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Bradford vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 3-1 and analysis

EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on August 30, 2022 at 06:30 PM (UTC)University of Bradford Stadium, Bradford, West Yorkshire

Bradford
3-1
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Bradford vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Bradford won 3-1 on August 30, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 36′J. YoungBradford
  • 38′M. SmithSheffield Wednesday (pen.)
  • 75′J. YoungBradford
  • 83′K. HarrattBradford

Official lineup for Bradford vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bradford

4-2-3-1
  1. 21J. Young
  1. 19V. Oliver
  2. 16R. East
  3. 20H. Chapman
  1. 18L. Sutton
  2. 4Y. Songo'o
  1. 6R. Smallwood
  2. 15O. Odusina
  3. 14M. Foulds
  4. 17L. Hendrie
  1. 1H. Lewis

Sheffield Wednesday

3-5-2
  1. 45A. Mighten
  2. 24M. Smith
  1. 29A. Hunt
  2. 16D. Agbontohoma
  3. 4W. Vaulks
  4. 3J. Brown
  5. 6D. Iorfa
  1. 33R. James
  2. 13C. Paterson
  3. 32J. Hunt
  1. 25C. Dawson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bradford have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bradford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2022Crewe(home)0-0League Two
Aug 23, 2022Blackburn(home)1-2League Cup
Aug 20, 2022Hartlepool(away)3-1League Two
Aug 16, 2022Colchester(away)0-1League Two
Aug 13, 2022Newport County(home)2-0League Two
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2022Forest Green(home)5-0League One
Aug 23, 2022Rochdale(home)3-0League Cup
Aug 20, 2022Bolton(away)2-0League One
Aug 16, 2022Peterborough(away)0-2League One
Aug 13, 2022Charlton(home)1-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Bradford wins, 1 draw, 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2011Bradford 0-0 Sheffield WednesdayEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Bradford vs Sheffield Wednesday on Aug 30, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Bradford score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.5 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bradford1.51.357/158/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.51.084/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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2Bradford3201856

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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

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