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

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Northern Commercials Stadium, Bradford

Wigan Athletic pay League One rivals Bradford City a visit on Friday afternoon, as Ryan Lowe guides his team into an away clash with Graham Alexander & co. at the Northern Commercials Stadium. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a smart selection is published below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.


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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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Bradford
53%
--
Draw
25%
--
Wigan
22%
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Bradford 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Bradford 2-0
10%
--
Bradford 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Wigan 1-0
8%
--
Wigan 2-1
5%
--
Bradford 3-0
5%
--
Bradford 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 2-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Bradford 4-0
2%
--
Bradford 4-1
2%
--
Wigan 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
40%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
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BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
40%
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Bradford win to nil
32%
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Wigan win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bradford have played 18 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 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 7 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Bradford have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Bradford have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Wigan are in 10th position in the League One on 26 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Wigan have conceded 12 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Wigan
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
2
Bradford18972834 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
3
Lincoln191045734 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
4
Stockport18954432 
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
5
Bolton18873931 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
6
Stevenage17944731 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
7
Huddersfield20848228 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
8
Luton19847-128 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
9
AFC Wim19838-327 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
Apr 25
w
 
1-2A
10
Wigan19685126 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
11
Barnsley16745525 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
Jan 1
Mar 17
12
L Orient19748025 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
13
Wycombe19667524 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
14
Northampton18738-124 
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
16
Mansfield19658-123 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
17
Reading18576-122 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
-
Mar 28
18
Burton18648-822 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
w
 
1-0F
Dec 29
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
20
Exeter186210-120 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
21
Peterborough186111-519 
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
22
Blackpool195410-819 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Dec 20
Mar 7
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
Dec 29
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
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
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
Bradford3 - 0Walsall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ABradford1 - 2Doncaster
Wigan 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
12
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
AFC Wim1 - 2Wigan
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Mansfield1 - 1Wigan
Plymouth1 - 1Wigan
Bolton4 - 1Wigan
Lincoln2 - 2Wigan
Rotherham2 - 2Wigan
Luton1 - 0Wigan
L Orient2 - 0Wigan
Northampton1 - 1Wigan
Burton1 - 1Wigan
Shrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
L Orient0 - 0Wigan
Charlton2 - 1Wigan
Mansfield0 - 0Wigan
Wycombe0 - 0Wigan
Crawley1 - 1Wigan
Peterborough1 - 0Wigan
Stevenage1 - 2Wigan
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWigan1 - 0Burton
HWigan0 - 0Stevenage
AWigan2 - 1AFC Wim
AWigan1 - 1Exeter
AWigan1 - 1Mansfield
HWigan1 - 0Port Vale
HWigan0 - 1Wycombe
AWigan1 - 1Plymouth
HWigan0 - 2Cardiff
AWigan1 - 4Bolton
HWigan3 - 0Doncaster
AWigan2 - 2Lincoln
HWigan1 - 1Stockport
AWigan2 - 2Rotherham
AWigan0 - 1Luton
HWigan2 - 0Peterborough
AWigan0 - 2L Orient
HWigan3 - 1Northampton
AWigan1 - 1Northampton
AWigan1 - 1Burton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bradford since 1993
Bradford
Wigan
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
BRD
1
D
2
WIG
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
0 - 1Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bradford2 - 1
League games at Wigan since 1992
Wigan
Bradford
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
BRD
2
WIG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wigan
1 - 2Bradford
Wigan1 - 0
Wigan1 - 0
1 - 2Bradford
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.9, Wigan Athletic look set to find it difficult here. Add in the fact that Bradford City have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive League One matches, and it could be a long afternoon for R. Lowe's men.

Bradford 2nd Wigan 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Bradford will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Wigan scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Bradford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Wigan have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1.6
0.9
Attack rating
18%
better
BRD
WIG
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Games scored15
13
Failed to score3
5
Scored first10
8
Goals scored26
21
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
16%
better
BRD
WIG
view stats
Games conceded12
13
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first5
9
Goals conceded18
20
Avg. goals conceded1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18627
S WalkerA SarcevicJ NeufvilleM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK18
1
-
I Touray DEF181
3
-
J Neufville FWD1832
2
-
M Power MID172
7
-
T Wright MID161
3
-
A Sarcevic MID1662
1
-
W Swan FWD1642
2
-
J. Metcalfe MID13
2
-
B Pointon MID1361
5
-
T Leigh MID131
2
-
S Humphrys FWD1322
-
J Wright DEF112
2
-
A Pattison MID1111
-
M Pennington DEF10
3
-
A Baldwin DEF10
1
-
C Kelly DEF10
-
A Cook FWD81
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
N Byrne DEF71
-
B Halliday DEF6
1
-
T Mcintyre DEF6
2
-
N Powell MID4
-
G Lapslie MID41
-
C Kavanagh FWD4
1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18435
S TickleP MullinC SaydeeM Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK181
-
P Mullin FWD1841
1
-
F Murray MID1741
4
-
W Aimson DEF16
2
-
J Kerr  DEF161
1
-
C Saydee FWD1623
1
1
M Fox DEF153
1
1
C Wright MID1521
1
-
D Costelloe FWD151
1
1
J Hungbo FWD142
1
-
M Smith MID121
5
-
J Weir MID121
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD1111
-
R Rodrigues FWD10
-
O Cooper MID91
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
S Sessegnon DEF7
2
1
L Robinson DEF7
1
-
B Adeeko MID7
-
T Francois MID7
1
-
J Carragher DEF6
-
C McManaman FWD6
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-