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Bradford City vs Walsall Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–03 – 0

Antoni Sarcevic 11′Alexander Pattison 43′, 53′8th

1st

Player of the matchAntoni SarcevicBDC · 1 goal · 2 assists · 87′ played · 3 key passes · 6 duels won · 5 recoveries

9.2
Table · 44 v 58 pts
8th → 4th1st

League TwoMatchday 28The Coral Windows StadiumRef J. Miles

Events

BDC 3–0 WSL · 0–2 yellow
  1. Full time 3–0
  2. Callum Johnsonfor Brad Halliday
  3. Tyreik Wrightfor Lewis Richards
  4. Brandon Khelafor Antoni Sarcevic
  5. Nathan Asiimwefor Connor Barrett
  6. Tommy Leighfor Calum Kavanagh
  7. George Lapsliefor Bobby Pointon
  8. Danny JohnsonPenalty missed · penalty saved
  9. Evan Weirfor Charlie Lakin
  10. Ethan Wheatleyfor Albert Adomah
  11. Brandon Comleyfor Ryan Stirk
  12. David OkagbueYellow card
  13. Alexander Pattison3–0Goal · right foot · assist Antoni Sarcevic
  14. Half-time 2–0
  15. Oisin McEnteeYellow card
  16. Alexander Pattison2–0Goal · right foot · assist Antoni Sarcevic
  17. +Danny Johnsonfor Jamille Matt · injury
  18. Antoni Sarcevic1–0Goal · right foot · assist Calum Kavanagh

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Brad HallidayBDC3 (2)
  2. Antoni SarcevicBDC2 (1)
  3. Alexander PattisonBDC2 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Brandon KhelaBDC1

Passes

  1. Richard SmallwoodBDC32/44
  2. Aden BaldwinBDC32/52
  3. Jack ShepherdBDC30/47

Progressive passes

  1. Ciaran KellyBDC57 (97%)
  2. Aden BaldwinBDC50 (96%)
  3. Jack ShepherdBDC45 (96%)

Final-third passes

  1. Brad HallidayBDC19
  2. Ciaran KellyBDC18
  3. David OkagbueWSL13

Key passes

  1. Antoni SarcevicBDC3
  2. David OkagbueWSL2
  3. Aden BaldwinBDC1

Ball recoveries

  1. Sam WalkerBDC10
  2. Alexander PattisonBDC9
  3. Richard SmallwoodBDC9

Duels won

  1. Harry WilliamsWSL19/23
  2. Richard SmallwoodBDC9/12
  3. Ciaran KellyBDC9/13

Dribbles

  1. Alexander PattisonBDC2/2
  2. Oisin McEnteeWSL2/3
  3. Antoni SarcevicBDC1/2

Tackles

  1. Richard SmallwoodBDC6
  2. Harry WilliamsWSL4
  3. Bobby PointonBDC3

Clearances

  1. Harry WilliamsWSL14
  2. Jack ShepherdBDC10
  3. Richard SmallwoodBDC8

Head-to-head

23 meetings on record since 2005

10-8-5Bradford City W-D-L · goals 36:25

10 BDC8 draws5 WSL
With Bradford City at home
5-4-2 (18:10)
Goals per meeting
2.65
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams scored
61%
Won by the host
35%
Last 5 (Bradford City)
2W 1D 2L · 3 goals/game
  1. Walsall2–1Bradford CityLeague Two
  2. Walsall2–3Bradford CityLeague Two
  3. Bradford City1–3WalsallLeague Two
  4. Walsall0–0Bradford CityLeague Two
  5. Bradford City2–1WalsallLeague Two
Show all 23 meetings
  1. Walsall1–2Bradford CityLeague Two
  2. Bradford City1–1WalsallLeague Two
  3. Walsall1–2Bradford CityLeague Two
  4. Bradford City1–1WalsallLeague Two
  5. Walsall0–1Bradford CityLeague Two
  6. Walsall3–2Bradford CityLeague One
  7. Bradford City4–0WalsallLeague One
  8. Bradford City1–1WalsallLeague One
  9. Walsall3–3Bradford CityLeague One
  10. Bradford City1–0WalsallLeague One
  11. Walsall1–1Bradford CityLeague One
  12. Bradford City4–0WalsallLeague One
  13. Walsall2–1Bradford CityLeague One
  14. Bradford City1–1WalsallLeague One
  15. Walsall0–0Bradford CityLeague One
  16. Bradford City0–2WalsallLeague One
  17. Walsall0–2Bradford CityLeague One
  18. Bradford City2–0WalsallLeague One

