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

Mon 29th Dec, 19:45 BST, Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford

Port Vale pay League One rivals Bradford City a visit on Monday evening, as Darren Moore guides his team into an away clash with Graham Alexander & co. at the Northern Commercials Stadium. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Bradford
51%
--
Draw
27%
--
Port Vale
23%
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Bradford 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Bradford 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Bradford 2-1
9%
--
Port Vale 1-0
8%
--
Port Vale 2-1
5%
--
Bradford 3-0
5%
--
Bradford 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Port Vale 2-0
4%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Bradford 4-0
2%
--
Bradford 4-1
2%
--
Port Vale 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
41%
--
Bradford win to nil
32%
--
Port Vale win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bradford have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 7 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Bradford have outscored their opponents by 28 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Bradford have played 10 games at home winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Port Vale are in 24th position in the League One on 15 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Port Vale have conceded 23 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Port Vale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
2
Bradford1910721037 
-
-
-
Dec 29
3
Lincoln201055735 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
May 2
l
 
1-0A
4
Bolton199731034 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
5
Stevenage181044934 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
6
Stockport19955232 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-3A
Apr 11
7
Luton21858-229 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
Feb 28
d
 
2-2A
8
Barnsley17845628 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
9
Huddersfield20848228 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
Mar 14
Dec 26
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
11
Wigan19685126 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
12
Wycombe20677525 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
13
L Orient20749-125 
Mar 7
Dec 20
l
 
2-3F
Jan 31
14
Reading20677-225 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
15
Northampton19739-224 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 24
16
Rotherham20668-424 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
17
Mansfield19658-123 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
18
Burton19658-823 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
Feb 7
d
 
0-00-0
19
Peterborough197111-422 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Dec 20
Mar 7
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
22
Exeter196211-220 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
23
Blackpool205510-820 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Jan 1
Mar 17
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
Dec 29
-
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford2 - 0Reading
Bradford1 - 0Exeter
Bradford1 - 2Burton
Bradford0 - 0Lincoln
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
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
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBradford2 - 0Reading
ABradford1 - 0Plymouth
HBradford1 - 0Exeter
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
HBradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford0 - 0Lincoln
ABradford1 - 1Stevenage
HBradford2 - 2Barnsley
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
Port Vale 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton2 - 2Port Vale
Lincoln1 - 0Port Vale
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Wigan1 - 0Port Vale
AFC Wim1 - 1Port Vale
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Rotherham2 - 1Port Vale
AFC Wim0 - 2Port Vale
Carlisle3 - 2Port Vale
Walsall2 - 3Port Vale
Crewe0 - 1Port Vale
Colchester2 - 1Port Vale
Fleetwood1 - 1Port Vale
Tranmere1 - 1Port Vale
Swindon3 - 3Port Vale
Chesterfield1 - 1Port Vale
Doncaster1 - 2Port Vale
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APort Vale2 - 2Luton
APort Vale0 - 1Lincoln
HPort Vale0 - 1Plymouth
HPort Vale0 - 0Wycombe
APort Vale0 - 4Bolton
HPort Vale0 - 3Stockport
APort Vale0 - 1Wigan
APort Vale1 - 1AFC Wim
HPort Vale0 - 0Northampton
APort Vale2 - 0Barnsley
HPort Vale2 - 1Mansfield
APort Vale2 - 0Exeter
HPort Vale2 - 3L Orient
APort Vale0 - 1Reading
HPort Vale0 - 1Doncaster
HPort Vale1 - 2Stevenage
APort Vale0 - 0Burton
HPort Vale0 - 0Cardiff
APort Vale1 - 2Rotherham
HPort Vale0 - 1Gillingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bradford since 1992
Bradford
Port Vale
Goals: Scored
23
17
Games: Scored
14 / 21
12 / 21
Clean sheets
9 / 21
7 / 21
BRD
10
D
5
PTV
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 1
1 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford1 - 0
0 - 1Port Vale
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Port Vale
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Port Vale
Bradford2 - 0
Bradford1 - 0
0 - 2Port Vale
Bradford4 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
Bradford3 - 2
League games at Port Vale since 1993
Port Vale
Bradford
Goals: Scored
21
21
Games: Scored
13 / 20
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
7 / 20
BRD
6
D
8
PTV
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Port Vale
Port Vale2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Port Vale2 - 1
1 - 2Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Port Vale2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Port Vale3 - 2
Port Vale2 - 1
Port Vale2 - 1
0 - 2Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Bradford
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.9, Port Vale look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that Bradford City haven't conceded a goal in 4 consecutive League One games, and it could be a long evening for D. Moore's men.

