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Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 12:30 BST, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

Bradford City are away from home on Saturday lunch time, as manager Graham Alexander takes his side to visit Crewe Alexandra and Lee Bell at the Alexandra Stadium in the League Two. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds are provided too.

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 77% chance of Crewe and Bradford 3 goals or less combined during this League Two fixture according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.30.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Crewe are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Crewe 42%	13/8	17/10
Draw 27%	23/10	23/10
Bradford 31%	8/5	13/8
Draw 1-1 13%	11/2	5/1
Crewe 1-0 12%	8/1	7/1
Bradford 1-0 9%	8/1	7/1
Crewe 2-1 9%	9/1	8/1
Draw 0-0 9%	9/1	15/2
Crewe 2-0 8%	12/1	11/1
Bradford 2-1 7%	9/1	8/1
Bradford 2-0 5%	12/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 5%	12/1	11/1
Crewe 3-1 4%	20/1	16/1
Crewe 3-0 4%	25/1	20/1
Bradford 3-1 3%	20/1	16/1
Crewe 3-2 2%	28/1	20/1
Bradford 3-0 2%	25/1	18/1
Bradford 3-2 2%	28/1	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 45%	19/20	10/11
Under 2.5 Goals 55%	17/20	5/6
Home 1st Goal 50%	11/10	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	5/6	-
No 1st Goal 5%	9/1	-
BTTS - Yes 50%	8/11	8/11
BTTS - No 50%	1/1	1/1
BTTS - Home Win 18%	9/2	19/5
BTTS - Draw 18%	10/3	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 13%	4/1	19/5
Home/draw 69%	1/2	10/21
Away/draw 58%	4/9	4/9
Home/away 73%	1/3	1/3
Over 1.5 Goals 71%	2/7	3/10
Under 1.5 Goals 29%	5/2	9/4
Over 3.5 Goals 23%	12/5	11/5
Under 3.5 Goals 77%	3/10	3/10
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	6/1	5/1
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/10	1/9
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	14/1	11/1
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/33	1/40
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/16	1/18
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	9/1	15/2
Home DNB 61%	5/6	17/20
Away DNB 50%	5/6	5/6
Crewe win to nil 24%	7/2	-
Bradford win to nil 17%	7/2	-
Crewe / Crewe 19%	10/3	16/5
Crewe / Bradford 3%	25/1	20/1
Crewe / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1
Draw / Crewe 14%	5/1	19/4
Draw / Bradford 14%	5/1	19/4
Draw / Draw 17%	4/1	18/5
Bradford / Crewe 3%	28/1	20/1
Bradford / Bradford 19%	10/3	16/5
Bradford / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1

