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League Two
Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 5
Sep 7, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Carlisle United

Bradford
2 - 1
Carlisle

Cook (2', 70')
Byrne (29'), Kelly (78'), Diabate (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Neal (58')
Neal (20'), Barclay (64'), Davies (67'), McGeouch (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Bradford 2-2 Newcastle U21s (3-4 pen.)
Tuesday, September 3 at 7.30pm in EFL Trophy

Carlisle United

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Carlisle 1-2 Forest U21s
Tuesday, September 3 at 7pm in EFL Trophy

We said: Bradford City 2-1 Carlisle United

 With a win over high-flying Barrow this campaign, Carlisle cannot be written off from overcoming Bradford this weekend. Nevertheless, the home side could extend their unbeaten record on familiar territory to three games with a hard-fought victory. Read more.

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 54.41%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Carlisle United had a probability of 21.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.79%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.32%), while for a Carlisle United win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Bradford City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Bradford City.

Result
Bradford CityDrawCarlisle United
54.41% (3.128 3.13) 23.81% (-0.937 -0.94) 21.78% (-2.191 -2.19)
Both teams to score 51.78% (0.244 0.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.06% (1.631 1.63)48.93% (-1.632 -1.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.97% (1.459 1.46)71.02% (-1.46 -1.46)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.12% (1.834 1.83)17.88% (-1.834 -1.83)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.34% (3.067 3.07)48.66% (-3.067 -3.07)
Carlisle United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.06% (-1.138 -1.14)36.94% (1.137 1.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.27% (-1.15 -1.15)73.72% (1.15 1.15)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 54.4%
    Carlisle United 21.78%
    Draw 23.81%
Bradford CityDrawCarlisle United
1-0 @ 11.36% (-0.1 -0.1)
2-0 @ 9.79% (0.481 0.48)
2-1 @ 9.75% (0.189 0.19)
3-0 @ 5.62% (0.579 0.58)
3-1 @ 5.59% (0.419 0.42)
3-2 @ 2.79% (0.128 0.13)
4-0 @ 2.42% (0.372 0.37)
4-1 @ 2.41% (0.307 0.31)
4-2 @ 1.2% (0.12 0.12)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 54.4%
1-1 @ 11.32% (-0.45 -0.45)
0-0 @ 6.6% (-0.453 -0.45)
2-2 @ 4.85% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-3 @ 0.93% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 23.81%
0-1 @ 6.58% (-0.672 -0.67)
1-2 @ 5.64% (-0.408 -0.41)
0-2 @ 3.28% (-0.448 -0.45)
1-3 @ 1.87% (-0.198 -0.2)
2-3 @ 1.61% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-3 @ 1.09% (-0.188 -0.19)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 21.78%

How you voted: Bradford vs Carlisle

Bradford City
80.0%
Draw
4.0%
Carlisle United
16.0%
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Head to Head
May 20, 2023 3pm
Carlisle
3-1
Bradford
Halliday (21' og.), Guy (98'), Barclay (112')
Armer (6'), Garner (60'), Guy (96')
Derbyshire (106')
Clayton (42')
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May 14, 2023 7pm
Bradford
1-0
Carlisle
Walker (18')
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Mar 21, 2023 7.45pm
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Bradford
0-0
Carlisle
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Dec 26, 2022 3pm
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Carlisle
1-0
Bradford
Huntington (34')
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May 7, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 46
Bradford
2-0
Carlisle
Angol (13'), Walker (69')
Cooke (79')

Whelan (56'), Armer (67'), Dickenson (80'), Omotoye (86')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall106131912719
2Gillingham10613125719
3BarrowBarrow10613137619
4Doncaster RoversDoncaster106131512319
5Notts County10532179818
6Port Vale105321512318
7Fleetwood TownFleetwood9441169716
8Crewe AlexandraCrewe9513109116
9Bradford CityBradford104331411315
10Newport CountyNewport105051620-415
11Grimsby Town105051317-415
12Chesterfield103521710714
13AFC Wimbledon741295413
14MK Dons103341312112
15Salford City933369-312
16Colchester UnitedColchester102531315-211
17Tranmere RoversTranmere925259-411
18Harrogate TownHarrogate10325916-711
19Bromley102441214-210
20Cheltenham TownCheltenham103161216-410
21Swindon TownSwindon10154913-48
22Carlisle UnitedCarlisle102171019-97
23Accrington StanleyAccrington91351119-86
24Morecambe10046814-64
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