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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Mansfield Town and their manager Nigel Clough will be looking to get one over on Graham Alexander and his Bradford City side on Thursday afternoon, as the pair meet at the One Call Stadium in the League One. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you click through each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Mansfield
38%
--
Draw
27%
--
Bradford
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Mansfield 1-0
11%
--
Bradford 1-0
10%
--
Mansfield 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Bradford 2-1
8%
--
Mansfield 2-0
7%
--
Bradford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Mansfield 3-1
4%
--
Bradford 3-1
3%
--
Mansfield 3-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-0
2%
--
Mansfield 3-2
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
73%
--
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
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
--
Mansfield win to nil
21%
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Bradford win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Mansfield have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Mansfield have conceded 17 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Mansfield have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bradford lay in 2nd place on 37 points in the League One league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 7 and losing 2 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mansfield
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
May 2
l
 
3-0A
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
2
Bradford1910721037 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
3
Lincoln201055735 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
4
Bolton199731034 
l
 
0-1A
Dec 29
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
5
Stevenage181044934 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 24
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
6
Stockport19955232 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
7
Luton21858-229 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
8
Barnsley17845628 
Mar 14
Dec 26
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
9
Huddersfield20848228 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
11
Wigan19685126 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Dec 26
Mar 14
12
Wycombe20677525 
Jan 31
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
13
L Orient20749-125 
w
 
4-1F
Feb 14
Mar 7
Dec 20
14
Reading20677-225 
Jan 10
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 28
15
Northampton19739-224 
Mar 21
l
 
2-1F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
16
Rotherham20668-424 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
17
Mansfield19658-123 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
18
Burton19658-823 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
19
Peterborough197111-422 
-
Mar 28
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 27
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
22
Exeter196211-220 
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
May 2
23
Blackpool205510-820 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 17
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
Dec 29
-
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Mansfield 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield0 - 1Bolton
Mansfield1 - 3Huddersfield
Mansfield2 - 0Plymouth
Mansfield1 - 1Wigan
Mansfield2 - 1Rotherham
Mansfield1 - 1Stevenage
Mansfield4 - 1L Orient
Mansfield2 - 0Blackpool
Mansfield1 - 2Doncaster
Mansfield3 - 0Exeter
Mansfield4 - 2Peterborough
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Mansfield2 - 3L Orient
Mansfield1 - 2Charlton
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield0 - 0Wigan
Mansfield1 - 2Wrexham
Mansfield0 - 3Lincoln
Mansfield0 - 1Northampton
Mansfield0 - 1Crawley
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMansfield0 - 0AFC Wim
HMansfield0 - 1Bolton
AMansfield0 - 3Cardiff
HMansfield1 - 3Huddersfield
AMansfield1 - 2Northampton
HMansfield2 - 0Plymouth
HMansfield1 - 1Wigan
AMansfield2 - 0Luton
AMansfield1 - 1Reading
HMansfield2 - 1Rotherham
AMansfield1 - 2Port Vale
HMansfield1 - 1Stevenage
AMansfield0 - 2Wycombe
AMansfield1 - 1Lincoln
HMansfield4 - 1L Orient
HMansfield2 - 0Blackpool
AMansfield2 - 1Exeter
HMansfield1 - 2Doncaster
AMansfield1 - 2Burton
HMansfield3 - 0Exeter
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Accrington0 - 0Bradford
Gillingham1 - 0Bradford
Salford1 - 2Bradford
Bromley0 - 1Bradford
Newport0 - 0Bradford
AFC Wim1 - 0Bradford
Carlisle0 - 1Bradford
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Mansfield since 1992
Mansfield
Bradford
Goals: Scored
12
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
MAN
2
D
2
BRD
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mansfield
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Bradford
2 - 3Bradford
1 - 3Bradford
Mansfield3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Mansfield5 - 2
League games at Bradford since 1993
Bradford
Mansfield
Goals: Scored
6
10
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
MAN
3
D
2
BRD
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
1 - 5Mansfield
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Mansfield
Bradford1 - 0
Bradford2 - 0
1 - 2Mansfield
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Mansfield Town of late. It has been 5 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday afternoon against Bradford City.

Mansfield 17th Bradford 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Mansfield will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Mansfield’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Mansfield
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
MAN
BRD
11%
better
view stats
Games scored15
16
Failed to score4
3
Scored first9
11
Goals scored23
28
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
MAN
BRD
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
12
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first9
5
Goals conceded24
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+25%

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

Mansfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19524
L RobertsW EvansN Moriah-WelshS McLaughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Roberts GLK191
-
N Moriah-Welsh MID1912
2
-
W Evans FWD1951
1
-
J. McDonnell MID182
2
-
K Knoyle DEF171
1
-
F Blake-Tracy DEF171
3
-
S McLaughlin DEF1711
4
-
A Lewis MID172
2
-
J Bowery DEF141
2
-
R Sweeney DEF12
1
1
D Dwyer FWD121
1
-
L Reed MID11
-
R Oates FWD1131
1
A Oshilaja DEF101
-
B Cargill DEF1011
3
-
G Maris MID101
1
-
R Hendry MID921
-
T Roberts FWD93
1
-
K. McAdam MID8
1
-
J. Gardner FWD81
-
E Hewitt DEF7
1
-
L Bolton DEF61
-
L Akins FWD5
-
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
-
B Pointon MID1471
5
-
J. Metcalfe MID14
2
-
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
-
G Lapslie MID41
-
N Powell MID4
-
C Kavanagh FWD4
1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
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Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Burton v Wigan
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Stockport v Doncaster
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Huddersfield v Northampton
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