Matchday 28

League Two · the other 10 games
  1. Newport County12:30Swindon Town
  2. AFC Wimbledon0–0Milton Keynes Dons
  3. Grimsby Town5–0Barrow
  4. Cheltenham Town0–2Salford City
  5. Port Vale1–0Chesterfield
  6. Colchester United1–0Morecambe
  7. Crewe Alexandra2–1Accrington Stanley
  8. Harrogate Town2–2Doncaster Rovers
  9. Fleetwood Town1–2Carlisle United
  10. Bromley1–1Notts County
League Two fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 8th

    Bradford City moved from 8th to 4th in the League Two table with this result.41 → 44 points after 26 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2–0half-time

    The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (3–0 full time).

Team stats

6 figures
Bradford Cityfull timeWalsall
  1. 1Big chances created0
  2. 1Big chances missed1
  3. 83%Forward passes %85%
  4. 83Passes in final third73
  5. 55Ball recoveries55
  6. 222Possession lost216

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Bradford City3-4-2-17.51 avg rating 6.523-5-2Walsall
  1. 17.9Sam Walker101′
  1. 157.3Aden Baldwin101′
  2. 247.2Jack Shepherd101′
  3. 187.1Ciaran Kelly101′
  1. 27.1Brad Halliday↓90′ 96′
  2. 168.4Alexander Pattison2G 101′
  3. 67.4Richard Smallwood101′
  4. 37.0Lewis Richards↓81′
  1. 109.2Antoni SarcevicG 2A ↓81′
  2. 237.3Bobby Pointon↓73′
  1. 86.8Calum KavanaghA ↓73′
  1. 16.1Tommy Simkin101′
  1. 216.8Taylor Allen101′
  2. 247.7Harry Williams101′
  3. 267.1David OkagbueYC 101′
  1. 36.3Liam Gordon101′
  2. 86.3Charlie Lakin↓63′
  3. 256.2Ryan Stirk↓63′
  4. 46.7Oisin McEnteeYC 101′
  5. 25.9Connor Barrett↓74′
  1. 376.0Albert Adomah↓63′
  2. 96.7Jamille Matt↓33′+
  1. 11Brandon KhelaMF · ↑81′6.3
  2. 17Tyreik WrightFW · ↑81′6.5
  3. 22Callum JohnsonDF · ↑90′
  4. 32George LapslieMF · ↑73′6.3
  5. 37Tommy LeighMF · ↑73′6.1
  6. 13Bo WangGK
  7. 26Michael MellonFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Graham Alexander (1.51 PPG) · M. SadlerG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 14Brandon ComleyMF · ↑63′6.7
  2. 19Nathan AsiimweDF · ↑74′6.1
  3. 30Evan WeirDF · ↑63′6.8
  4. 36Ethan WheatleyFW · ↑63′6.6
  5. 39Danny JohnsonFW · ↑33′5.3
  6. 10Josh GordonFW
  7. 12Sam HornbyGK

Table after full time

League Two 2024/2025
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Walsall2618-4-452:26+26581st
2Crewe Alexandra2612-10-434:22+12462nd
3AFC Wimbledon2513-5-737:19+18444th ▲1
4Bradford City2612-8-637:27+10448th ▲4
5Port Vale2612-8-632:27+5443rd ▼2
6Notts County2512-7-641:26+15435th ▼1
24Carlisle United254-6-1519:39-201824th
Bradford City
8th → 4th41 → 44 pts
Walsall
1st58 → 58 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Bradford Cityall competitionsWalsall
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.47Goals per game (both sides)3.2
  3. 67%Over 1.580%
  4. 47%Over 2.553%
  5. 27%Over 3.540%
  6. 60%Both teams scored47%
  7. 13%Clean sheets47%
  8. 27%Failed to score7%
  9. Bradford City at home v Walsall away
  10. 6Played5
  11. 4Won4
  12. 1Drawn0
  13. 1Lost1
  14. 9-5Goals (for-against)8-5
  15. 2.17Points per game2.4
  16. 50%Over 2.540%
  17. 17%Clean sheets60%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 11-101st-half goals (for-against)7-8
  20. 9-72nd-half goals (for-against)24-9
  21. 45%Goals after half-time77%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 5-7-3Half-time W-D-L4-8-3

