Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford: result 0-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 20, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Hillsborough, Sheffield
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What was the result of Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford?
Bradford won 0-1 on August 20, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 47′A. BaldwinBradford
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Bradford win at 37%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sheffield Wednesday
4-2-3-1- 9J. Lowe
- 11L. Barry
- 8C. Slattery
- 24H. Gray
- 16B. Mitchell
- 10B. Bannan
- 3M. Lowe
- 6L. Cooper
- 22G. Otegbayo
- 7Y. Valery
- 1J. Lumley
Bradford
3-4-2-1- 9J. Beesley
- 23B. Pointon
- 19K. Jackson
- 3I. Touray
- 6C. Connolly
- 10A. Sarcevic
- 7J. Neufville
- 5M. Gillesphey
- 15A. Baldwin
- 28M. Pennington
- 21J. McCracken
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sheffield Wednesday have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Bradford have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Leyton Orient(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Bolton(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Accrington ST(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Preston(home) | 3-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Peterborough(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Rochdale(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Preston(home) | 3-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Accrington ST(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw, 1 Bradford win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2022 | Bradford 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Bradford 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday | EFL Trophy |
Last archived meeting: Bradford vs Sheffield Wednesday on Aug 30, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Sheffield Wednesday score 0.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bradford score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Bradford | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sheffield Wednesday sit 9th in League One (20 points from 13 matches) and Bradford sit 7th (22 points from 13 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bradford | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 20 |
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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