Win / draw / win League Two table

Crewe have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Both Crewe and Bradford City have scored 21 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Crewe have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 12 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Bradford are in 10th position in the League Two on 23 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Bradford have conceded 7 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Crewe Bradford
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Port Vale	17	10	4	3	8	34	Mar 29	d 1-1A	Dec 26	Apr 1
2	Walsall	16	9	4	3	13	31	May 3	d 1-1F	Jan 25	l 2-1A
3	Crewe	17	8	6	3	6	30	-	-	Apr 5	Dec 7
4	Doncaster	17	8	5	4	4	29	Mar 15	d 1-1F	l 1-2A	Apr 26
5	Notts C	17	7	7	3	8	28	w 2-0F	Mar 22	Apr 18	Dec 21
6	MK Dons	16	8	3	5	8	27	Apr 21	Dec 29	Feb 22	w 1-2F
7	AFC Wim	16	8	2	6	11	26	Jan 28	Feb 11	d 0-00-0	Feb 1
8	Chesterfield	17	6	7	4	10	25	l 0-5A	Mar 1	Dec 29	Apr 21
9	Grimsby	17	8	1	8	-7	25	Apr 1	Dec 14	Jan 4	l 2-1A
10	Bradford	16	6	5	5	4	23	Dec 7	Apr 5	-	-
11	Gillingham	16	7	2	7	3	23	w 2-0F	Feb 15	w 2-1A	Mar 8
12	Fleetwood	15	5	7	3	5	22	Mar 4	w 0-1F	May 3	l 1-0A
13	Barrow	17	6	4	7	1	22	Feb 22	l 1-0A	Dec 3	Jan 1
14	Cheltenham	17	6	3	8	-3	21	Apr 12	Dec 26	Mar 4	d 1-1F
15	Salford	16	5	6	5	-3	21	d 1-1A	Mar 8	d 0-00-0	Mar 1
16	Newport	17	6	3	8	-7	21	Feb 8	l 2-1A	w 3-1F	Feb 15
17	Harrogate	17	6	3	8	-7	21	w 3-0F	Feb 1	Feb 8	l 2-1A
18	Colchester	17	3	9	5	-3	18	Dec 20	Apr 18	Mar 22	d 1-1F
19	Accrington	16	4	6	6	-4	18	Jan 25	w 0-1F	-	Mar 29
20	Bromley	16	3	8	5	-2	17	Jan 5	w 1-2A	w 3-1F	Jan 11
21	Tranmere	16	4	5	7	-10	17	w 3-1A	Apr 26	Mar 15	w 0-2F
22	Carlisle	18	3	5	10	-15	14	Jan 1	d 1-1A	w 2-1F	Jan 18
23	Swindon	17	2	7	8	-8	13	d 0-00-0	Jan 11	Dec 14	Apr 12
24	Morecambe	17	3	4	10	-12	13	w 1-0F	Jan 18	Jan 28	d 1-1A

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Crewe have not lost in 9 consecutive league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crewe	2 - 0	Notts C
Crewe	3 - 1	Tranmere
Crewe	1 - 1	Salford
Crewe	2 - 0	Gillingham
Crewe	3 - 0	Harrogate
Crewe	1 - 0	Morecambe
Crewe	0 - 0	Swindon
Crewe	0 - 5	Chesterfield
Crewe	0 - 2	Doncaster
Crewe	0 - 3	Wrexham
Crewe	0 - 3	Grimsby
Crewe	0 - 3	Forest Green
Crewe	1 - 1	AFC Wim
Crewe	1 - 0	Sutton
Crewe	2 - 3	Morecambe
Crewe	0 - 0	Harrogate
Crewe	1 - 0	Crawley
Crewe	2 - 3	Salford
Crewe	2 - 1	Swindon
Crewe	1 - 0	Bradford

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Crewe	1 - 1	Carlisle
A	Crewe	1 - 1	Port Vale
H	Crewe	2 - 0	Notts C
A	Crewe	1 - 1	Walsall
H	Crewe	3 - 1	Tranmere
A	Crewe	1 - 0	Fleetwood
H	Crewe	1 - 1	Salford
A	Crewe	1 - 1	Doncaster
H	Crewe	2 - 0	Gillingham
A	Crewe	1 - 2	Newport
H	Crewe	3 - 0	Harrogate
A	Crewe	1 - 0	Accrington
H	Crewe	1 - 0	Morecambe
A	Crewe	2 - 1	Bromley
H	Crewe	0 - 0	Swindon
H	Crewe	0 - 5	Chesterfield
A	Crewe	0 - 1	Barrow
A	Crewe	0 - 2	Crawley
A	Crewe	2 - 0	Doncaster
H	Crewe	0 - 2	Doncaster

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Colchester	1 - 1	Bradford
Fleetwood	1 - 0	Bradford
Cheltenham	1 - 1	Bradford
Tranmere	0 - 2	Bradford
Morecambe	1 - 1	Bradford
Harrogate	2 - 1	Bradford
Walsall	2 - 1	Bradford
Grimsby	2 - 1	Bradford
MK Dons	1 - 2	Bradford
Barrow	1 - 2	Bradford
Walsall	2 - 3	Bradford
Salford	1 - 2	Bradford
Grimsby	1 - 1	Bradford
Harrogate	3 - 0	Bradford
Accrington	0 - 3	Bradford
Wrexham	0 - 1	Bradford
Swindon	2 - 0	Bradford
Colchester	1 - 1	Bradford
Crewe	1 - 0	Bradford
Doncaster	1 - 3	Bradford

