Bradford vs Luton: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 16, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)University of Bradford Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire
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What was the result of Bradford vs Luton?
Bradford won 2-1 on August 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 33′S. HumphrysBradford
- 48′B. PointonBradford
- 85′G. KoduaLuton
Official lineup for Bradford vs Luton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bradford
3-4-2-1- 11S. Humphrys
- 23B. Pointon
- 10A. Sarcevic
- 3I. Touray
- 20T. Leigh
- 6M. Power
- 7J. Neufville
- 26C. Tilt
- 15A. Baldwin
- 28M. Pennington
- 1S. Walker
Luton
3-4-2-1- 9J. Yates
- 18J. Clark
- 22Lamine Dabo
- 17N. Lonwijk
- 23G. Saville
- 26S. Baptiste
- 7M. Alli
- 3K. Naismith
- 5M. Andersen
- 6M. McGuinness
- 24Joshua Keeley
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bradford have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Luton have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Blackburn(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | Coventry(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Peterborough(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Aug 1, 2025 | AFC Wimbledon(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Tottenham(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Southend(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Bradford wins, 0 draws, 2 Luton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2019 | Bradford 0-1 Luton | League One |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Luton 4-0 Bradford | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Bradford score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Luton score 1.2 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Luton | 1.2 | 0.7 | 9 | 4/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bradford sit 2nd in League One (17 points from 9 matches) and Luton sit 13th (11 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bradford | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 13 | Luton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
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