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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
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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