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Bradford	1 - 1	Colchester
A	Bradford	0 - 1	Fleetwood
H	Bradford	1 - 2	Doncaster
A	Bradford	1 - 1	Cheltenham
H	Bradford	2 - 1	Gillingham
A	Bradford	2 - 0	Tranmere
H	Bradford	3 - 1	Newport
A	Bradford	1 - 1	Morecambe
A	Bradford	1 - 2	Harrogate
H	Bradford	0 - 0	AFC Wim
A	Bradford	1 - 2	Walsall
H	Bradford	2 - 1	Carlisle
A	Bradford	1 - 2	Grimsby
H	Bradford	3 - 1	Bromley
H	Bradford	0 - 0	Salford
A	Bradford	2 - 1	MK Dons
H	Bradford	4 - 1	Newport
A	Bradford	2 - 1	Barrow
A	Bradford	3 - 2	Walsall
A	Bradford	2 - 1	Salford

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Crewe have beaten Bradford in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Crewe

Bradford

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

10 / 16

12 / 16

Clean sheets

4 / 16

6 / 16

CRE

BRD

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Crewe
Crewe	1 - 0
Crewe	3 - 2
Crewe	2 - 1
	0 - 1	Bradford
	0 - 1	Bradford
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Crewe	1 - 0
Crewe	2 - 1
	0 - 1	Bradford
	0 - 3	Bradford
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Crewe	2 - 1
Crewe	5 - 0
	1 - 2	Bradford
	0 - 1	Bradford

Bradford

Crewe

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

12 / 15

8 / 15

Clean sheets

7 / 15

3 / 15

CRE

BRD

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford	1 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Bradford	2 - 0
Bradford	2 - 0
Draw	3 - 3	Draw
Bradford	3 - 0
	1 - 5	Crewe
	2 - 3	Crewe
	0 - 1	Crewe
Bradford	2 - 1
Bradford	2 - 0
Bradford	4 - 1
Bradford	1 - 0
Bradford	2 - 1
	0 - 2	Crewe

Goal Statistics

Crewe Alexandra's defensive record is to be admired, L. Bell's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive League Two outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Bradford City makes sense in this context.

	Crewe 3rd	Bradford 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.4 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Crewe will score no more than 1 goal	0 33% 1 37% 2 20% 3 4+ There is a 70% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-26 Crewe have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted	-8 Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.1 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season

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CRE

BRD

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Games scored	14		13
Failed to score	3		3
Scored first	8		7
Goals scored	21		21
Avg. goals scored	1.2		1.3
Avg. shots per game	7		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		6
Conversion rate for	17		16
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.4
KickOff rating		+2%

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CRE

BRD

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Games conceded	10		13
Clean sheets	7		3
Conceded first	8		7
Goals conceded	15		17
Avg. goals conceded	0.9		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		7
Conversion rate against	12%		14%
Avg. XG against	0.9		1.1
KickOff rating		+16%

Crewe v Bradford League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Crewe League Two squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	5	4	5
F Marschall	S Tracey	R Cooney	R Cooney

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Marschall GLK	17			2 -
Z Williams DEF	17	1	2	2 -
M Conway DEF	17	1	1	1 -
S Tracey FWD	17	5		4 -
M Demetriou DEF	16	1		2 -
M Sanders MID	16			3 -
J Tabiner MID	16	1	2	4 -
R Cooney DEF	15	3	4	5 -
M Holicek MID	15		1	2 -
J. Knight-Lebel DEF	13			3 -
J Connolly DEF	13			1 -
K Breckin MID	12			2 -
J Lankester MID	12	3	3	4 -
C Thomas MID	10		1	1 -
O Lunt MID	8			-
K Hemmings FWD	8	3		1 -
O Bogle FWD	8	1	1	-
L Billington DEF	7			1 -
C Long FWD	4	1		1
C Finney DEF	2			-
J Powell MID	1			-
C. Agius FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	8	4	12
S Tracey	J Lankester	R Cooney	M Conway