Bradford 2nd Port Vale 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bradford will score 1 or more goals
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Port Vale scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Bradford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Port Vale have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Port Vale
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
49%
better
BRD
PTV
view stats
Games scored16
8
Failed to score3
11
Scored first11
5
Goals scored28
13
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.7
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
14
Conversion rate for16
7
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
21%
better
BRD
PTV
view stats
Games conceded12
13
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first5
10
Goals conceded18
23
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
16%
Avg. XG against1.1
1
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19727
S WalkerA SarcevicI TourayM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK19
1
-
I Touray DEF192
3
-
M Power MID182
7
-
J Neufville FWD1832
2
-
T Wright MID172
3
-
A Sarcevic MID1772
1
-
W Swan FWD1742
2
-
J. Metcalfe MID14
2
-
B Pointon MID1471
5
-
S Humphrys FWD1422
-
T Leigh MID131
2
-
J Wright DEF122
2
-
A Baldwin DEF11
1
-
C Kelly DEF11
-
A Pattison MID1111
-
M Pennington DEF10
3
-
A Cook FWD81
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
N Byrne DEF71
-
B Halliday DEF7
2
-
T Mcintyre DEF6
2
-
N Powell MID4
-
G Lapslie MID41
-
C Kavanagh FWD4
1
-
Port Vale League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18534
C HallD ColeR PatonC Humphreys
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hall DEF181
1
-
R Curtis FWD161
1
-
C Humphreys DEF15
4
-
J Debrah DEF15
1
-
B Heneghan DEF14
3
-
R Croasdale MID142
2
-
G Byers MID141
3
1
K John DEF13
3
-
B Garrity MID13
-
D Cole FWD1351
1
-
J Gauci GLK12
-
F Ojo MID12
4
-
R Paton FWD1213
2
-
G Hall MID111
-
D Brown FWD111
-
J. Headley DEF10
1
1
M Faal FWD10
-
J Shipley MID81
1
-
R. Walters MID8
-
J Stockley FWD8
-
L Gordon DEF7
2
-
M Clark DEF71
2
-
B Waine FWD61
1
-
M Marosi GLK5
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF51
3
-
M Johnson MID4
-
B Amos GLK2
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
Northampton v AFC Wim
Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
Wigan v Blackpool
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Stevenage v Burton
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Mansfield v Stockport
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Lincoln v Cardiff
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
L Orient v Bradford
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Huddersfield
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Port Vale v Peterborough
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Exeter v Barnsley
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Doncaster v Plymouth
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Wycombe v Bolton
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Stockport v Lincoln
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Stevenage
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Barnsley v Mansfield
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Wigan
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cardiff v Exeter
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Plymouth v Reading
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v L Orient
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Luton v Wycombe
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Burton v Northampton
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Doncaster
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Port Vale
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Rotherham
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Rotherham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bolton v Mansfield
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Burton v Wigan
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Plymouth v Wycombe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Stockport v Doncaster
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Barnsley v Lincoln
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
AFC Wim v Exeter
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bradford v Port Vale
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cardiff v Stevenage
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Huddersfield v Northampton
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Luton v L Orient
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Peterborough v Reading
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Reading v Burton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bradford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Huddersfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
L Orient v AFC Wim
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Bolton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Barnsley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Blackpool
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stockport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Cardiff
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Stevenage v Plymouth
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Luton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Rotherham v Peterborough
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00