How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
League Two
Season
2024/2025 · Matchday 28 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
The Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford
Capacity
25,136 · grass
Referee
J. Miles
BDC coach
Graham Alexander (1.51 PPG)
WSL coach
M. Sadler

Match summary

Bradford City beat Walsall 3-0 in the League Two (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Walsall (1st, 58 pts) were 17 points ahead of Bradford City (8th, 41 pts). Before kickoff, Bradford City were 8th in the table but 2nd on points from the last five league games. Across 23 previous meetings on record, Bradford City won 10 and Walsall won 5, with 8 draws (2.65 goals per game).

Antoni Sarcevic (11') and Alexander Pattison (43', 53') scored the goals for Bradford City.

Bradford City — live results and scheduleWalsall — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 7.51 v 6.52
  1. Antoni SarcevicBDC9.2
  2. Alexander PattisonBDC8.4
  3. Sam WalkerBDC7.9
  4. Harry WilliamsWSL7.7
  5. Richard SmallwoodBDC7.4

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Bradford City7d restequal rest · old → new7d restWalsall
  1. 1-1D7 Dec
  2. 3-2W10 Dec
  3. 1-0W14 Dec
  4. 0-3L21 Dec
  5. 2-1W26 Dec
  6. 2-1W29 Dec
  7. 2-2D1 Jan
  8. 3-1W4 Jan
  9. 3-1W14 Jan
  10. 1-0W18 Jan

7-2-1goals 18:122.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-0W7 Dec
  2. 1-1D10 Dec
  3. 1-0W14 Dec
  4. 2-0W21 Dec
  5. 2-0W26 Dec
  6. 2-0W29 Dec
  7. 2-1W1 Jan
  8. 5-1W11 Jan
  9. 2-4L14 Jan
  10. 4-2W18 Jan

8-1-1goals 22:92.50pts/game

  1. ACarlisle United1–0
  2. AAston Villa U213–1
  3. HGrimsby Town3–1
  4. ABarrow2–2
  5. HChesterfield2–1

latest 5

  1. HMilton Keynes Dons4–2
  2. APeterborough United2–4
  3. HTranmere Rovers5–1
  4. ANotts County2–1
  5. HNewport County2–0
Show older matches
  1. HPort Vale2–1
  2. ANotts County0–3
  3. HSwindon Town1–0
  4. AStockport County3–2
  5. ACrewe Alexandra1–1

older

  1. HDoncaster Rovers2–0
  2. AHarrogate Town2–0
  3. HBarrow1–0
  4. HReading1–1
  5. APort Vale1–0

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

30%Model · draw 26%44%

Projected goals
1.19 – 1.50total 2.69 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12.1%0–1 10.2%1–2 9.1%
OutcomeModelHappened
Bradford City win30%Yes
Draw26%No
Walsall win44%No
Over 1.5 goals75%Yes
Over 2.5 goals50%Yes
Over 3.5 goals28%No
Both teams to score54%No
Bradford City clean sheet22%Yes
Walsall clean sheet30%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Referee

J. Miles
Cards / match
3.64this match 2 (-1.64)
Yellows / match
3.51
Reds / match
0.13
Penalties / match
0.2319% of matches
Fouls / match
21

1.79Home 1.79 vs Away 1.71 yellows/match · 8–4 red1.71

43%Results in 91 recent matches · draw 24%33%

home winsaway wins
With Bradford City
1-0-1 in 2 · 3 yellows/game
With Walsall
1-1-0 in 2 · 2 yellows/game

Analysed latest 91 of 100 career matches.

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