Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City in English League One ended 0:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Bradford City at 47.7% - the match finished 0:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Sheffield Wednesday X 2 · Bradford City Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 32.5% 23.5% 44.0% Away win · Bradford City ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 35.7% 16.5% 47.7% Away win · Bradford City ✔ Correct
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Bradford City ✔ Correct
Final score 0:1 Away win · Bradford City
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.48 on a Sheffield Wednesday win, 3.33 on the draw and 2.69 on a Bradford City win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Sheffield Wednesday win 2.48 2.63 Pinnacle 40.3% 35.7%
Draw 3.33 3.52 Pinnacle 30% 16.5%
Bradford City win 2.69 2.80 Dafabet 37.2% 47.7%
Over 2.5 goals 1.94 2.00 Pinnacle 51.5% 50.6%
Under 2.5 goals 1.82 1.87 Betfair 54.9% 49.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.72 1.75 Betfair 58.1% 44.8%
Both teams to score - No 2.01 2.05 Betfair 49.8% 55.2%
Updated: 20.08.2026 14:33 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

  1. 47′A. Baldwin · Goal (assist: M. Pennington)
  2. 61′B. Mitchell · Yellow card
  3. 63′B. Pointon · Substitution (off: W. Swan)
  4. 64′K. Jackson · Substitution (off: A. Phillips)
  5. 69′L. Barry · Substitution (off: K. Morrison)
  6. 69′B. Mitchell · Substitution (off: M. Burstow)
  7. 69′L. Cooper · Substitution (off: S. Swinkels)
  8. 77′M. Pennington · Yellow card
  9. 78′J. Beesley · Substitution (off: N. Powell)
  10. 81′G. Otegbayo · Substitution (off: R. Santos)
  11. 90+3′C. Connolly · Substitution (off: H. Cartwright)

Match statistics: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

Statistic Sheffield Wednesday Bradford City
Possession 59% 41%
Shots on target 3 4
Total shots 11 10
Shots off target 5 3
Blocked shots 3 3
Corners 6 9
Fouls 11 7
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 1 1
Saves 4 3
Passes 343 231
Pass accuracy 75% 63%

Line-ups: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

Sheffield Wednesday 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Joe Lumley 8.3
  2. 3 Max Lowe 7.2
  3. 6 Liam Cooper 7.2
  4. 7 Yan Valery 6.2
  5. 8 Callum Slattery 6.9
  6. 9 Jamal Lowe 6.5
  7. 10 Barry Bannan 6.6
  8. 11 Louie Barry 6.7
  9. 16 Billy Mitchell 6.7
  10. 22 Gabriel Otegbayo 6.6
  11. 24 Harry Gray 6.6
Substitutes (7)
  1. 2 Liam Palmer
  2. 4 Ricardo Santos
  3. 20 Kieran Morrison 6.6
  4. 26 Sil Swinkels 6.7
  5. 27 Connal Trueman
  6. 37 Jarvis Thornton
  7. 48 Mason Burstow 6.7

Bradford City 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 Ibou Touray 6.6
  2. 5 Macauley Gillesphey 7.2
  3. 6 Callum Connolly 7.0
  4. 7 Josh Neufville 6.9
  5. 9 Jake Beesley 6.5
  6. 10 Antoni Sarcevic 6.6
  7. 15 Aden Baldwin 8.9
  8. 19 Kayden Jackson 6.6
  9. 21 Jon McCracken 7.7
  10. 23 Bobby Pointon 7.3
  11. 28 Matthew Pennington 6.9
Substitutes (7)
  1. 1 Cameron Dawson
  2. 2 Reece Welch
  3. 8 Adam Phillips 6.3
  4. 20 Henry Cartwright
  5. 24 Will Swan 6.3
  6. 25 Nick Powell
  7. 32 George Lapslie

Form and head-to-head: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

Sheffield Wednesday

DWWWL

Bradford City

WWWLL

English League One standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Sheffield Wednesday 6 4 1 1 +7 13 DWWWL
2 Huddersfield 6 3 3 0 +6 12 DDWWD
3 Bradford City 6 4 0 2 +2 12 WWLLW
4 Cambridge United 6 3 2 1 +2 11 WDWLD
5 Oxford United 5 3 1 1 +6 10 WWLWD
6 Plymouth Argyle 6 3 1 2 +2 10 WWLWD
7 AFC Wimbledon 6 3 1 2 -2 10 WWLWD
8 Stockport County 6 3 0 3 +6 9 LWLWL
9 Stevenage 6 2 3 1 +4 9 WWDDL
10 Blackpool 6 2 2 2 +2 8 DLLWW
11 Burton Albion 6 2 2 2 0 8 LDWLW
12 Luton Town 6 2 2 2 -1 8 LDWLD
13 Leicester City 6 2 2 2 -2 8 WLWDL
14 Reading 5 2 1 2 +5 7 LWWDL
15 Leyton Orient 6 2 1 3 +3 7 LDWLW
16 Notts County 6 1 4 1 0 7 LDDWD
17 Mansfield Town 6 2 1 3 -3 7 DLLWL
18 Barnsley 6 2 1 3 -5 7 LLWWD
19 Wycombe 6 1 3 2 -4 6 WDLLD
20 Milton Keynes Dons 6 0 5 1 -2 5 DDLDD
21 Peterborough United 6 1 2 3 -6 5 DLDLW
22 Bromley 6 1 2 3 -11 5 DLLLD
23 Wigan 6 1 1 4 -6 4 DLWLL
24 Doncaster Rovers 6 0 3 3 -3 3 LLDDD

Managers: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

H. Pedersen
Sheffield WednesdayManagerH. Pedersen
G. Alexander
Bradford CityManagerG. Alexander

Match information: Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City

Kick-off
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Competition
English League One
Round
Regular Season – 2
Venue
Hillsborough
City
Sheffield
Surface
grass
Capacity
39,814