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Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Mar, 15:00 BST, The Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford

The League Two is the focus for both Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers on Saturday afternoon, as managers Graham Alexander and Nigel Adkins go head to head at The Coral Windows Stadium. Statistics drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Bradford to win

Studying the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding both teams ahead of this League Two match, a bet on win / draw / win for Bradford to win and delight their home supporters is what we would suggest. We predict they'll overpower Tranmere, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have done in the past. It could be a tighter than we expect, but Bradford claiming victory is the bet come Saturday afternoon.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bradford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 72% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bradford
72%
4/6
1%
4/6
Draw
19%
27/10
1%
14/5
1%
Tranmere
9%
17/44/1
5%
Bradford 1-0
16%
5/1
8%
19/4
Bradford 2-0
16%
6/1
7%
6/1
Bradford 3-0
10%
11/110/1
Draw 1-1
9%
6/16/1
Bradford 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
11%
7/1
Bradford 3-1
6%
14/111/1
Bradford 4-0
5%
25/118/1
Tranmere 1-0
4%
11/19/1
9%
Bradford 4-1
3%
28/122/1
10%
Tranmere 2-1
2%
16/112/1
13%
Draw 2-2
2%
18/114/1
Bradford 5-0
2%
50/133/1
Bradford 3-2
2%
28/122/1
10%
Tranmere 2-0
1%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
11/10
5%
21/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
7/10
6%
7/10
2%
Home 1st Goal
64%
4/9-
Away 1st Goal
31%
11/5-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
36%
1/121/20
BTTS - No
64%
8/117/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/129/10
3%
BTTS - Draw
11%
9/217/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
3%
10/117/2
Home/draw
91%
1/61/6
2%
Away/draw
28%
23/20
2%
23/20
2%
Home/away
81%
2/7
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/3
2%
7/20
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/4
4%
2/1
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4
7%
13/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4
3%
1/4
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
14%
6/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
2%
1/12
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/501/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
15/2
11%
15/2
Home DNB
85%
1/41/4
2%
Away DNB
22%
11/413/5
4%
Bradford win to nil
50%
6/4
5%
-
Tranmere win to nil
6%
7/1
11%
-
Bradford / Bradford
31%
13/86/4
Bradford / Tranmere
2%
40/133/1
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Bradford
19%
10/316/5
Draw / Tranmere
8%
9/117/2
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
Tranmere / Bradford
4%
22/118/1
Tranmere / Tranmere
10%
8/113/2
6%
Tranmere / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Bradford have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 34 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 9 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Bradford have outscored their opponents by 48 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Bradford have played 18 games at home winning 14, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 31 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Tranmere are in 22nd position in the League Two on 33 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 36 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 11 and won 5. Tranmere have conceded 50 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 14 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Tranmere
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3620882468 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-1A
2
Bradford Home3619981866 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
Mar 15
3
Doncaster36188101062 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
4
Notts C36171091861 
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
5
AFC Wim36179102260 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
6
Port Vale3515137758 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
7
Crewe3614148756 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
l
 
