Bradford City — Barnsley: statistics, head-to-head and preview
England. League One · 26.09.2026 14:00 · Match starts
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Bradford City and Barnsley meet on 26.09.2026 14:00 (UTC) in England. League One.
Form of Bradford City in the last 6 matches: wins 5, draws 0, defeats 1. Form of Barnsley in the last 6 matches: wins 1, draws 2, defeats 3.
Head-to-head meetings: 16. Wins of Bradford City: 2, wins of Barnsley: 8, draws: 5. The last meeting on 18.04.2026 11:30 ended Barnsley 2:2 Bradford City.
Bradford City: position 7 in the table, points: 22, matches played: 13. Barnsley: position 23 in the table, points: 9, matches played: 12.
More on the site: Bradford City statistics, Barnsley statistics, England. League One standings and results.
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Team playing styles
Bradford City
Strengths
- Aerial duelsVery Strong
- Defending set piecesStrong
- Protecting the leadStrong
- Stealing the ball from the oppositionStrong
Weaknesses
- Keeping possession of the ballWeak
- Finishing scoring chancesWeak
- Avoiding individual errorsWeak
Playing style
Control the game in the opposition's half Play with width Attempt crosses often Attacking down the right Attacking down the left Long balls Aggressive Consistent first eleven Opponents play aggressively against them
Barnsley
Strengths
- Creating chances through individual skillStrong
Weaknesses
- Finishing scoring chancesWeak
- Avoiding offsideWeak
- Defending against long shotsWeak
- Aerial duelsWeak
- Avoiding individual errorsWeak
Playing style
Take a lot of shots Attempt crosses often Attacking down the left Play the offside trap Aggressive
What to expect
- Bradford Citywill dominate in the airVery Likely
- will be shown a high number of cardsVery Likely
- Barnsleywill be shown a high number of cardsLikely
Ratings are based on the players' stats over the last two seasons.
Positional statistics
Bradford City
Attack sides
Left flank40%
Centre18%
Right flank42%
Where the game is played
34%Own third
39%Middle
27%Opponent third
Shot directions
Own
11% 75% 14%
Opponent
14% 73% 13%
Left flankCentreRight flank
Shot zones
Own
18% 56% 26%
Opponent
15% 44% 41%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box
Barnsley
Attack sides
Left flank40%
Centre22%
Right flank37%
Where the game is played
33%Own third
36%Middle
32%Opponent third
Shot directions
Own
18% 58% 25%
Opponent
11% 77% 11%
Left flankCentreRight flank
Shot zones
Own
7% 57% 36%
Opponent
8% 59% 33%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box
Season team stats
Average per match
Bradford CityBarnsleyGeneral
Fouls1514
Corners68
Goals11
Shots1017
Offsides12
Yellow cards23
Aerial duels won, %5643
Possession, %4953
Pass accuracy, %6771
Average rating6.86.4
Attack
Fouls won1411
Goals11
Shots1017
Shots on target44
Successful dribbles58
Dispossessed712
Offsides12
Defence
Tackles1714
Fouls1514
Interceptions8.78.9
Clearances31.327.9
Shots blocked3.93.3
Opponent shots10.112.6
Goals by situation
Goals / Shots (Conversion)
Open play0.6 / 6.1 (9%)0.4 / 10.4 (4%)
Set pieces0.4 / 3.1 (13%)0.1 / 5 (2%)
Counter attacks— / 1.10.1 / 1.1 (12%)
Penalties—0.3 / 0.3 (100%)
Total1 / 10.4 (9%)1 / 16.9 (5%)
Passes per match
Short284283
Long7968
Crosses2723
Through balls——
Total392375
Head-to-head
Bradford City?WWWWW
Matches played: 16
draws: 5
2 / 16
Wins
8 / 1617 / 43
Goals
26 / 4319 / 36
Yellow cards
17 / 361 / 3
Red cards
2 / 3
Barnsley?LDDLL
Matches
Previous matches: Bradford City
Previous matches: Barnsley
Match info
- Tournament
- First League
Upcoming matches: Bradford City
Upcoming matches: Barnsley
England. League One
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27:11 | +16 | 28 | WWWWD |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26:14 | +12 | 26 | WLDWW |
| 3 |  Oxford United | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20:11 | +9 | 23 | DWDWD |
| 4 |  Luton Town | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26:20 | +6 | 23 | WWWWL |
