Bradford City vs Port Vale – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

29/12/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Valley Parade (Bradford).

League One - Round 23
Referee: Oldham S. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.74	0.39
Ball Possession
57%	43%
Total shots
15	7
Shots on target
2	1
Big Chances
1	0
Corner Kicks
11	3
Passes
63% (233/372)	51% (147/289)
Yellow Cards
3	3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.74	0.39
xG on target (xGOT)
0.20	0.07
Total shots
15	7
Shots on target
2	1
Shots off target
4	4
Blocked Shots
9	2
Shots inside the Box
8	4
Shots outside the Box
7	3
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Big Chances
1	0
Corner Kicks
11	3
Touches in opposition box
13	19
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	0
Free Kicks
12	6
Passes
63% (233/372)	51% (147/289)
Long passes
30% (28/93)	33% (26/79)
Passes in final third
55% (66/121)	39% (49/125)
Crosses
29% (7/24)	21% (3/14)
Expected assists (xA)
0.91	0.48
Throw-ins
33	31
Fouls
6	12
Tackles
59% (10/17)	47% (9/19)
Duels won
84	81
Clearances
39	35
Interceptions
7	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	0
xGOT faced
0.07	0.20
Goals prevented
0.07	-0.80

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
12', Kyle John 🟨,
14', Headley J. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
49', Stockley J. 🟨,
54', Tilt C. 🟨,
67', 1 - 0, Metcalfe J. ⚽,
77', Stockley J. ↓, Faal M. ↑,
78', Shipley J. ↓, Hall G. ↑,
88', Kyle John ↓, Curtis R. ↑,
90+5', Sarcevic A. 🟨,
90+8', Touray I. 🟨,
90+11', Wright T. ↓, McIntyre T. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Bradford City
54.9%

Draw
25.5%

Port Vale
19.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

49.4%

27.7%

22.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

50.7%

27%

22.3%

Bradford City - Port Vale Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.7 ↓ (1.86)	3.65 ↑ (3.32)	4.79 ↑ (4)	7.1% (9.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Bradford City - Port Vale?

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.75 - Bradford (1.87) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

1X2, 1st Half - Bradford (2.27) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Bradford City will win (29 of 32 users predict this - 90.63%).
Confidence interval (95%): 80.53% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Bradford City will win (9 of 10 users predict this - 90%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 12 high ROI users predict this event. Bradford (votes: 11 - 91.7%). Port Vale (votes: 1 - 8.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 1.
Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
In this match, Bradford is the team to beat.
There will not play in Bradford: Pennington M. (Injury) Powell N. (Inactive) Power M. (Yellow Cards) Richards L. (Injury)
There will not play in Port Vale: Garrity B. (Inactive) Gordon L. (Injury) Lawrence-Gabriel J. (Inactive) Ojo F. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Bradford: Cook A. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Port Vale: Hall C. (Inactive) Johnson M. (Inactive) Kyle John (Inactive)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 6 matches, drew 8 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 17:18. (average 0.9:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Bradford won 4 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 7:7. (average 0.7:0.7).

How many head-to-head matches has Bradford City won against Port Vale?

Bradford City has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Port Vale won against Bradford City?

Port Vale has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Bradford City - Port Vale were as follows:

09.12.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City Postponed

01.04.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City 2:0

26.12.2024 Bradford City - Port Vale 2:1

Latest results of Bradford City

26.12.2025 Bradford City - Wigan Athletic 2:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Leyton Orient - Bradford City 2:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Bradford City - Reading 2:0 ✺

09.12.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City Postponed ✺

06.12.2025 Plymouth Argyle - Bradford City 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Port Vale

26.12.2025 Huddersfield Town - Port Vale 5:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Port Vale - Peterborough United 0:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Luton Town - Port Vale 2:2 ✺

09.12.2025 Port Vale - Bradford City Postponed ✺

06.12.2025 Port Vale - Bristol Rovers 1:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	29	18	6	5	52:29	23	60
2	Lincoln	29	17	7	5	48:29	19	58
3	Bolton	30	14	10	6	38:27	11	52
4	Stockport County	29	15	7	7	42:35	7	52
5	Bradford City	28	14	7	7	36:31	5	49
6	Huddersfield	30	14	6	10	51:40	11	48
7	Luton	29	12	6	11	38:34	4	42
8	Stevenage	28	11	9	8	30:27	3	42
9	Wycombe	29	10	10	9	36:31	5	40
10	Reading	28	10	10	8	39:35	4	40
11	Mansfield	27	10	8	9	36:30	6	38
12	Peterborough	29	12	2	15	37:39	-2	38
13	Exeter	28	11	4	13	33:30	3	37
14	Barnsley	26	10	7	9	42:43	-1	37
15	Plymouth	29	11	4	14	36:42	-6	37
16	AFC Wimbledon	28	10	5	13	29:36	-7	35
17	Doncaster	29	9	6	14	33:46	-13	33
18	Blackpool	29	9	5	15	35:42	-7	32
19	Leyton Orient	29	9	5	15	40:49	-9	32
20	Wigan	28	7	10	11	29:34	-5	31
21	Rotherham	28	8	7	13	31:40	-9	31
22	Burton	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
23	Northampton	29	8	6	15	26:38	-12	30
24	Port Vale	27	5	6	16	20:38	-18	21

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two