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

Moor Lane, Salford

Bradford City, led by manager Graham Alexander, visit Karl Robinson and his Salford City side at the Moor Lane on Saturday lunch time in the League Two. The odds you see on the page are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Two match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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Salford City's next match is v Grimsby at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
Bradford City's next match is v Tranmere at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
The last English League Two meeting between Salford and Bradford was on Saturday 1st March 2025
English League Two
March 1st 2025
Salford 1
2 Bradford
 
F. Okoronkko 30'71' B. Halliday
90' M. Mellon
 
SAL
BRD
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
3
6
Corners
3
2
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
SalfordBradford
 
J. Jones
S. Negru
R. Longelo-Mbule (J. Taylor 70')
H. Mnoga
C. Tilt
K. Berkoe (B. Woodburn 78')
M. Lund
R. Watson (W. Wright 78')
T. Fornah
H. Adelakun
F. Okoronkkofootball icon (K. N’Mai 70')
S. Walker
A. Baldwin
(P. Huntington 40') R. Crichlow-Noble
J. Shepherd
football iconB. Halliday
T. Adaramola
(G. Lapslie 69') B. Khela
(M. Mellon 25') A. Sarcevic
(C. Kavanagh 69') J. Walker
R. Smallwood
(B. Pointon 70') T. Leigh

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals simply means there there will be a maximum of 2 goals scored in total by Salford and Bradford during the regulation 90 mins. It's a bet the stats below and the odds both favour on this occasion, and an outcome that we've seen before when these sides go head-to-head. With no obvious winner in sight, our best bet prediction for this one is under 2.5.

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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Salford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.88.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Salford
44%
9/4
35%
11/5
28%
Draw
29%
11/5
2%
21/10
3%
Bradford
28%
6/5
24%
11/8
17%
Salford 1-0
14%
7/1
14%
13/2
15%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
19/4
4%
Draw 0-0
11%
13/2
6%
11/2
7%
Bradford 1-0
11%
11/2
19%
5/1
14%
Salford 2-0
9%
14/1
36%
12/1
30%
Salford 2-1
8%
11/1
20%
9/1
11%
Bradford 2-1
6%
17/2
14%
8/1
5%
Bradford 2-0
5%
17/2
27%
8/1
18%
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
12%
12/1
13%
Salford 3-0
4%
33/1
48%
25/1
37%
Salford 3-1
3%
28/1
38%
20/1
24%
Bradford 3-1
2%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Salford 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Bradford 3-0
2%
20/1
28%
16/1
26%
Bradford 3-2
1%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
7/5
7%
13/10
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
8/15
6%
4/7
1%
Home 1st Goal
50%
7/5
31%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/11
23%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
13/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
43%
1/1
5%
1/1
BTTS - No
57%
8/11
4%
8/11
BTTS - Home Win
16%
13/2
36%
11/2
18%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/47/2
BTTS - Away Win
10%
9/2
15%
4/1
17%
Home/draw
72%
4/6
19%
4/7
12%
Away/draw
56%
1/3
13%
1/3
11%
Home/away
71%
4/11
2%
7/20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/9
3%
4/9
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
13/8
5%
13/8
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
7/2
13%
16/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
2/11
3%
1/5
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
10/1
22%
15/2
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/20
2%
1/16
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
22/1
10%
16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/801/200
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/121/11
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
7/111/2
7%
Home DNB
64%
5/4
30%
6/5
26%
Away DNB
48%
4/7
22%
3/5
18%
Salford win to nil
28%
4/1
33%
-
Bradford win to nil
17%
12/5
24%
-
Salford / Salford
15%
9/2
38%
4/1
25%
Salford / Bradford
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
Salford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Salford
12%
6/1
27%
11/2
18%
Draw / Bradford
16%
4/1
23%
17/4
13%
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
Bradford / Salford
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Bradford / Bradford
21%
11/4
25%
27/10
18%
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Salford have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Salford have conceded 13 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Salford have played 16 games at home, winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Bradford lay in 2nd place on 60 points in the League Two league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 9 and losing 6 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 11 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 16 away games, winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Salford
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall3620882468 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
2
Bradford Away3619981866 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
3
Doncaster36188101062 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 26
4
Notts C36171091861 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 11
Apr 18
l
 
3-0A
5
AFC Wim36179102260 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
6
Port Vale3515137758 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 1
7
Crewe3614148756 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
8
Grimsby3617514-256 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
9
Colchester3613167955 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2F
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
10
Bromley36131211351 
d
 
3-3A
Mar 29
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
11
Salford Home36131112250 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
12
Fleetwood36121311649 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
May 3
l
 
1-0A
13
Cheltenham36131013-349 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
14
Chesterfield35139131348 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
15
Swindon36111312046 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
16
Barrow3512716-343 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 1
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
17
Newport3612717-1643 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
18
MK Dons3512617-442 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Gillingham3511816-841 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
20
Harrogate3611718-1640 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
21
Accrington3610917-1039 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
22
Tranmere3671217-2833 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
w
 
0-2F
23
Morecambe368523-2329 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
24
Carlisle356920-2627 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Salford 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Bradford 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Bradford have not lost to Salford in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Bradford
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
SAL
3
BRD
2
League games at Bradford since 2019
Bradford
Salford
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
SAL
1
D
3
BRD
2
Goal Statistics

Bradford City's defensive record is very strong, Graham Alexander's men having conceded 1 or less in 10 consecutive League Two games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Salford City makes sense in this context.

Salford 11th Bradford 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Salford will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Bradford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Salford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Salford
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
SAL
BRD
12%
better
view stats
Games scored24
27
Failed to score8
6
Scored first16
18
Goals scored39
43
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
SAL
BRD
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
21
Clean sheets12
12
Conceded first14
12
Goals conceded32
28
Avg. goals conceded1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Salford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
289311
T FornahH AdelakunT FornahH Mnoga
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Jones GLK25
1
-
S Negru DEF29
1
-
C Tilt DEF281
8
1
K Berkoe DEF14
-
H Mnoga MID2912
11
-
M Lund MID2632
6
-
R Watson MID16
1
-
T Fornah MID2913
8
2
R Longelo MID11
1
-
H Adelakun FWD2092
1
F. Okoronkko FWD213
1
-
Subs
M. Young GLK10
2
-
W. Wright DEF2
1
-
K N'Mai MID2153
8
-
J Taylor  MID2511
4
-
B Woodburn MID2232
5
-
K. Malcolm MID2
-
L Warrington MID91
2
-
Bradford League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
355610
S WalkerA SarcevicJ Walker J Shepherd
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK35
2
-
A Baldwin DEF231
8
-
J Shepherd DEF322
9
1
R Crichlow DEF4
1
-
B Halliday MID321
8
-
B Khela MID7
1
-
R Smallwood  MID3523
7
-
O Adaramola MID61
1
-
A Sarcevic FWD1854
6
-
T Leigh FWD12
1
-
J Walker  FWD2816
4
-
Subs
J Hilton GLK
-
N Byrne DEF172
4
-
P Huntington DEF14
2
-
G Lapslie MID62
2
-
C Kavanagh FWD2734
5
-
B Pointon FWD3045
5
-
M Mellon FWD822
1
-