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Plymouth Argyle v Bradford City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Home Park, Plymouth

Tom Cleverley and Graham Alexander take on one another in the League One on Saturday lunch time, as Plymouth Argyle face Bradford City at the Home Park. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head stats across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this League One clash.

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Plymouth Argyle's next match is v Wycombe at 19:45 on Tuesday 9th December
Bradford City's next match is v Port Vale at 19:45 on Tuesday 9th December
The last English League One meeting between Plymouth and Bradford was on Saturday 6th December 2025
English League One
December 6th 2025
Plymouth 0
1 Bradford
 
57' A. Sarcevic
 
PLY
BRD
Shots On
2
3
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
5
2
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
12
15
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
PlymouthBradford
 
C. Hazard
J. Pleguezuelo Selva (M. Ross Jensen 71')
J. Edwards (K. Szűcs 78')
B. Mumba
J. Paterson
A. Mitchell
M. Sorinola
M. Boateng
J. Ralls (L. McCabe 78')
O. Oseni
O. Dale (X. Amaechi 71')
S. Walker
I. Touray
J. Wright
M. Power
football iconA. Sarcevic
(B. Halliday 82') J. Neufville
(W. Swan 82') S. Humphrys
A. Baldwin
C. Kelly
T. Wright
(T. Mcintyre 90') J. Metcalfe

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We're suggesting it's unlikely that this match will deliver 4 goals or more, and the odds and stats align with KO's predictive algorithm on this one. Plymouth and Bradford have seldom been involved in goal-fests of late, whether that be in League One individually or when going head-to-head. So, without a convincing favourite WDW or double chance market, we're going for under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.33.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Bradford coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Plymouth
30%
17/1090/1
Draw
26%
23/1012/1
Bradford
43%
6/41/40
Draw 1-1
13%
5/111/2
Bradford 1-0
11%
15/22/7
Plymouth 1-0
9%
8/119/5
Bradford 2-1
9%
9/128/1
Draw 0-0
8%
9/117/10
Bradford 2-0
8%
11/16/1
Plymouth 2-1
7%
9/140/1
Plymouth 2-0
5%
12/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1100/1
Bradford 3-1
4%
20/1125/1
Bradford 3-0
4%
25/145/1
Plymouth 3-1
3%
20/1200/1
Bradford 3-2
2%
28/1200/1
Plymouth 3-0
2%
28/133/1
Plymouth 3-2
2%
28/1250/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/140/1
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/51/1000
Home 1st Goal
45%
1/117/10
Away 1st Goal
50%
20/2113/8
No 1st Goal
5%
9/117/10
BTTS - Yes
51%
3/49/1
BTTS - No
49%
1/11/25
BTTS - Home Win
14%
9/233/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/311/2
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/125/1
Home/draw
57%
1/29/1
Away/draw
70%
4/91/500
Home/away
74%
1/31/33
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
3/1011/2
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
12/51/16
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
5/2100/1
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/71/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/101/50
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/162/5
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/17/4
Home DNB
49%
10/111/1
Away DNB
62%
4/58/11
Plymouth win to nil
17%
7/2-
Bradford win to nil
24%
10/3-
Plymouth / Plymouth
18%
7/29/1
Plymouth / Bradford
4%
25/133/1
Plymouth / Draw
6%
14/120/1
Draw / Plymouth
12%
11/214/5
Draw / Bradford
14%
5/15/2
Draw / Draw
16%
4/17/4
Bradford / Plymouth
3%
28/133/1
Bradford / Bradford
21%
3/117/2
Bradford / Draw
6%
12/120/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Plymouth have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 1 and won 4. Plymouth have conceded 31 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Plymouth have played 8 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 3rd place on 31 points in the League One league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1711241435 
Feb 21
l
 
4-0A
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
2
Bradford18972834 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
-
-
3
Stevenage16943831 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
4
Lincoln18945531 
Feb 7
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 27
5
Stockport17854229 
w
 
4-2F
Jan 31
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
6
Bolton17773828 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
7
Luton18837-127 
Jan 24
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 7
8
Huddersfield18828226 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
9
AFC Wim17827-226 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
10
Barnsley15744725 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
11
Wigan18675125 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
Dec 26
Mar 14
12
Wycombe18666624 
Dec 29
Dec 9
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
13
L Orient18738024 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Mar 7
Dec 20
14
Rotherham18666024 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Jan 10
d
 
2-2A
15
Northampton17728-123 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
16
Mansfield17647022 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
Mar 17
Jan 1
17
Reading17575022 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Dec 13
Feb 28
18
Doncaster18648-722 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Jan 31
l
 
3-1A
19
Burton18648-822 
Jan 4
w
 
0-4F
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
20
Exeter175210-217 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 2
21
Peterborough175111-616 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
22
Blackpool184410-1116 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
23
Plymouth185112-1316 
-
-
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
Dec 29
Dec 9
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Bradford have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
Plymouth 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Plymouth have not lost to Bradford in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Plymouth since 1992
Plymouth
Bradford
Goals: Scored
14
10
Games: Scored
7 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
1 / 8
PLY
5
D
2
BRD
1
League games at Bradford since 1993
Bradford
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
PLY
2
D
3
BRD
3
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Plymouth Argyle of late. It has been 7 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday lunch time against Bradford City.

Plymouth 23rd Bradford 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Plymouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 58% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Bradford have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
PLY
BRD
24%
better
view stats
Games scored10
14
Failed to score7
3
Scored first7
9
Goals scored19
25
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
PLY
BRD
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first10
5
Goals conceded31
18
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against19%
12%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+34%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18245
M BoatengO. OseniB MumbaM Sorinola
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hazard GLK9
-
J Edwards DEF81
1
1
J Pleguezuelo DEF1
-
A Mitchell DEF12
2
-
M Sorinola DEF1711
5
-
O Dale MID9
2
-
M Boateng MID1813
2
-
J Ralls MID3
-
B Mumba MID184
3
-
J Paterson FWD11
-
O. Oseni FWD122
2
-
Subs
L Ashby-Hammond GLK91
-
M Ross DEF12
2
-
K. Szűcs DEF12
1
-
B Galloway DEF13
2
-
B Wiredu MID14
3
1
L. McCabe MID10
1
-
X Amaechi FWD611
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18627
S WalkerA SarcevicJ NeufvilleM Power
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK18
1
-
A Baldwin DEF10
1
-
J Wright DEF112
2
-
C Kelly DEF10
-
J Neufville MID1832
2
-
M Power MID172
7
-
J. Metcalfe MID13
2
-
I Touray MID181
3
-
A Sarcevic FWD1662
1
-
T Wright FWD161
3
-
S Humphrys FWD1322
-
Subs
J Hilton GLK
-
B Halliday DEF6
1
-
T Mcintyre DEF6
2
-
C Tilt DEF7
3
-
T Leigh MID131
2
-
G Lapslie MID41
-
W Swan FWD1642
2
-