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Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 46
Apr 27, 2024 at 3pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Newport County

Bradford
4 - 1
Newport

Kavanagh (44'), Cook (45+1'), Pointon (57'), Walker (90+3')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Charsley (65')
Evans (50')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
Last Game: Barrow 1-2 Bradford
Tuesday, April 23 at 7.45pm in League Two

Newport County

All competitions
Last Game: Newport 0-1 Salford City
Saturday, April 20 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Bradford City 2-0 Newport County

 All the pressure is on Bradford in this particular fixture, but considering they could earn a playoff position that is something they are likely to relish. With Newport being on a dreadful run of form there should be no shortage of confidence for the Bantams, who will expect to take all three points. 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 50.34%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Newport County had a probability of 24.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Newport County win it was 0-1 (7.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.

Result
Bradford CityDrawNewport County
50.34% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07) 24.85% (0.062000000000001 0.06) 24.81% (0.004999999999999 0)
Both teams to score 52.1% (-0.195 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.74% (-0.257 -0.26)50.26% (0.256 0.26)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.79% (-0.229 -0.23)72.21% (0.227 0.23)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.02% (-0.131 -0.13)19.97% (0.129 0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.85% (-0.207 -0.21)52.14% (0.206 0.21)
Newport County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.1% (-0.137 -0.14)34.89% (0.136 0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.37% (-0.142 -0.14)71.63% (0.14100000000001 0.14)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 50.33%
    Newport County 24.81%
    Draw 24.84%
Bradford CityDrawNewport County
1-0 @ 11.22% (0.07 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.52% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.04% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
3-1 @ 5.11% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-0 @ 4.86% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.69% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.06% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.96% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.08% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 50.33%
1-1 @ 11.81% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
0-0 @ 6.97% (0.071000000000001 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.01% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-3 @ 0.94% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.84%
0-1 @ 7.34% (0.049 0.05)
1-2 @ 6.22% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.86% (0.012 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.18% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.76% (-0.015 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.36% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 24.81%

How you voted: Bradford vs Newport

Bradford City
71.4%
Draw
0.0%
Newport County
28.6%
7
Head to Head
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Gameweek 9
Newport
1-4
Bradford
Bogle (35')
Evans (72'), Drysdale (85')
Cook (14', 29', 90+1'), Tulloch (26')
Ridehalgh (84')
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Newport
1-1
Bradford
Ridehalgh (61' og.)
Cook (36')
Aug 13, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 3
Bradford
2-0
Newport
Smallwood (7'), Chapman (53')
Banks (66')

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Drysdale (45+5')
Mar 26, 2022 3pm
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Bradford
0-0
Newport
O'Connor (68')
Telford (67'), Street (68')
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Newport
0-0
Bradford
Cooper (71'), Baker-Richardson (90')
Ridehalgh (36'), O'Connor (45'), Watt (82')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CStockport CountyStockport462711896484892
4MK Dons462391483681578
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster46218177368571
6Crewe AlexandraCrewe461914136965471
7Crawley TownCrawley46217187367670
8BarrowBarrow461815136256669
9Bradford CityBradford461912156159269
10AFC Wimbledon4617141564511365
11Walsall461811176973-465
12Gillingham461810184657-1164
13Harrogate TownHarrogate461712176069-963
14Notts County46187218986361
15Morecambe461710196781-1458
16Tranmere RoversTranmere46176236770-357
17Accrington StanleyAccrington46169216371-857
18Newport CountyNewport46167236276-1455
19Swindon TownSwindon461412207783-654
20Salford City461312216682-1651
21Grimsby Town461116195774-1749
22Colchester UnitedColchester461112235980-2145
RSutton UnitedSutton46915225984-2542
RForest Green RoversForest Green46119264478-3442
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