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Bradford City v Grimsby Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 4th Jan, 13:00 BST, The Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford

Graham Alexander and David Artell clash in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as Bradford City face Grimsby Town at The Coral Windows Stadium. All stats, including 20-game form for both teams and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you click through each of the betting markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Bradford
42%
--
Draw
28%
--
Grimsby
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bradford 1-0
12%
--
Grimsby 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Bradford 2-1
9%
--
Bradford 2-0
8%
--
Grimsby 2-1
7%
--
Grimsby 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bradford 3-1
4%
--
Bradford 3-0
3%
--
Grimsby 3-1
2%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Grimsby 3-0
2%
--
Grimsby 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
50%
--
Bradford win to nil
25%
--
Grimsby win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Bradford have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Bradford have conceded 12 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bradford have played 9 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Grimsby lay in 8th place on 31 points in the League Two league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Grimsby have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Grimsby have played 11 away games, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Grimsby
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall2013431843 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
2
Port Vale211074737 
Dec 26
Apr 1
Dec 29
Apr 21
3
Doncaster211065736 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
4
Crewe20983835 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
5
Chesterfield219751334 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
6
AFC Wim2010371433 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
May 3
w
 
0-1F
7
Notts C20875731 
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
Jan 11
l
 
4-1A
8
Grimsby Away2110110-531 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
MK Dons19937730 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3F
Apr 26
10
Gillingham20938430 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 8
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
11
Salford20866330 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Mar 15
w
 
1-2F
12
Bradford Home20776228 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
13
Bromley20695227 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 25
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
14
Cheltenham21768-127 
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
15
Barrow20758226 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
l
 
1-2A
Jan 25
16
Newport20758-426 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
17
Colchester204115123 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
18
Fleetwood19586-123 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
19
Tranmere20569-1421 
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
Mar 4
w
 
0-1F
20
Harrogate216312-1521 
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
Dec 26
Apr 12
21
Swindon214710-919 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
22
Accrington20479-1019 
Feb 11
Mar 29
w
 
5-2F
Jan 1
23
Carlisle203611-1715 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
Feb 8
w
 
2-3A
24
Morecambe213513-1914 
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bradford 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Grimsby 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Bradford have not lost to Grimsby in 10 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Bradford since 1997
Bradford
Grimsby
Goals: Scored
19
11
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
BRD
6
D
4
GRI
1
League games at Grimsby since 1996
Grimsby
Bradford
Goals: Scored
11
16
Games: Scored
9 / 12
10 / 12
Clean sheets
2 / 12
3 / 12
BRD
5
D
5
GRI
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Bradford City of late. It has been 8 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Grimsby Town.

Bradford 12th Grimsby 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Grimsby will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Bradford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
Grimsby’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Grimsby
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
BRD
GRI
6%
better
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Games scored16
16
Failed to score4
5
Scored first8
10
Goals scored24
28
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
18
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
3%
better
BRD
GRI
view stats
Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded22
33
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+3%

Bradford v Grimsby League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
201037
S WalkerA CookJ Walker J Shepherd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK20
1
-
R Smallwood  MID2011
4
-
A Cook FWD1910
5
-
B Halliday DEF18
2
-
J Walker  FWD1813
4
-
B Pointon FWD1822
3
-
J Shepherd DEF172
7
-
C Kavanagh FWD1611
3
-
C Oduor DEF15
-
L Richards DEF141
2
-
T Wright FWD132
3
-
N Byrne DEF122
4
-
J Benn DEF113
3
-
C Diabaté DEF111
3
-
V Oliver FWD11
1
-
A Pattison MID102
1
1
O. Sanderson FWD102
1
-
A Baldwin DEF8
1
-
C Kelly DEF7
1
-
A Sarcevic MID51
2
-
T Smith FWD5
-
J. Adams MID1
-
Grimsby League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21667
C McJannettD RoseD HumeH Rodgers
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C McJannett DEF21
4
-
D Hume DEF216
5
-
E Khouri MID211
3
-
D Rose FWD2161
2
-
G McEachran MID20
3
-
L. Barrington FWD203
-
H Rodgers DEF193
6
1
J Svanthórsson FWD1812
1
-
L Cass DEF1611
1
-
K Green MID1525
6
1
T Warren DEF14
4
-
C Ainley MID141
1
-
J Wright GLK12
1
-
D Tharme DEF10
-
C. Gardner MID10
-
D Wilson FWD101
1
-
J Davies  MID93
1
-
J. Obikwu FWD94
-
M Carson DEF7
3
-
J Luker MID71
-
C Vernam FWD721
2
-
C Thompson MID5
3
-
R Pyke FWD5
1
-
J Eastwood GLK3
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
MK Dons v Notts C
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Barrow
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bromley v Newport
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Fleetwood v Chesterfield
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Swindon
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Gillingham
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Crewe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Carlisle v Morecambe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Doncaster
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Harrogate
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Port Vale
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Accrington
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bromley v Swindon
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Carlisle v Accrington
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Fleetwood v Harrogate
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Colchester v Doncaster
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Cheltenham v Notts C
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Salford v Morecambe
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Walsall v Newport
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Grimsby v Port Vale
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Chesterfield
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Tranmere v Barrow
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
MK Dons v Crewe
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
AFC Wim v Gillingham
Mon 30th Dec, 20:00
Harrogate v Salford
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Bradford
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Accrington v Grimsby
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Fleetwood
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Morecambe v Tranmere
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v MK Dons
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Notts C v Walsall
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Carlisle
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Cheltenham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Swindon v Colchester
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Gillingham v Bromley
Thu 2nd Jan, 19:45
Newport v AFC Wim
Thu 2nd Jan, 19:45
Cheltenham v Walsall
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Notts C v Swindon
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Bradford v Grimsby
Sat 4th Jan, 13:00
Tranmere v Carlisle
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
MK Dons v Salford
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Colchester v Accrington
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Port Vale
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Barrow v Harrogate
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Crewe v Bromley
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Chesterfield v Gillingham
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Newport v Morecambe
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00
Fleetwood v AFC Wim
Sun 5th Jan, 15:00