| 5 |  Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 23 | DWLLW |
| 6 |  Reading | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25:13 | +12 | 22 | DWWLW |
| 7 | Bradford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10:8 | +2 | 22 | LDDWD |
| 8 |  Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21:21 | 0 | 21 | LDLDW |
| 9 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22:14 | +8 | 20 | DDLLW |
| 10 |  Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22:19 | +3 | 19 | DWLWW |
| 11 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22:20 | +2 | 18 | WWWLW |
| 12 |  Mansfield Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20:18 | +2 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 13 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21:23 | -2 | 18 | WDDWL |
| 14 |  Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19:14 | +5 | 17 | WLLWD |
| 15 |  Burton Albion | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 17 | LWDDL |
| 16 |  Stevenage | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17:13 | +4 | 16 | DLWLW |
| 17 |  Notts County | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13:14 | -1 | 14 | WDWLL |
| 18 |  Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 13 | LDLLL |
| 19 |  Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17:21 | -4 | 12 | DLWLL |
| 20 |  Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14:22 | -8 | 12 | LLWLL |
| 21 |  Wigan Athletic | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11:22 | -11 | 10 | WLLLW |
| 22 |  Peterborough United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11:23 | -12 | 10 | LDLDW |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12:22 | -10 | 9 | DLLLL |
| 24 |  Bromley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13:33 | -20 | 9 | LLDLL |
- Promotion - Championship
- Promotion - First League (Play-off)
- Relegation - Ligue 2
Match forecast
Quick readBradford City favourite · 52%Over 2.5 55%Both teams to score 56%Goal peak 76-90
52%Win · Bradford City1.92
24%Draw4.24
24%Win · Barnsley4.09
2.88Expected goals
10Expected corners
4.8Expected cards
- The model expects 2.88 goals: 1.75 for Bradford City and 1.13 for Barnsley.
- Most likely score is 1–1 (11%), followed by 1–0 (10%).
- Corners: about 10 (5.1 — 4.9).
- Most goals in both teams' matches come in 76-90: 5 in total.
- Expected goals by half: 1st — 1.13, 2nd — 1.63.
Correct score by the model
1–111.1%1–09.9%2–19.7%2–08.6%0–16.3%1–26.2%3–15.7%0–05.6%2–25.5%
Scores 4+ goals: Bradford City — 10%, Barnsley — 3%
| Market | history | history | Model | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 94% | 1.06 |
| Over 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 78% | 1.28 |
| Over 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 55% | 1.82 |
| Over 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 32% | 3.08 |
| Over 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 16% | 6.09 |
Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (4), away team away (4). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.
Trends
- Scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- 5 wins in a row100%
- Unbeaten in 5 matches100%
- Winless in 5 matches100%
- Both teams scored in 3 matches in a row100%
- Scored in 3 matches in a row100%
- Won 5 of 5 matches after scoring first100%
- Under 3.5 goals in 8 of 9 matches89%
- Scored over 0.5 in 8 of 9 matches89%
- Conceded over 0.5 in 8 of 9 matches89%
- Over 2.5 cards in 8 of 9 matches89%
- Over 9.5 corners in 7 of 8 matches88%
Based on recent matches: home team — 9, away team — 9
Markets by recent matches
Bradford Citymatches: 4 · 4Barnsley
matches: 4 · 4Barnsley2.25Avg match total3.5
100%4/4Over 0.575%3/4
0%0/4Under 0.525%1/4
75%3/4Over 1.575%3/4
25%1/4Under 1.525%1/4
50%2/4Over 2.575%3/4
50%2/4Under 2.525%1/4
0%0/4Over 3.550%2/4
100%4/4Under 3.550%2/4
0%0/4Over 4.525%1/4
100%4/4Under 4.575%3/4
Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.
