Blackburn vs Bradford: result 1-2 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 12, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire
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What was the result of Blackburn vs Bradford?
Bradford won 1-2 on August 12, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 2′I. TourayBradford
- 4′W. SwanBradford
- 45′D. De NeveBlackburn
Official lineup for Blackburn vs Bradford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Blackburn
4-2-3-1- 9M. Gueye
- 14D. De Neve
- 32I. Tyjon
- 18A. Henriksson
- 6S. Tronstad
- 8Sidnei Tavares
- 3H. Pickering
- 16S. Wharton
- 12L. Miller
- 31Kristi Montgomery
- 35N. Michalski
Bradford
3-4-2-1- 24W. Swan
- 17T. Wright
- 32G. Lapslie
- 3I. Touray
- 21J. Metcalfe
- 6M. Power
- 7J. Neufville
- 18C. Kelly
- 4J. Wright
- 15A. Baldwin
- 1S. Walker
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Bradford have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | NEC Nijmegen(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Elche(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Qatar SC(away) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Everton(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Northampton(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Wycombe(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Oldham(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Middlesbrough(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 3, 2025 | Fleetwood Town(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Blackburn wins, 0 draws, 1 Bradford win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2022 | Bradford 1-2 Blackburn | League Cup |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Bradford 2-0 Blackburn | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 29, 2018 | Blackburn 2-0 Bradford | League One |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Bradford 0-1 Blackburn | League One |
Last archived meeting: Bradford vs Blackburn on Aug 23, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Blackburn score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bradford score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Bradford | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy