Blackpool vs Bradford City prediction: ENGLAND: League One betting tips on match 2026-01-03 15:00.
[p]Blackpool and Bradford City will meet in the League One competition, round 25, at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.[/p]
[p]Blackpool is currently ranked 17th in the overall standings of League One, having played 24 matches with eight wins, five draws, and eleven losses. The total score for these matches is 30:35. At home, Blackpool holds the 12th position, with twelve matches played, five wins, four draws, and three losses, and a total home score of 20:17. In the last competitive match, Blackpool played away against Port Vale and lost with a score of 1:5. Key players for Blackpool include Fraser Horsfall, who did not miss any minute in last five matches, Ashley Fletcher, who ranks 7th in the top scorers table with nine goals, and Daniel Imray, selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament. Absences for Blackpool are Michael Ihiekwe (unavailable), Hayden Coulson (unavailable), Niall Ennis (calf injury), and James Husband (suspended due to red card).[/p]
[p]Bradford City is ranked 3rd in the overall standings of League One, with 23 matches played, twelve wins, seven draws, and four losses. The total score for these matches is 32:24. In away matches, Bradford City is 9th, with eleven matches played, three wins, five draws, and three losses, and a total away score of 12:14. In the last competitive match, Bradford City played away against Mansfield and lost with a score of 0:3. Key players for Bradford City are Joe Wright, who did not miss any minute in last five matches, and Ciaran Kelly, selected based on average rating of last five matches in tournament. Bobby Pointon is missing due to being inactive. Absences for Bradford City include Nick Powell (unavailable), Andy Cook (unavailable), Matthew Pennington (injury), Alexander Pattison (unavailable), and Lewis Richards (injury).[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Blackpool and Bradford City in League One, Blackpool has won three times, Bradford City has won two times, and there have been no draws. The most recent match took place in September 2025, with Bradford City as the home team and Blackpool as the away team, ending with a score of 1:0 in favor of Bradford City.[/p]
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[p]The offence of Bradford City is good and is better than offence of Blackpool. Bradford City has scored 32 goals (8th in the competition) so far. Blackpool has scored 30 goals (shared 12th to 13th position in the competition) so far. The defence of Bradford City is outstanding and is better than the defence of Blackpool. Blackpool has conceded 35 goals (shared 20th to 21st position in the competition) so far. Bradford City has conceded 24 goals (shared 4th to 6th position in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – Blackpool have allowed the most goal attempts in the league this season. In 24 matches they have allowed 353 goal attempts (the league average is 272.0) at an average of 14.7 per match. [/p]
[p] – Bradford City have lost the lowest amount of matches in the league this season, losing 4 out of 24 matches. [/p]
[p] – Bradford City are in the Top 3 teams for the highest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 24 matches they have received 52 yellow cards (the league average is 43.9) at an average of 2.2 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Blackpool are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home league matches against Bradford City.[/p]
[p] – Bradford City have scored in 6 of their last 7 league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Bradford City have won 2 out of the last 3 league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – Bradford City have failed to score 3 or more goals across the last 9 H2H league matches against Blackpool.[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 9 H2H league matches saw Bradford City score at least one goal in both halves.[/p]
[p] – None of the last 9 H2H league matches between Blackpool and Bradford City saw both teams score in both halves.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At most 3 goals in total (under 3.5).[/p]
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