3-1F
8
Grimsby3617514-256 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Colchester3613167955 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-0A
10
Bromley36131211351 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
11
Salford36131112250 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
12
Fleetwood36121311649 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
13
Cheltenham36131013-349 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
14
Chesterfield35139131348 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
15
Swindon36111312046 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1F
16
Barrow3512716-343 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
17
Newport3612717-1643 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
May 3
18
MK Dons3512617-442 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
19
Gillingham3511816-841 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
20
Harrogate3611718-1640 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 1
21
Accrington3610917-1039 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
22
Tranmere Away3671217-2833 
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
-
-
23
Morecambe368523-2329 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
24
Carlisle356920-2627 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
10
Bradford have won 10 consecutive home league games
11
Bradford have not lost in 11 consecutive home league games
11
Tranmere have not won in 11 consecutive away league games
6
Bradford have kept a clean sheet for 6 consecutive home league games
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bradford3 - 0Cheltenham
Bradford2 - 0MK Dons
Bradford1 - 0Accrington
Bradford1 - 0Harrogate
Bradford1 - 0Morecambe
Bradford3 - 0Walsall
Bradford3 - 1Grimsby
Bradford2 - 1Chesterfield
Bradford2 - 1Port Vale
Bradford1 - 0Swindon
Bradford1 - 1Barrow
Bradford1 - 2Doncaster
Bradford2 - 1Gillingham
Bradford3 - 1Newport
Bradford0 - 0AFC Wim
Bradford2 - 1Carlisle
Bradford3 - 1Bromley
Bradford0 - 0Salford
Bradford4 - 1Newport
Bradford1 - 0Gillingham
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford0 - 1Gillingham
HBradford3 - 0Cheltenham
ABradford2 - 1Salford
ABradford1 - 0Bromley
HBradford2 - 0MK Dons
ABradford0 - 0Newport
HBradford1 - 0Accrington
HBradford1 - 0Harrogate
ABradford0 - 1AFC Wim
HBradford1 - 0Morecambe
HBradford3 - 0Walsall
ABradford1 - 0Carlisle
HBradford3 - 1Grimsby
ABradford2 - 2Barrow
HBradford2 - 1Chesterfield
HBradford2 - 1Port Vale
ABradford0 - 3Notts C
HBradford1 - 0Swindon
ABradford1 - 1Crewe
HBradford1 - 1Barrow
Tranmere 22ND
20 league games
Away
11
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 1Tranmere
Notts C2 - 1Tranmere
Salford2 - 0Tranmere
Swindon3 - 1Tranmere
AFC Wim2 - 0Tranmere
Walsall5 - 1Tranmere
Morecambe2 - 0Tranmere
Doncaster3 - 1Tranmere
Chesterfield3 - 0Tranmere
Cheltenham1 - 0Tranmere
Crewe3 - 1Tranmere
Bromley1 - 2Tranmere
MK Dons1 - 1Tranmere
Colchester3 - 0Tranmere
Gillingham3 - 0Tranmere
Carlisle1 - 2Tranmere
Port Vale0 - 0Tranmere
Accrington4 - 1Tranmere
Newport1 - 2Tranmere
Bradford2 - 0Tranmere
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HTranmere2 - 1Bromley
ATranmere1 - 1Grimsby
HTranmere1 - 1Port Vale
HTranmere0 - 1Accrington
ATranmere1 - 2Notts C
HTranmere1 - 1MK Dons
HTranmere0 - 0Fleetwood
ATranmere0 - 2Salford
HTranmere1 - 3Colchester
ATranmere1 - 3Swindon
HTranmere1 - 1Gillingham
ATranmere0 - 2AFC Wim
ATranmere1 - 5Walsall
HTranmere1 - 0Carlisle
ATranmere0 - 2Morecambe
HTranmere1 - 1Barrow
ATranmere1 - 3Doncaster
HTranmere2 - 1Harrogate
ATranmere0 - 3Chesterfield
HTranmere2 - 2Morecambe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bradford since 1996
Bradford
Tranmere
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
7 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
4 / 11
BRD
5
D
3
TRA
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 0
Bradford2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Tranmere
0 - 1Tranmere
Bradford2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bradford2 - 0
0 - 1Tranmere
Bradford1 - 0
League games at Tranmere since 1997
Tranmere
Bradford
Goals: Scored
19
19
Games: Scored
9 / 12
11 / 12
Clean sheets
1 / 12
3 / 12
BRD
6
D
2
TRA
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tranmere
0 - 2Bradford
Tranmere2 - 1
1 - 2Bradford
Tranmere2 - 1
0 - 1Bradford
1 - 2Bradford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
4 - 5Bradford
0 - 1Bradford
Tranmere3 - 1
Tranmere3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Bradford 2nd Tranmere 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Bradford will score 1 or more goals
0
58%
1
32%
2
3
4+
There is a 58% probability that Tranmere will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Bradford have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-33
Tranmere have scored 33% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Tranmere
2
0.5
Attack rating
37%
better
BRD
TRA
view stats
Games scored29
21
Failed to score7
15
Scored first19
10
Goals scored48
27
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
11
Conversion rate for16
9
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
34%
better
BRD
TRA
view stats
Games conceded23
30
Clean sheets13
6
Conceded first14
22
Goals conceded30
55
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
17%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+34%

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

Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3512610
S WalkerA CookJ Walker J Shepherd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK35
2
-
R Smallwood  MID3523
7
-
J Shepherd DEF322
9
1
B Halliday DEF321
8
-
B Pointon MID3045
5
-
J Walker  MID2816
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD2734
5
-
A Baldwin DEF231
8
-
L Richards MID2221
7
-
A Cook FWD2212
5
-
A Pattison MID2062
4
1
T Wright MID192
3
-
C Oduor MID181
1
-
A Sarcevic MID1854
6
-
N Byrne DEF172
4
-
C Kelly DEF15
1
-
P Huntington DEF14
2
-
T Leigh MID12
1
-
J Benn MID123
5
-
C Johnson DEF9
-
M Mellon FWD822
1
-
B Khela MID7
1
-
O Adaramola DEF61
1
-
G Lapslie MID62
2
-
R Crichlow DEF4
1
-
Tranmere League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
366312
L McGeeO PatrickC JenningsT Davies
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L McGee GLK36
4
-
O Patrick FWD3662
4
-
J Turnbull DEF3411
8
-
C Jennings FWD3443
3
-
C Norman DEF3312
5
1
L O'Connor DEF321
7
-
H Saunders FWD3111
5
-
T Davies DEF29
10
2
K Dennis FWD275
2
-
J Davison FWD2611
3
-
C Wood DEF251
5
1
S Finley MID2511
9
1
C Merrie MID221
1
-
Z Bradshaw DEF191
3
-
K Morris MID1911
1
-
R Hendry MID1713
2
-
S Solomon FWD142
2
-
J Hawkes MID1311
1
-
L Norris FWD131
4
-
S Khan MID10
3
-
D Drysdale DEF8
3
2
B Walker MID81
1
-
J Garrett MID8
2
-
S Taylor FWD6
-
J Williams MID2
-
S. Mather FWD2
-