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League Two
Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Morecambe

Bradford
2 - 2
Morecambe

Odour (59'), Halliday (83')
Cook (56'), Tomkinson (80')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Connolly (3'), McKiernan (18')
McKiernan (58'), Slew (78'), Tutonda (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Doncaster 1-3 Bradford
Friday, December 22 at 7.45pm in League Two

Morecambe

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Morecambe 1-3 MK Dons
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Bradford City 2-1 Morecambe

 Bradford are on a better run of results coming into this one and coupled with the added advantage of playing on home turf, we are backing them to just about get the job done come the end of the 90 minutes. 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 58.29%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Morecambe had a probability of 20.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.38%) and 2-0 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.06%), while for a Morecambe win it was 1-2 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.

Result
Bradford CityDrawMorecambe
58.29% (0.161 0.16) 21.58% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03) 20.13% (-0.132 -0.13)
Both teams to score 56.64% (-0.124 -0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.71% (-0.062000000000005 -0.06)41.29% (0.062999999999995 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.31% (-0.062000000000005 -0.06)63.69% (0.064 0.06)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.1% (0.030000000000001 0.03)13.89% (-0.029 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.68% (0.058 0.06)41.32% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06)
Morecambe Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.78% (-0.169 -0.17)34.21% (0.168 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.09% (-0.182 -0.18)70.91% (0.18300000000001 0.18)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 58.29%
    Morecambe 20.13%
    Draw 21.57%
Bradford CityDrawMorecambe
2-1 @ 9.93% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-0 @ 9.38% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
2-0 @ 9.26% (0.046000000000001 0.05)
3-1 @ 6.53% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-0 @ 6.09% (0.037 0.04)
3-2 @ 3.5% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.22% (0.008 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.01% (0.021 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.73% (-0.004 -0)
5-1 @ 1.27% (0.0049999999999999 0)
5-0 @ 1.19% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 58.29%
1-1 @ 10.06% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.33% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.75% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.25% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 21.57%
1-2 @ 5.4% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-1 @ 5.1% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.73% (-0.018 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.93% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.9% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-3 @ 0.98% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 20.13%

How you voted: Bradford vs Morecambe

Bradford City
100%
Draw
0.0%
Morecambe
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Morecambe
3-0
Bradford
Mellon (22', 86' pen.), McKiernan (68')
Songo'o (12'), Adams (13'), Major (31'), Mellon (90+6')

Smallwood (22'), Pattison (25'), Stubbs (88')
May 8, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 46
Morecambe
2-0
Bradford
McAlinden (28'), Stockton (57')
Songo'o (38'), Diagouraga (79')

Watt (62')
Feb 16, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 22
Bradford
2-1
Morecambe
O'Connor (28'), Vernam (63')
Rowe (90+2')
O'Sullivan (9')
Gibson (45'), Wildig (57'), O'Sullivan (65')
Jan 1, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 25
Bradford
1-0
Morecambe
Oteh (80')
O'Connor (68'), Vaughan (72')

Conlan (45')
Oct 12, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 13
Morecambe
1-2
Bradford
Brewitt (94')
Akpan (47'), Oteh (78')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall22154341192249
2AFC Wimbledon22114733181537
3Notts County22107535241137
4Doncaster RoversDoncaster2310763227537
5Port Vale2310762724337
6Grimsby Town23121103334-137
7Salford City2210662619736
8Crewe AlexandraCrewe229942619736
9Chesterfield2397737271034
10Bradford CityBradford229762824434
11MK Dons219483429531
12Bromley2271053126531
13Gillingham2293102221130
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham238693436-230
15Colchester UnitedColchester2251252623327
16Fleetwood TownFleetwood216962726127
17BarrowBarrow227692122-127
18Newport CountyNewport2275102938-926
19Tranmere RoversTranmere215791630-1422
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2364131935-1622
21Swindon TownSwindon2349102837-921
22Accrington StanleyAccrington2147102738-1119
23Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2246121734-1718
24Morecambe2345142039-1917
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