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

Sat 24th Jan, 12:30 BST, John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Saturday lunch time at the John Smith's Stadium, and it’s a League One showdown between Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. Grant Lee and Graham Alexander will be doing all they can to guide their side to victory. All the odds are delivered directly from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League One match data, including head-to-head records. Explore it all using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Huddersfield and Bradford will score at least two between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a tip based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 79%. The bookies have it priced at 1.25.

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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Huddersfield are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Huddersfield
48%
1/1
5%
21/20
Draw
24%
12/5
3%
5/2
Bradford
28%
12/5
6%
5/2
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2
7%
11/2
Huddersfield 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Huddersfield 1-0
9%
7/16/1
Huddersfield 2-0
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
Bradford 2-1
7%
11/1
8%
10/1
Bradford 1-0
7%
10/117/2
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Huddersfield 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw 0-0
5%
10/117/2
Huddersfield 3-0
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
Bradford 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Huddersfield 3-2
3%
25/120/1
Bradford 3-1
3%
28/120/1
Bradford 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Huddersfield 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
9/10
3%
5/6
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
9/10
3%
10/11
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/11
4%
7/10
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/4
2%
11/8
No 1st Goal
3%
10/117/2
BTTS - Yes
58%
3/43/4
BTTS - No
42%
1/11/1
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3/129/10
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
10/3
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2
7%
5/1
Home/draw
72%
3/10
1%
2/7
Away/draw
52%
4/5
6%
3/4
Home/away
76%
3/10
1%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/7
3%
2/7
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
5/2
7%
5/2
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
9/42/1
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1/37/20
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
11/219/4
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/91/9
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
14/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/33
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10/117/2
Home DNB
65%
1/2
4%
10/21
Away DNB
44%
6/4
5%
6/4
Huddersfield win to nil
24%
5/2
3%
-
Bradford win to nil
13%
5/1
8%
-
Huddersfield / Huddersfield
25%
9/4
5%
21/10
Huddersfield / Bradford
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
Huddersfield / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Huddersfield
16%
4/117/4
Draw / Bradford
11%
13/2
6%
13/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Bradford / Huddersfield
4%
22/118/1
Bradford / Bradford
14%
5/117/4
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Huddersfield have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league. Huddersfield are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Huddersfield have conceded 12 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Huddersfield have played 13 games at home, winning 7, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bradford lay in 3rd place on 46 points in the League One league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 12 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Huddersfield
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2617451955 
Mar 28
l
 
3-2A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
2
Lincoln2614751449 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
3
Bradford251375846 
Jan 24
l
 
3-1A
-
-
4
Stockport261367545 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
5
Bolton2711106843 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
6
Huddersfield2711610839 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
7
Luton261169539 
Jan 27
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
8
Stevenage251087438 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
9
Wycombe26998536 
Apr 11
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
10
Mansfield241059635 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
Mar 17
l
 
3-0A
11
Reading25988235 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
12
Peterborough2611213-235 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 31
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
13
Exeter2510312533 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
May 2
14
Plymouth2610313-633 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
15
Barnsley22958132 
Feb 21
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
16
L Orient269512-432 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
17
AFC Wim259412-731 
d
 
3-3A
May 2
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
18
Wigan25799-230 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 28
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
19
Burton258611-930 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
20
Blackpool268513-729 
Feb 7
l
 
3-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
21
Northampton258512-729 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
22
Doncaster257513-1626 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
23
Rotherham256613-1424 
Mar 7
w
 
1-3F
-
d
 
2-2A
24
Port Vale244614-1618 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 14
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Huddersfield have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Huddersfield 5TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Bradford 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Huddersfield since 1992
Huddersfield
Bradford
Goals: Scored
10
10
Games: Scored
6 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
3 / 9
HUD
2
D
4
BRD
3
League games at Bradford since 1993
Bradford
Huddersfield
Goals: Scored
16
14
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
HUD
5
D
2
BRD
3
Goal Statistics
Huddersfield 5th Bradford 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Huddersfield will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Huddersfield have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
+12
Bradford have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Huddersfield
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
14%
better
HUD
BRD
view stats
Games scored24
21
Failed to score3
4
Scored first15
15
Goals scored46
35
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
HUD
BRD
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
17
Clean sheets8
8
Conceded first11
7
Goals conceded38
27
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
13%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Huddersfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251066
R LedsonL. CastledineL GoochL Gooch
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Ledson MID261
4
-
L Sörensen DEF2512
2
-
M Harness MID2514
5
-
A May FWD2453
2
1
L. Castledine MID23102
2
-
L Gooch DEF2226
6
-
J Low DEF222
1
-
B Wiles MID223
-
R Roosken FWD2112
3
-
J Taylor FWD1941
2
-
L Nicholls GLK18
-
S Roughan DEF181
-
D Charles FWD1824
-
B Samoukovic FWD1775
1
-
D Kasumu MID161
-
J Feeney DEF15
2
-
M Wallace DEF141
4
-
R Balker DEF12
1
-
O Goodman GLK10
1
H Kane MID811
3
-
M Miller MID72
-
W Alves MID51
-
J Whatmough DEF41
1
-
A Evans MID2
-
Z. Redmond FWD21
-
M McGuane MID1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25758
S WalkerA SarcevicM PowerM Power
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK25
1
-
I Touray DEF253
4
-
M Power MID245
8
-
A Sarcevic MID2372
2
-
J Neufville FWD2333
2
-
T Wright MID222
3
-
W Swan FWD2252
3
-
J. Metcalfe MID202
3
-
S Humphrys FWD2042
-
J Wright DEF173
3
-
B Pointon MID1771
5
-
A Baldwin DEF151
3
-
C Kelly DEF15
-
T Leigh MID141
3
-
C Tilt DEF11
5
-
B Halliday DEF11
3
-
A Pattison MID1111
-
M Pennington DEF10
3
-
N Byrne DEF81
-
A Cook FWD81
-
T Mcintyre DEF7
2
-
C Kavanagh FWD6
1
-
G Lapslie MID51
-
N Powell MID4
-