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Tracey FWD	5	7		7
K Hemmings FWD	3	6		2
R Cooney DEF	3	6	4	9
J Lankester MID	3	8	3	8
M Conway DEF	1	3	1	12
M Demetriou DEF	1	2		6
J Tabiner MID	1	7	2	12
C Long FWD	1	1
Z Williams DEF	1	2	2	7
O Bogle FWD	1	2	1	2
J Powell MID				1
C Finney DEF				1
K Breckin MID				2
O Lunt MID		2		2
C Thomas MID			1	2
J Connolly DEF		1		2
J. Knight-Lebel DEF		1
M Holicek MID		1	1	4
M Sanders MID		4		7

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
825	36	167
M Demetriou	M Sanders	M Demetriou

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Demetriou DEF	825	22	167
Z Williams DEF	670	14	71
M Sanders MID	623	36	61
F Marschall GLK	541		17
J. Knight-Lebel DEF	452	16	69
R Cooney DEF	369	26	55
J Connolly DEF	362	12	55
J Tabiner MID	356	18	45
M Conway DEF	347	29	123
M Holicek MID	225	18	52
C Thomas MID	212	19	30
S Tracey FWD	210	14	53
J Lankester MID	155	13	52
K Hemmings FWD	128	2	43
L Billington DEF	127	3	9
K Breckin MID	102	7	15
O Bogle FWD	56	4	27
O Lunt MID	39	3	12
C Finney DEF	14	1	1
J Powell MID	10
C Long FWD	5	1	2
C. Agius FWD	4	1	1

Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
16	9	3	6
S Walker	A Cook	J Walker	J Shepherd

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S Walker GLK	16			-
R Smallwood MID	16	1	1	3 -
A Cook FWD	16	9		4 -
B Halliday DEF	14			2 -
J Walker FWD	14	1	3	4 -
B Pointon FWD	14	2	1	2 -
C Oduor DEF	13			-
J Shepherd DEF	13	2		6 -
T Wright FWD	13		2	3 -
N Byrne DEF	12	2		4 -
C Kavanagh FWD	12		1	1 -
C Diabaté DEF	11		1	3 -
L Richards DEF	10		1	1 -
V Oliver FWD	10			1 -
A Pattison MID	8	1		1 -
O. Sanderson FWD	8	2		-
J Benn DEF	7		2	2 -
C Kelly DEF	6			1 -
T Smith FWD	5			-
A Baldwin DEF	4			-
A Sarcevic MID	3		1	-
J. Adams MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	25	3	14
A Cook	A Cook	J Walker	R Smallwood

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Cook FWD	9	25		10
B Pointon FWD	2	5	1	8
J Shepherd DEF	2	2		6
N Byrne DEF	2	3		1
O. Sanderson FWD	2	5
A Pattison MID	1	3
J Walker FWD	1	5	3	10
R Smallwood MID	1	2	1	14
S Walker GLK				1
A Sarcevic MID		1	1
J Benn DEF			2	7
C Diabaté DEF		2	1	3
L Richards DEF			1	7
C Kavanagh FWD		5	1	5
T Wright FWD		1	2	11
C Oduor DEF		2		3
B Halliday DEF				4

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
782	36	144
R Smallwood	R Smallwood	A Cook

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Smallwood MID	782	36	73
B Halliday DEF	544	32	71
J Shepherd DEF	476	17	86
C Diabaté DEF	428	17	62
N Byrne DEF	427	15	50
S Walker GLK	422		5
T Wright FWD	377	20	46
J Walker FWD	350	20	68
B Pointon FWD	286	9	39
L Richards DEF	278	8	42
C Kelly DEF	267	11	34
C Oduor DEF	250	13	49
A Cook FWD	244	4	144
J Benn DEF	196	13	31
C Kavanagh FWD	166	7	33
A Baldwin DEF	160	8	16
A Pattison MID	157	2	12
A Sarcevic MID	102	4	17
O. Sanderson FWD	97	4	20
V Oliver FWD	53		27
T Smith FWD	29	1	5
J. Adams MID	2	1	1

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Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Crewe have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Bradford are in 10th position in the League Two on 23 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

Crewe v Bradford League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

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