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League Two
Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 24
Dec 29, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Harrogate Town

Bradford
1 - 0
Harrogate

Wright (1')
Sutton (42')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Mattock (34'), Thomson (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Carlisle 1-0 Bradford
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in League Two

Harrogate Town

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Harrogate 3-2 Grimsby Town
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Bradford City 3-2 Harrogate Town

 Despite a decline in their form at the wrong time, Bradford City can still rely on the attacking exploits of the second-leading goalscorer in League Two this season in the form of Andy Cook. Considering this, The Bantams should have enough to secure a narrow victory over an improving Harrogate Town side in a tightly-contested affair at The University of Bradford Stadium. 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 54.76%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Harrogate Town had a probability of 21.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 2-0 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.15%), while for a Harrogate Town win it was 0-1 (6.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Bradford City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Bradford City.

Result
Bradford CityDrawHarrogate Town
54.76% (-0.473 -0.47) 23.49% (0.096999999999998 0.1) 21.74% (0.375 0.38)
Both teams to score 52.74% (0.203 0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.35% (0.015000000000001 0.02)47.64% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.16% (0.013999999999999 0.01)69.84% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.72% (-0.16499999999999 -0.16)17.27% (0.164 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.39% (-0.289 -0.29)47.6% (0.288 0.29)
Harrogate Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.75% (0.371 0.37)36.25% (-0.372 -0.37)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.97% (0.376 0.38)73.03% (-0.378 -0.38)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 54.76%
    Harrogate Town 21.74%
    Draw 23.48%
Bradford CityDrawHarrogate Town
1-0 @ 10.99% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-1 @ 9.8% (-0.014000000000001 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.65% (-0.111 -0.11)
3-1 @ 5.73% (-0.039 -0.04)
3-0 @ 5.65% (-0.096 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.91% (0.01 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.52% (-0.031 -0.03)
4-0 @ 2.48% (-0.056 -0.06)
4-2 @ 1.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.75%
Total : 54.76%
1-1 @ 11.15% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
0-0 @ 6.26% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-2 @ 4.97% (0.043 0.04)
3-3 @ 0.98% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.48%
0-1 @ 6.35% (0.06 0.06)
1-2 @ 5.66% (0.079 0.08)
0-2 @ 3.22% (0.062 0.06)
1-3 @ 1.92% (0.046 0.05)
2-3 @ 1.68% (0.032 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.09% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 1.82%
Total : 21.74%

How you voted: Bradford vs Harrogate

Bradford City
80.0%
Draw
10.0%
Harrogate Town
10.0%
10
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Nov 5, 2022 12.30pm
First Round
Bradford
0-1
Harrogate
Daly (9')
Headley (13')
Oct 1, 2022 1pm
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Headley (47')
Folarin (17')
Cook (15' pen.), Wright (73')
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Harrogate
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O'Connor (55')
Burrell (45+5'), Page (62'), Diamond (90')
Armstrong (55'), Thomson (85')
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Pattison (87')

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