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Hartlepool vs Bradford: result 5-0 and analysis

EFL Trophy1st RoundKick-off on September 3, 2013 at 06:00 PM (UTC)The Suit Direct Stadium, Hartlepool, County Durham

Hartlepool
5-0
Bradford

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What was the result of Hartlepool vs Bradford?

Hartlepool won 5-0 on September 3, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 25′L. JamesHartlepool
  • 48′Jonathan FranksHartlepool
  • 56′C. BurgessHartlepool
  • 59′Jack Louis Paul ComptonHartlepool (pen.)
  • 86′N. RodneyHartlepool

Official lineup for Hartlepool vs Bradford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Hartlepool

  1. 33L. James
  1. 4M. Dolan
  2. 7Jonathan Franks
  3. 11Andy Monkhouse
  4. 14Jack Louis Paul Compton
  5. 38B. Walker
  1. 2Neil Jeffrey Austin
  2. 6J. Baldwin
  3. 21M. Duckworth
  4. 35C. Burgess
  1. 1S. Flinders

Bradford

  1. 11Garry Thompson
  2. 20R. De Vita
  1. 4Richard Ravenhill
  2. 8J. Kennedy
  3. 14M. Yeates
  4. 24N. Doyle
  1. 2Stephen Darby
  2. 3James Meredith
  3. 15Matthew Taylor
  4. 23R. McArdle
  1. 12C. Ripley
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Hartlepool have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Bradford have 7, 4 and 4.

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

Hartlepool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2013Torquay(away)0-0League Two
Aug 24, 2013Fleetwood Town(home)0-1League Two
Aug 17, 2013York(away)0-0League Two
Aug 10, 2013Southend(home)0-1League Two
Aug 6, 2013Nottingham Forest(away)1-3League Cup
Bradford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2013Stevenage(away)1-1League One
Aug 24, 2013Sheffield Utd(home)2-0League One
Aug 17, 2013Port Vale(away)1-2League One
Aug 10, 2013Carlisle(home)4-0League One
Aug 6, 2013Huddersfield(away)1-2League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2012Hartlepool 0-0 BradfordEFL Trophy

Last archived meeting: Hartlepool vs Bradford on Oct 9, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Hartlepool score 0.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Bradford score 1.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Hartlepool0.51.253/154/15
Bradford1.81.168/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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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