First goal and after
First to score…
Bradford CityBarnsley
Barnsley50%2/4Scores first67%2/3
100%2/2…and wins50%1/2
0%0/2…and draws0%0/2
0%0/2…and loses50%1/2
0%0/2…and then concedes100%2/2
First to concede…
50%2/4Concedes first33%1/3
100%2/2…and then scores0%0/1
50%1/2…and comes back to win0%0/1
0%0/2…and saves a draw0%0/1
Overall
0%0/4Scores in both halves50%2/4
100%4/4Scores at all50%2/4
- • Bradford City opened the scoring in 50% of matches.
- • Bradford City avoided defeat after conceding first in 50% of such matches.
- • Barnsley opened the scoring in 67% of matches.
- • Barnsley avoided defeat after conceding first in 0% of such matches.
Goals by time
matches: 4 · 4
| Bradford City | Barnsley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Ag. | % | Period | % | For | Ag. |
| 0 | 0 | 0% | 1–15 | 75% | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 25% | 16–30 | 50% | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 25% | 31–45 | 25% | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 75% | 46–60 | 25% | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 50% | 61–75 | 50% | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 25% | 76–90 | 50% | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 25% | 37–HT | 25% | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 25% | 87–FT | 25% | 0 | 1 |
- • Bradford City scores most in 46–60: 2 of 6 goals (33%).
- • Bradford City concedes most in 31–45: 1 of 3 conceded.
- • Bradford City scores 50% of goals after the 60th minute.
- • Barnsley scores most in 1–15: 2 of 6 goals (33%).
- • Barnsley concedes most in 16–30: 3 of 7 conceded.
- • Barnsley scores 50% of goals after the 60th minute.
- Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.
Corners and cards
Averages per match
Bradford CityBarnsley
Barnsley6.3Corners won, avg7.0
2.75Corners conceded, avg4.0
9.0Match corners, avg11.0
3.5Corners in 1st half, avg2.33
Match total
50%2/4Over 7.5100%3/3
50%2/4Over 8.567%2/3
50%2/4Over 9.567%2/3
25%1/4Over 10.567%2/3
25%1/4Over 11.567%2/3
1st half total
75%3/4Over 2.5100%3/3
75%3/4Over 3.567%2/3
75%3/4Over 4.533%1/3
50%2/4Over 5.50%0/3
Team total
75%3/4Team over 2.5 corners100%3/3
75%3/4Team over 3.5 corners100%3/3
50%2/4Team over 4.5 corners67%2/3
50%2/4Team over 5.5 corners67%2/3
50%2/4Team over 6.5 corners67%2/3
Corner handicap
50%2/4Handicap -2.567%2/3
50%2/4Handicap -1.567%2/3
75%3/4Handicap -0.567%2/3
100%4/4Handicap +0.5100%3/3
100%4/4Handicap +1.5100%3/3
100%4/4Handicap +2.5100%3/3
Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.
xG and shots
Bradford Cityper matchBarnsley
per matchBarnsley1.44xG for1.06
0.62xG against1.04
14.5Shots14.7
7.0Shots against8.7
5.0Shots on target2.67
2.0On target against3.3
10%Conversion10%
9.7Shots per goal9.8
14.3Fouls12.3
1.25Offsides3.7
- • Bradford City scores 0.06 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
- • Bradford City concedes 0.13 per match more than opponents' xG.
- • Barnsley scores 0.44 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
- • Barnsley concedes 0.96 per match more than opponents' xG.
Half-time / full-time
Row — after the 1st half, column — final result
Bradford Citymatches: 4
Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W1led and won0led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D1level → won0draw1level → lostHalf-time: L1comeback win0trailed → drew0trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)2:1 ×11:0 ×11:2 ×12:0 ×1
Barnsleymatches: 4
Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W1led and won0led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D0level → won1draw1level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew1trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)3:4 ×10:3 ×13:1 ×10:0 ×1
From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.
Markets in head-to-head
100%Over 1.56 of 6
83%Over 2.55 of 6
50%Over 3.53 of 6
67%Both teams to score4 of 6
17%Bradford City wins1 of 6
50%Barnsley wins3 of 6
33%Draw2 of 6
Head-to-head matches: 6 · 3.67 goals per match on average.