Bradford City vs Blackpool

27 September 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Atkinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Neufville 51’

Match summary

Bradford City beat Blackpool 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Neufville put Bradford City ahead in the 51st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bradford City created 0.68 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Blackpool 0.84 from 10.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
15 Shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 5
416 Passes 389
74.3% Pass accuracy 73.5%
20 Tackles 10
11 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Bradford City Blackpool
Kick-off
Max PowerFoul
7’
Ibou TourayFoul
23’
25’
Josh BowlerShot on target
29’
Michael IhiekweShot on target
37’
Dale TaylorNiall Ennis
Tom McIntyreFoul
45’
Half-time0-0
48’
Ashley FletcherShot on target
Second half underway
Josh NeufvilleRight foot shot1-0 (Bradford City)
51’
Andy CookWill Swan
54’
Alex PattisonTommy Leigh
54’
Alex PattisonShot on target
63’
66’
Tom BloxhamJordan Brown
67’
Lee EvansCJ Hamilton
67’
Emil HanssonJosh Bowler
Neill ByrneTom McIntyre
70’
Alex PattisonShot on target
76’
Jenson MetcalfeAntoni Sarcevic
90’
Ciaran KellyTyreik Wright
90’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 0.84 51’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), 1-0 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 0.84 51’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), 1-0 Neufville 51’
Bradford City 0.68 xGBlackpool 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackpool attacking Bradford City attacking 
50’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 81’ Dale Taylor (Blackpool), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 72’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 14’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Will Swan (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Max Power (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Brown (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Dale Taylor (Blackpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Michael Ihiekwe (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Max Power (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 41’ Tommy Leigh (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 81’ Dale Taylor (Blackpool), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 72’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 46’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Josh Neufville (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 4’ Will Swan (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Josh Bowler (Blackpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Max Power (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 6’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Brown (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Dale Taylor (Blackpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Michael Ihiekwe (Blackpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Max Power (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), from a corner, 0.00 xG, blocked 41’ Tommy Leigh (Bradford City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Bradford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Walker
Touray
Pennington
McIntyre 70’
Wright 90’
Power
Leigh 54’
Neufville
Sarcevic 90’
Pointon
Swan 54’
Blackpool 4-4-2 Starting XI
Peacock-Farrell
Coulson
Ihiekwe
Casey
Brown 66’
Morgan
Imray
Hamilton 67’
Bowler 67’
Ennis 37’
Fletcher

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sam Walker
90′ 3 0 25 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Matthew Pennington
90′ 1 1 1 8 6 58 1 – – –
Tom McIntyre Taken off
70′ 1 1 1 7 4 37 1 – –
Neill Byrne Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 3 3 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Ibou Touray
90′ – – 54 1 0.04 5 1 13 1 3
Josh Neufville
90′ 1 – 27 – 0.04 1 1 3 1 – –
Tommy Leigh Taken off
54′ – – 35 1 0.16 2 – 5 1 1 –
Max Power
90′ – – 48 4 0.07 2 – 6 2 3
Tyreik Wright Taken off
89′ – – 36 3 0.12 5 2 8 1 1 –
Antoni Sarcevic Taken off
89′ – – 19 – 0.03 – – 5 – 1 –
Alex Pattison Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 16 – 0.01 2 – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
Bobby Pointon
90′ – 1 4 – 0.10 0.06 1 2 – 30 –
Will Swan Taken off
54′ – – 1 – 0.06 0.01 – 1 – 9 –
Andy Cook Came on as a substitute
36′ – – – – – 0.07 1 5 1 11 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bradford City win 45% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Blackpool win 28% Avg odds 3.33

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bradford City DWLWW
Blackpool LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Blackpool 1-2 Bradford City, 04 Jan 26  All Bradford City vs Blackpool meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.