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League One

Bradford City
League One
Dec 29, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
 
Port Vale

BradfordBradford City
1-0
Port Vale

Metcalfe (67')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's League One clash between Bradford City and Port Vale, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Bradford 1-0 Port Vale
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League One
Next Game: Mansfield vs. Bradford
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in League One

Port Vale

All competitions
League One
Last Game: Bradford 1-0 Port Vale
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League One
Next Game: Port Vale vs. Blackpool
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in League One

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bradford City win with a probability of 53.69%. A draw had a probability of 24.78% and a win for Port Vale had a probability of 21.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.27%) and 2-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.74%) , while for a Port Vale win it was 0-1 (7.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood.

Result
Bradford CityDrawPort Vale
53.69% (-0.183 -0.18)24.78% (0.069000000000003 0.07)21.53% (0.113 0.11)
Both teams to score 48.56% (-0.049999999999997 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.95% (-0.144 -0.14)53.05% (0.144 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.36% (-0.124 -0.12)74.64% (0.12299999999999 0.12)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.28% (-0.128 -0.13)19.72% (0.128 0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.27% (-0.209 -0.21)51.73% (0.20999999999999 0.21)
Port Vale Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.48% (0.033999999999999 0.03)39.51% (-0.032999999999994 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.79% (0.030999999999999 0.03)76.2% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 53.69%
    Port Vale 21.53%
    Draw 24.77%
Bradford CityDrawPort Vale
1-0 @ 12.65% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 10.27% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.54% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.56% (-0.035 -0.04)
3-1 @ 5.16% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.4% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.26% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.1% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-2 @ 0.97% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 53.69%
1-1 @ 11.74% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 7.79% (0.044 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.43% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 24.77%
0-1 @ 7.23% (0.048 0.05)
1-2 @ 5.45% (0.019 0.02)
0-2 @ 3.36% (0.025 0.02)
1-3 @ 1.69% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.37%
0-3 @ 1.04% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 1.38%
Total : 21.53%

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gameweek 22
Bradford
2-1
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Baldwin (41'), Halliday (63'), Richards (88')
Hackford (51')
Chislett (28'), Debrah (66')
Sang (90+3')
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gameweek 38
Bradford
1-2
Port Vale
Vernam (70')
Walker (73')
Garrity (50'), Wilson (63')
Charsley (22'), Walker (40'), Benning (72'), Smith (78')
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gameweek 16
Port Vale
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Wilson (56')
Smith (77')
Angol (74')
Threlkeld (15'), Adams (80')
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