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League Two

Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 25
Jan 4, 2025 at 1pm UK
The Coral Windows Stadium
Grimsby Town

Bradford
3 - 1
Grimsby Town

Richards (45+1'), Smallwood (48' pen.), Pattison (69')
Baldwin (39'), Smallwood (59'), Sarcevic (90+4'), Lapslie (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)
McJannett (51')
Khouri (53'), Warren (55')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Bradford City and Grimsby Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Barrow 2-2 Bradford
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

Grimsby Town

All competitions
Last Game: Accrington 3-2 Grimsby Town
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in League Two

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 48.17%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 26.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (8.88%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 0-1 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.

Result
Bradford CityDrawGrimsby Town
48.17% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)25.72% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)26.1% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Both teams to score 50.64% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.24% (0.0039999999999978 0)52.76% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.61% (0.0019999999999989 0)74.39% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.09% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)21.91% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.82% (0.0010000000000048 0)55.17% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Grimsby Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)35.15% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.1% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)71.9% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 48.17%
    Grimsby Town 26.1%
    Draw 25.72%
Bradford CityDrawGrimsby Town
1-0 @ 11.69%
2-1 @ 9.28%
2-0 @ 8.88% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-1 @ 4.7%
3-0 @ 4.49%
3-2 @ 2.46%
4-1 @ 1.78%
4-0 @ 1.71%
4-2 @ 0.93%
Other @ 2.26%
Total : 48.17%
1-1 @ 12.22%
0-0 @ 7.7% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-2 @ 4.85%
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 25.72%
0-1 @ 8.05% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
1-2 @ 6.39% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 4.21% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2.23%
2-3 @ 1.69% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.47%
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 26.1%

How you voted: Bradford vs Grimsby Town

Bradford City
70.6%
Draw
11.8%
Grimsby Town
17.6%
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2-1
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