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Newport County v Bradford City : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Feb, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

We’ve League Two action to enjoy on Saturday afternoon, as Nélson Marques Jardim and his Newport County side host Graham Alexander’s Bradford City at the Rodney Parade. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head-to-head history, will update as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but does appear clear is that the odds suggest it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Newport and Bradford have taken part in plenty of under 3.5 goal games recently, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 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 38% chance of Bradford coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
35%
10/3
9%
10/3
6%
Draw
27%
11/4
4%
27/10
Bradford
38%
3/44/5
3%
Draw 1-1
13%
6/111/2
Bradford 1-0
11%
6/111/2
Newport 1-0
10%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Draw 0-0
9%
10/18/1
Bradford 2-1
8%
15/213/2
Newport 2-1
8%
14/111/1
8%
Bradford 2-0
7%
7/1
6%
7/1
7%
Newport 2-0
6%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Bradford 3-1
3%
14/111/1
Newport 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Bradford 3-0
3%
14/1
15%
11/1
Newport 3-0
2%
50/133/1
Bradford 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Newport 3-2
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
19/20
3%
10/11
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
17/20
3%
5/6
1%
Home 1st Goal
47%
15/8-
Away 1st Goal
48%
1/2-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
50%
5/6
2%
17/20
1%
BTTS - No
50%
5/6
4%
17/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
5%
19/5
BTTS - Away Win
16%
3/1
7%
27/10
3%
Home/draw
62%
1/119/20
5%
Away/draw
65%
1/5
2%
1/5
2%
Home/away
73%
1/4
3%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
2/73/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
5/29/4
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
12/5
5%
11/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
3/10
2%
3/10
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/25/1
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/91/9
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
1/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/18/1
Home DNB
54%
9/4
4%
21/10
6%
Away DNB
57%
1/3
2%
1/3
3%
Newport win to nil
20%
6/1
13%
-
Bradford win to nil
22%
2/1-
Newport / Newport
11%
13/211/2
7%
Newport / Bradford
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Newport / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Newport
9%
8/1
5%
15/2
6%
Draw / Bradford
18%
7/217/5
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Bradford / Newport
3%
33/128/1
Bradford / Bradford
28%
15/8
5%
9/5
4%
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Newport have conceded 28 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 14 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 3rd place on 53 points in the League Two league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below them in the table, winning 14, drawing 8 and losing 5 games. They have scored 36 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 14 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3018662360 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
2
Notts C2915861953 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
3
Bradford Away3015871253 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
-
-
4
AFC Wim2915772252 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
5
Doncaster301578752 
w
 
3-1A
Mar 1
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
6
Port Vale2913106649 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
7
Salford301398948 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
8
Crewe3112127548 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
9
Grimsby3014313-445 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
10
Chesterfield2911991442 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 8
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
11
Colchester299137540 
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
12
Fleetwood2910109440 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
May 3
l
 
1-0A
13
Bromley309129039 
Apr 1
l
 
5-2A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 25
14
Newport Home3011613-639 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
15
MK Dons3011514038 
w
 
6-3F
Apr 18
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
16
Swindon3191111-138 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
17
Cheltenham2910811-438 
Feb 22
l
 
3-2A
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
18
Barrow3010713-137 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
19
Gillingham299614-733 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
Mar 8
20
Accrington297913-1230 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 11
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
21
Harrogate318617-1730 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
22
Tranmere306915-2727 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
23
Morecambe306519-2123 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
24
Carlisle305619-2621 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Newport 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Bradford 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Bradford have beaten Newport in 3 consecutive league meetings
7
Bradford have not lost to Newport in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Newport since 2020
Newport
Bradford
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
NEW
2
D
2
BRD
1
League games at Bradford since 2019
Bradford
Newport
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
2 / 6
NEW
1
D
1
BRD
4
Goal Statistics

Bradford City's defensive record is to be admired, Graham Alexander's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League Two matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Newport County makes sense in this context.

Newport 14th Bradford 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Newport have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-4
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281573/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
NEW
BRD
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
NEW
BRD
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27667
N TownsendK HudlinA Driscoll-GlennonA Driscoll-Glennon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Kamwa FWD2845
3
-
N Townsend GLK27
2
-
C Antwi MID2611
5
-
M Baker DEF253
2
-
K Evans MID2512
3
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF246
7
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD2341
3
-
C Evans DEF2222
7
-
K Hudlin FWD2261
4
-
S McLoughlin MID2121
2
-
C Brennan DEF20
2
1
K Jameson DEF20
4
3
M Spellman FWD192
1
-
K. Whitmore MID162
2
-
A Wildig MID154
4
-
O. Greaves MID1321
-
J Clarke DEF11
1
-
N Mawene MID11
1
-
J. Thomas DEF811
1
-
D Ajiboye FWD72
1
-
J Martin FWD6
-
J Carney GLK3
-
T Davies DEF3
-
G. Bony FWD3
-
K Pattern MID2
-
Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301248
S WalkerA CookB PointonB Halliday
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK30
1
-
R Smallwood  MID3023
7
-
J Shepherd DEF272
7
-
B Halliday DEF27
8
-
B Pointon MID2734
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD2533
4
-
J Walker  MID2213
4
-
A Cook FWD2212
5
-
L Richards MID2121
7
-
A Pattison MID1962
4
1
T Wright MID192
3
-
A Baldwin DEF181
7
-
C Oduor MID171
1
-
C Kelly DEF15
1
-
A Sarcevic MID1534
5
-
N Byrne DEF142
4
-
J Benn MID123
4
-
P Huntington DEF9
-
C Johnson DEF6
-
T Leigh MID6
-
G Lapslie MID3
2
-
B Khela MID2
-
M Mellon FWD2
-
R Crichlow DEF1
-