31 October 2026, 12:30 UTC

Bradford vs Huddersfield League One prediction & result

Valley Parade, Bradford
Full time0 – 3

Final score: Bradford 0-3 Huddersfield.

Before kick-off the model made it 36% Bradford, 32% draw, 32% Huddersfield — fair odds of 2.78, 3.13 and 3.13.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Bradford at 36%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Bradford0%Draw1%Huddersfield99%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

4'
⚽Joseph Low
8'
Matthew Young
Corey O'Keeffe
14'
15'
Archie Collins
Antoni Sarcevic
45+1'
🔁Kayden Jacksonout: Nick Powell
45'
🔁Will Swanout: Adam Phillips
45'
48'
⚽Derensili Sanches Fernandes
51'
⚽Joe Taylorassist: Sean Roughan
🔁Henry Cartwrightout: Bobby Pointon
58'
63'
Bali Mumba
Antoni Sarcevic
69'
🔁Jake Beesleyout: George Lapslie
72'
78'
🔁Ashley Fletcherout: Marcus Harness
83'
🔁Sean Roughanout: Ibane Bowat
🔁Adam Phillipsout: Kieran Morgan
86'
89'
Cameron Humphreys
90+2'
🔁Radinio Balkerout: Lynden Gooch
90+2'
🔁Bali Mumbaout: J. Smith-Sway
90+2'
🔁Derensili Sanches Fernandesout: Samson Tovide

Match stats — Bradford vs Huddersfield

47%Possession53%
14Shots17
3On target6
7Corners4
0.89xG1.72

Goals against chances

Bradford0 from 0.89 xGless than the chances were worth
Huddersfield3 from 1.72 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Bradford 3-4-2-1
  • 21J. McCrackenG
  • 28M. PenningtonD
  • 15A. BaldwinD
  • 16George Christopher John PrattD
  • 27C. O'KeeffeM
  • 10A. SarcevicM
  • 20Henry CartwrightM
  • 3I. TourayM
  • 19K. JacksonM
  • 24W. SwanM
  • 9J. BeesleyF
Substitutes
  • 1C. DawsonG
  • 5M. GillespheyD
  • 32G. LapslieM
  • 22Kieran MorganM
  • 8A. PhillipsM
  • 23B. PointonF
  • 25N. PowellM
Coach: M. Duff
Huddersfield 3-4-2-1
  • 1M. YoungG
  • 12R. BalkerD
  • 5J. LowD
  • 23S. RoughanD
  • 22I. BronkhorstM
  • 8A. CollinsM
  • 20C. HumphreysM
  • 19B. MumbaM
  • 30D. Sanches FernandesM
  • 9J. TaylorM
  • 11A. FletcherF
Substitutes
  • 31J. AlnwickG
  • 15I. BowatD
  • 14E. BrierleyM
  • 7L. GoochD
  • 10M. HarnessF
  • 34S. TovideF
  • 27J. Smith-SwayM
Coach: Martin Drury

Form going into Bradford vs Huddersfield

Bradford

League One

  • D0-0away to Oxford United24 October 2026
  • D0-0away to Burton Albion20 October 2026
  • W2-0Stevenage17 October 2026
  • D0-0Leyton Orient10 October 2026

Huddersfield

League One

  • W2-1Wigan24 October 2026
  • W4-1Peterborough20 October 2026
  • W2-0away to Plymouth17 October 2026

What these results say

  • Bradford went unbeaten through these 4 matches.
  • Bradford kept a clean sheet in every one of these 4 matches.
  • Every one of these 4 matches for Bradford had two goals or fewer.

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

League One table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
8Bradford13643108+222
1Huddersfield148512812+1629

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Bradford vs Huddersfield

  • 24 January 2026Huddersfield 1–0 BradfordLeague One
  • 13 September 2025Bradford 3–1 HuddersfieldLeague One
  • 26 August 2020Huddersfield 2–1 BradfordFriendlies Clubs
  • 6 August 2013Huddersfield 2–1 BradfordLeague Cup
  • 4 October 2011Huddersfield 2–2 BradfordEFL Trophy

Leading scorers: Bradford and Huddersfield

Bradford

No player in League One's leading scorers — 10 league goals as a side.

Huddersfield

GoalsAssists

  • J. Taylor102
  • D. Sanches Fernandes76

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Huddersfield won 3–0 at Bradford. The model had leaned towards a win for Bradford at 36% and given a win for Huddersfield 32%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Joseph Low 4' for Huddersfield, Derensili Sanches Fernandes 48' for Huddersfield, Joe Taylor 51' for Huddersfield. Sent off: Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford) 69'. On expected goals it finished 0.89–1.72.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Bradford a 11.8% chance to finish in the top two: 14.5% after a win, 10.9% after a draw, 9.0% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 9.0%, 2.8 points lower than before the match.

For Huddersfield the question was the chance to finish in the top two, 35.5% going in: 41.9% after a win, 34.4% after a draw, 30.6% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 41.9%, 6.4 points higher than before the match.

Read from our League One season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Bradford v Huddersfield has moved

First published on 17 Oct at 38% / 31% / 31% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 36% / 32% / 32%: the biggest move is Bradford's chance of winning, down 2 points.

  1. Bradford win36%▼ −2
  2. Draw32%▲ +1
  3. Huddersfield win32%▲ +1

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.