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Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 5
Sep 7, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Carlisle United

Bradford
2 - 1
Carlisle

Cook (2', 70')
Byrne (29'), Kelly (78'), Diabate (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Neal (58')
Neal (20'), Barclay (64'), Davies (67'), McGeouch (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Bradford City and Carlisle United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Carlisle 1-2 Forest U21s
Tuesday, September 3 at 7pm in EFL Trophy

We said: Bradford City 2-1 Carlisle United

With a win over high-flying Barrow this campaign, Carlisle cannot be written off from overcoming Bradford this weekend. Nevertheless, the home side could extend their unbeaten record on familiar territory to three games with a hard-fought victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bradford City win with a probability of 54.41%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Carlisle United had a probability of 21.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.79%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.32%), while for a Carlisle United win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Bradford City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Bradford City.

Result
Bradford CityDrawCarlisle United
54.41% (3.128 3.13) 23.81% (-0.937 -0.94) 21.78% (-2.191 -2.19)
Both teams to score 51.78% (0.244 0.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.06% (1.631 1.63)48.93% (-1.632 -1.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.97% (1.459 1.46)71.02% (-1.46 -1.46)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.12% (1.834 1.83)17.88% (-1.834 -1.83)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.34% (3.067 3.07)48.66% (-3.067 -3.07)
Carlisle United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.06% (-1.138 -1.14)36.94% (1.137 1.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.27% (-1.15 -1.15)73.72% (1.15 1.15)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 54.4%
    Carlisle United 21.78%
    Draw 23.81%
Bradford CityDrawCarlisle United
1-0 @ 11.36% (-0.1 -0.1)
2-0 @ 9.79% (0.481 0.48)
2-1 @ 9.75% (0.189 0.19)
3-0 @ 5.62% (0.579 0.58)
3-1 @ 5.59% (0.419 0.42)
3-2 @ 2.79% (0.128 0.13)
4-0 @ 2.42% (0.372 0.37)
4-1 @ 2.41% (0.307 0.31)
4-2 @ 1.2% (0.12 0.12)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 54.4%
1-1 @ 11.32% (-0.45 -0.45)
0-0 @ 6.6% (-0.453 -0.45)
2-2 @ 4.85% (-0.055 -0.05)
3-3 @ 0.93% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 23.81%
0-1 @ 6.58% (-0.672 -0.67)
1-2 @ 5.64% (-0.408 -0.41)
0-2 @ 3.28% (-0.448 -0.45)
1-3 @ 1.87% (-0.198 -0.2)
2-3 @ 1.61% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-3 @ 1.09% (-0.188 -0.19)
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 21.78%

How you voted: Bradford vs Carlisle

Bradford City
80.0%
Draw
4.0%
Carlisle United
16.0%
25
Head to Head
May 20, 2023 3pm
Carlisle
3-1
Bradford
Halliday (21' og.), Guy (98'), Barclay (112')
Armer (6'), Garner (60'), Guy (96')
Derbyshire (106')
Clayton (42')
May 14, 2023 7pm
Mar 21, 2023 7.45pm
Dec 26, 2022 3pm
May 7, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 46
Bradford
2-0
Carlisle
Angol (13'), Walker (69')
Cooke (79')

Whelan (56'), Armer (67'), Dickenson (80'), Omotoye (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall27184552282458
2Doncaster RoversDoncaster2814774031949
3Notts County27138643271647
4Bradford CityBradford27138638271147
5Crewe AlexandraCrewe281211535241147
6AFC Wimbledon26136738201845
7Port Vale2712963328545
8Salford City2712783124743
9Chesterfield27109843311239
10Grimsby Town28123133845-739
11MK Dons27115114138338
12Fleetwood TownFleetwood269983531436
13Bromley2781183635135
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham2798103639-335
15Colchester UnitedColchester2771373028234
16Swindon TownSwindon29810113843-534
17Gillingham2695122427-332
18BarrowBarrow2787122731-431
19Accrington StanleyAccrington2678113343-1029
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2985162440-1629
21Newport CountyNewport2676133446-1227
22Tranmere RoversTranmere2768132043-2326
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2756162141-2021
24Morecambe2755172242-2020


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