK Dons
Bradford1 - 0Accrington
Bradford1 - 0Harrogate
Bradford1 - 0Morecambe
Bradford3 - 0Walsall
Bradford3 - 1Grimsby
Bradford2 - 1Chesterfield
Bradford2 - 1Port Vale
Bradford1 - 0Swindon
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford2 - 2Rotherham
HBradford1 - 0Blackpool
ABradford3 - 1Cardiff
HBradford3 - 1Huddersfield
ABradford1 - 3Doncaster
HBradford3 - 2AFC Wim
ABradford1 - 1Peterborough
ABradford2 - 1Stockport
HBradford2 - 1Luton
ABradford0 - 0Northampton
HBradford2 - 1Wycombe
HBradford1 - 0Fleetwood
ABradford1 - 2Doncaster
ABradford3 - 3Chesterfield
HBradford1 - 1Notts C
ABradford4 - 5Swindon
HBradford2 - 0Crewe
ABradford0 - 2Port Vale
ABradford0 - 0Accrington
HBradford4 - 1Colchester
Barnsley 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Peterborough1 - 3Barnsley
Bolton1 - 2Barnsley
Exeter1 - 2Barnsley
Wrexham1 - 0Barnsley
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
HBarnsley1 - 2Exeter
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
ABarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Barnsley have beaten Bradford in 3 consecutive league meetings
4
Barnsley have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Bradford
League games at Bradford since 1996
Bradford
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
BRD
4
D
2
BAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
0 - 2Barnsley
0 - 1Barnsley
Bradford1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford4 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Barnsley since 1997
Barnsley
Bradford
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
BRD
1
D
4
BAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Barnsley3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Bradford
Barnsley2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Bradford City have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive League One games. Their PG of 1.7 against Barnsley on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Bradford 2nd Barnsley 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Bradford will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+23
Bradford have scored 23% more goals at home than predicted
+16
Barnsley have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
20%
better
BRD
BAR
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Games scored10
7
Failed to score1
3
Scored first6
6
Goals scored20
16
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
19
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
14%
better
BRD
BAR
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded13
14
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11525
S WalkerB PointonA SarcevicM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK11
-
I Touray DEF11
1
-
T Leigh MID111
2
-
A Sarcevic MID1142
1
-
J Neufville FWD1132
2
-
M Power MID10
5
-
B Pointon MID1051
3
-
W Swan FWD1042
2
-
T Wright MID91
3
-
M Pennington DEF8
1
-
S Humphrys FWD812
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
A Baldwin DEF7
1
-
A Pattison MID711
-
C Kelly DEF6
-
J. Metcalfe MID6
-
J Wright DEF41
1
-
B Halliday DEF4
-
N Powell MID4
-
T Mcintyre DEF3
2
-
A Cook FWD31
-
N Byrne DEF2
-
G Lapslie MID21
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10634
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnA PhillipsJ. Bland
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK10
3
-
J Earl DEF101
3
-
A Phillips MID1023
-
L Connell MID1011
2
-
C. Vickers MID1021
-
J. Bland MID10
4
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID106
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF91
-
J Shepherd DEF9
1
1
D McGoldrick FWD92
2
-
T Watson DEF81
1
-
J Russell MID8
1
-
N Farrugia MID7
1
-
P Kelly MID7
1
-
V. Yoganathan MID6
1
1
R Cleary FWD61
1
-
M Gevigney DEF3
-
M Roberts DEF1
-