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

Sat 25th Jan, 12:30 BST, The Coral Windows Stadium, Bradford

Graham Alexander and Matthew Sadler take on one another in the League Two on Saturday lunch time, as Bradford City face Walsall at The Coral Windows Stadium. All the odds are delivered straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Two match data, including head-to-head performance. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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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
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bradford
37%
--
Draw
28%
--
Walsall
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bradford 1-0
11%
--
Walsall 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Bradford 2-1
8%
--
Walsall 2-1
8%
--
Bradford 2-0
7%
--
Walsall 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bradford 3-1
3%
--
Walsall 3-1
3%
--
Bradford 3-0
3%
--
Walsall 3-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-2
2%
--
Walsall 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
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
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
55%
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Bradford win to nil
22%
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Walsall win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Bradford have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Bradford have conceded 9 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bradford have played 12 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 20 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 1st place on 52 points in the League Two league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 43 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 11 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bradford
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall Away2316432352 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
-
-
2
Crewe2411941142 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
May 3
3
Salford2412661042 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
4
Port Vale251186441 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
Apr 5
w
 
0-1F
5
AFC Wim2312471640 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
6
Notts C2411761240 
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
7
Doncaster251177540 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
8
Bradford Home241086638 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
9
Grimsby2512112-437 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
Mar 8
w
 
1-4F
10
Chesterfield24978934 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
11
MK Dons231049534 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
12
Bromley248106534 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 25
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
13
Cheltenham24879-231 
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
-
14
Gillingham239311-230 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 8
Feb 11
Mar 22
15
Barrow247710-328 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
16
Fleetwood22697027 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-6F
Jan 28
17
Colchester245127027 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-0F
Feb 8
18
Newport237511-1026 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
w
 
2-0F
Apr 21
19
Accrington236710-825 
Feb 11
Mar 29
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
20
Tranmere236710-1525 
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
Jan 11
l
 
1-0A
21
Harrogate257414-1625 
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Swindon255911-1024 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Mar 1
w
 
0-4F
23
Morecambe245514-1720 
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
24
Carlisle244614-1918 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
w
 
3-1F
Mar 4
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Bradford have won 4 consecutive home league games
4
Walsall have won 4 consecutive away league games
5
Bradford have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
8
Walsall have not lost in 8 consecutive away league games
Bradford 8TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bradford since 1995
Bradford
Walsall
Goals: Scored
24
14
Games: Scored
15 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
1 / 16
BRD
7
D
6
WLS
3
League games at Walsall since 1996
Walsall
Bradford
Goals: Scored
23
25
Games: Scored
13 / 18
15 / 18
Clean sheets
3 / 18
5 / 18
BRD
6
D
7
WLS
5
Goal Statistics

Walsall's defensive record is very strong, M. Sadler's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League Two outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.2 for Bradford City makes sense in this context.

Bradford 8th Walsall 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Walsall will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Bradford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Walsall’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Bradford
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
1.2
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
BRD
WLS
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BRD
WLS
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
241237
S WalkerA CookR Smallwood J Shepherd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK24
1
-
R Smallwood  MID2423
5
-
B Halliday DEF22
5
-
B Pointon FWD2232
3
-
A Cook FWD2212
5
-
J Shepherd DEF212
7
-
J Walker  FWD2013
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD1912
3
-
C Oduor DEF171
1
-
L Richards DEF1721
3
-
N Byrne DEF142
4
-
T Wright FWD142
3
-
A Pattison MID1331
2
1
J Benn DEF123
4
-
A Baldwin DEF121
4
-
O. Sanderson FWD122
1
-
V Oliver FWD12
1
-
C Kelly DEF11
1
-
C Diabaté DEF111
3
-
A Sarcevic MID912
2
-
T Smith FWD5
-
J. Adams MID1
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Walsall League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231476
C BarrettN LoweC BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Barrett DEF237
6
-
T Allen DEF2354
2
-
R Stirk MID231
1
-
T. Simkim GLK22
2
-
L Gordon DEF2211
6
-
D Okagbue DEF2212
4
-
C Lakin MID2211
2
-
J Matt FWD2272
5
-
J Jellis MID2131
3
-
N Lowe FWD21145
-
A Adomah FWD2132
2
-
J Earing MID202
-
H Williams DEF172
3
-
D Johnson FWD102
-
O McEntee DEF9
1
-
B Comley MID7
1
-
G Hall FWD711
-
D Daniels DEF4
1
-
J Gordon FWD41
1
-
E Weir DEF31
1
-
P Farquharson DEF3
1
-
R Cleary FWD3
-
R Maher MID2
-
S Hornby GLK1
-