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

Sat 21st Mar, 15:00 BST, Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Graham Alexander pays counterpart Gary Bowyer a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League One, as their Bradford City and Burton Albion sides face each other at the Pirelli Stadium. All stats, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you browse each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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Burton
49%
--
Draw
25%
--
Bradford
26%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Burton 1-0
11%
--
Burton 2-1
9%
--
Burton 2-0
9%
--
Bradford 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Bradford 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Burton 3-1
5%
--
Burton 3-0
5%
--
Bradford 2-0
4%
--
Burton 3-2
3%
--
Bradford 3-1
2%
--
Burton 4-1
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Burton win to nil
27%
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Bradford win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Burton have played 36 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 7. Burton have conceded 36 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Burton have played 18 games at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 8 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 9 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 4th place on 61 points in the League One league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 5 and losing 8 games. They have scored 41 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 33 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 17 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 8 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
Burton
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3522853474 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
2
Cardiff3522673072 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
3
Bolton36171361764 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Bradford3518710661 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
-
-
5
Stockport3416810456 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
7
Reading3514129754 
Mar 17
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
8
Stevenage3415910354 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
9
Wycombe361411111353 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
10
Plymouth3515416049 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
3-0A
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
11
Luton3513814147 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
12
Barnsley3313812047 
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
13
Peterborough3514417146 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
14
AFC Wim3312714-743 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
3-1A
15
Exeter3511915-242 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
May 2
16
Mansfield33101112241 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Mar 17
l
 
3-0A
17
Burton36101016-1240 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
18
Doncaster3411617-2039 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
19
Wigan3491114-1138 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
20
Blackpool3510817-1438 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
21
L Orient3410618-1336 
l
 
0-4A
May 2
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
23
Northampton359818-1635 
w
 
5-1F
Mar 14
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
24
Port Vale326917-1827 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Burton 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton0 - 1Stevenage
Burton3 - 0Stockport
Burton1 - 0Rotherham
Burton1 - 2Doncaster
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Burton3 - 1Huddersfield
Burton0 - 2Wigan
Burton5 - 1Northampton
Burton0 - 0Wycombe
Burton0 - 4L Orient
Burton1 - 0Blackpool
Burton0 - 1Peterborough
Burton3 - 0Bolton
Burton0 - 4Plymouth
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Burton0 - 3Luton
Burton0 - 0Port Vale
Burton2 - 1Mansfield
Burton1 - 1Wigan
Burton2 - 1Cambridge
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBurton0 - 1Stevenage
ABurton1 - 1Exeter
ABurton0 - 3Wycombe
HBurton3 - 0Stockport
ABurton1 - 1Luton
HBurton1 - 0Rotherham
ABurton2 - 2Port Vale
HBurton1 - 2Doncaster
HBurton2 - 2Cardiff
ABurton1 - 2Bolton
ABurton1 - 2Lincoln
HBurton3 - 1Huddersfield
ABurton0 - 3Plymouth
ABurton0 - 2Reading
HBurton0 - 2Wigan
HBurton5 - 1Northampton
ABurton2 - 2Stevenage
HBurton0 - 0Wycombe
ABurton0 - 1Wigan
HBurton0 - 4L Orient
Bradford 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
1
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ABradford1 - 2L Orient
HBradford2 - 0Reading
ABradford1 - 0Plymouth
HBradford1 - 0Exeter
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Burton since 2010
Burton
Bradford
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
0 / 7
BAL
3
D
3
BRD
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Burton3 - 1
1 - 3Bradford
Burton1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Burton3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Bradford since 2009
Bradford
Burton
Goals: Scored
10
8
Games: Scored
8 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
0 / 8
BAL
2
D
3
BRD
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
1 - 2Burton
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford2 - 0
2 - 3Burton
Bradford1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Burton 17th Bradford 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Burton will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Burton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
BAL
BRD
16%
better
view stats
Games scored22
28
Failed to score13
6
Scored first16
20
Goals scored39
43
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
BAL
BRD
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
22
Clean sheets9
12
Conceded first16
11
Goals conceded50
38
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Burton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351267
K LofthouseJ BeesleyK LofthouseU Godwin-Malife
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Lofthouse DEF3536
6
-
J Beesley FWD35125
4
-
K Chauke MID31
2
-
B Collins GLK30
3
-
T Shade FWD308
1
-
J Armer DEF2921
3
-
A Hartridge DEF2911
2
-
T Sibbick DEF28
2
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF2822
7
-
G Evans MID2713
6
-
F Tavares FWD2431
1
-
J McKiernan MID2111
5
-
D Willis DEF201
3
-
J. Larsson FWD202
-
T Vancooten DEF1711
4
-
C Webster MID1643
1
-
S Revan DEF151
1
-
J Moon DEF11
2
-
N. Akoto DEF7
1
-
F Delap DEF7
2
-
J. Newall FWD7
-
J. Taroni DEF6
-
J Amissah GLK5
-
J Sraha DEF3
-
K. Dudek GLK1
-
J Hazlehurst MID1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3510610
S WalkerA SarcevicJ NeufvilleM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK35
1
-
J Neufville FWD3336
4
-
I Touray DEF323
4
-
M Power MID325
10
-
T Wright MID3113
5
-
J. Metcalfe MID302
3
-
A Sarcevic MID29103
3
-
S Humphrys FWD2863
-
B Pointon MID2681
5
-
A Baldwin DEF251
4
1
W Swan FWD2252
3
-
C Tilt DEF21
9
-
J Wright DEF213
3
-
M Pennington DEF192
5
-
C Kelly DEF17
-
T Leigh MID161
3
-
B Halliday DEF11
3
-
A Pattison MID1111
-
N Byrne DEF81
-
C Kavanagh FWD8
1
-
A Cook FWD81
-
T Mcintyre DEF7
2
-
G Lapslie MID71
-
N Powell MID4
-
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