Bradford

Bradford

VS Scheduled Saturday 26 Sep 202615:00

England 26/27 League One · Matchday 8

Barnsley

Head-to-head overview

4 meetings

BradfordWins: 0
Draws50.0% of meetings: 2
BarnsleyWins: 2

Goals per match: 3.25
Over 2.5 goals: 75.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-04-18	25/26	Barnsley2–2Bradford
2025-10-18	25/26	Bradford2–2Barnsley
2019-01-12	18/19	Barnsley3–0Bradford
2018-08-11	18/19	Bradford0–2Barnsley

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Luton0–1Bradford
2026-09-13	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-12	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-05	26/27	Bradford1–0Mansfield
2026-09-01	26/27	Bradford1–2Cambridge
2026-08-29	26/27	Plymouth2–0Bradford
2026-08-20	26/27	Sheffield Weds0–1Bradford
2026-08-15	26/27	Bradford2–0Peterboro

Barnsley

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Barnsley1–1Leicester
2026-09-13	26/27	Plymouth3–0Barnsley
2026-09-12	26/27	Plymouth3–0Barnsley
2026-09-05	26/27	Barnsley1–5Stevenage
2026-09-02	26/27	Barnsley2–1Blackpool
2026-08-29	26/27	Leyton Orient1–3Barnsley
2026-08-22	26/27	Doncaster0–0Barnsley
2026-08-15	26/27	Barnsley0–1Bromley

Bradford Barnsley

Wins

75%

25%

Over 2.5 goals

12%

62%

Both teams scored

12%

50%

Clean sheets

75%

12%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Bradford

Home · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Bradford
1	Bradford		Plymouth	2
1	Bradford	1–2	Cambridge	3	58′ Away
1	Bradford		Sheffield Weds	4
1	Bradford		AFC Wimbledon	5
1	Bradford		Oxford	6
1	Bradford		Stockport	7
1	Bradford		Huddersfield	8
1	Bradford		Wycombe	9
1	Bradford		Leicester	10
1	Bradford		Burton	11
1	Bradford		Reading	12
1	Bradford		Leyton Orient	13
1	Bradford		Stevenage	14
1	Bradford		Blackpool	15
1	Bradford	1–0	Mansfield	16	18′ Home
1	Bradford		Bromley	17
1	Bradford		Luton	18
1	Bradford		Barnsley	19
1	Bradford		Milton Keynes Dons	20
1	Bradford		Notts County	21
1	Bradford		Doncaster	22
1	Bradford	2–0	Peterboro	23	54′ Home
1	Bradford		Wigan	24

Barnsley

Away · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Bradford		Barnsley	19
2	Plymouth	3–0	Barnsley	19	1′ Home
2	Plymouth	3–0	Barnsley	19	—
3	Cambridge		Barnsley	19
4	Sheffield Weds		Barnsley	19
5	AFC Wimbledon		Barnsley	19
6	Oxford		Barnsley	19
7	Stockport		Barnsley	19
8	Huddersfield		Barnsley	19
9	Wycombe		Barnsley	19
10	Leicester		Barnsley	19
11	Burton		Barnsley	19
12	Reading		Barnsley	19
13	Leyton Orient	1–3	Barnsley	19	15′ Away
14	Stevenage		Barnsley	19
15	Blackpool		Barnsley	19
16	Mansfield		Barnsley	19
17	Bromley		Barnsley	19
18	Luton		Barnsley	19
19 · Barnsley
20	Milton Keynes Dons		Barnsley	19
21	Notts County		Barnsley	19
22	Doncaster	0–0	Barnsley	19	–
23	Peterboro		Barnsley	19
24	Wigan		Barnsley	19

Bradford Home Barnsley Away

Wins

67%

25%

Over 1.5

67%

75%

Over 2.5

33%

75%

Over 3.5

0%

25%

Both teams scored

33%

25%

Clean sheets

67%

25%

Scores first

67%

25%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

League One · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Bradford

8 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away5 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.00	2.40	2.25
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.33	0.80	1.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	0.40	0.50
Total goals / match	2.00	1.20	1.50
Failed to score	0.0%	20.0%	12.5%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	100.0%	87.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	1	0
76–90	1	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Barnsley

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Draws	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	1.00	0.75	0.88
Goals conceded / match	2.00	1.75	1.88
Total goals / match	3.00	2.50	2.75
Failed to score	25.0%	75.0%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	25.0%	37.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Bradford	Draw	Barnsley	How it works
Strength (Elo)	56.1%	20.2%	23.7%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	50.1%	29.5%	20.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.27–0.69 Model expected goals

30.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

35.7% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 17.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-017.9%

0-014.1%

1-112.4%

2-011.3%

0-19.8%

2-17.8%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Bradford	Barnsley	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1558	1450	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	40	-19	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1494	1491	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	59.7%	52.5%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	65.5%	50.7%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	842	891	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	25.6%	25.4%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	58.5%	63.8%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Bradford	0.32	0.84	0.37	0.53
Barnsley	0.32	0.68	0.47	1.05

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Bradford	2%	35%	22%	35%	5%
Barnsley	5%	12%	18%	25%	40%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.67 Bradford at home, 9 matches

1.18 Barnsley away, 11 matches

7d Days of rest for Bradford

7d Days of rest for Barnsley

— Manager of Bradford

— Manager of Barnsley

3 Matches for Bradford in the last 14 days

3 Matches for Barnsley in the last 14 days

0 Points for Bradford behind the leaders, and 11 above the relegation zone

10 Points for Barnsley behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone

2.62 League goals per match

25.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Bradford, the right bar represents Barnsley.

On the ball

20 matches

13.59

shots

13.94

4.59

shots on target

4.18

33.8%

accuracy

30.0%

6.63

corners

6.05

13.47

fouls

12.05

2.68

yellow cards

2.32

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Bradford	WWWWLLWWWD	2.20	1.10–0.60	4W
Barnsley	DLLLWWDLLW	1.10	0.90–1.80	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Bradford	5	8	6	1	0
Barnsley	4	9	6	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Bradford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Barnsley

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.