Bradford City vs Grimsby Town

4 January 2025 · League Two · 2024/25 · Referee E Bell

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lewis Richards 45+1’
  • Richard Smallwood 48’ (pen)
  • Alex Pattison 69’
  • Cameron McJannet 51’

Match summary

Bradford City beat Grimsby Town 3-1. Bradford City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lewis Richards put Bradford City ahead in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Richard Smallwood made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 48th minute, Cameron McJannet pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 51st minute, and Alex Pattison made it 3-1 in the 69th minute.

Shots finished 19-7 to Bradford City, with 7 on target for Bradford City and 4 for Grimsby Town.

Match stats

Bradford City Grimsby Town
19 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bradford City Grimsby Town
Kick-off
Lewis Richards1-0 (Bradford City)
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Richard Smallwood
Penalty
2-0 (Bradford City)
48’
51’
Cameron McJannet2-1 (Grimsby Town)
Alex Pattison3-1 (Bradford City)
69’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bradford City
  • Aden Baldwin
  • Richard Smallwood
  • Antoni Sarcevic
  • George Lapslie
Grimsby Town
  • Tyrell Warren
  • Evan Khouri

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grimsby Town attacking Bradford City attacking 
11’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, off target 18’ Ciaran Kelly (Bradford City), open play, off target 18’ Ciaran Kelly (Bradford City), open play, saved 21’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, blocked 37’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), from a corner, off target 37’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, saved 37’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, saved 40’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, saved 46’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, goal 47’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 46’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, blocked 48’ Richard Smallwood (Bradford City), penalty, goal 50’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 51’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 53’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 60’ Jordan Davies (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 61’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 66’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 69’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, goal 74’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), from a corner, off target 74’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), from a corner, blocked 78’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, off target 87’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+1’ Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City), from a corner, blocked 90+3’ Callum Ainley (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+5’ Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 11’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, off target 18’ Ciaran Kelly (Bradford City), open play, off target 18’ Ciaran Kelly (Bradford City), open play, saved 21’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, blocked 37’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), from a corner, off target 37’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, saved 37’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, saved 40’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, saved 46’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, goal 47’ Evan Khouri (Grimsby Town), set piece, saved 46’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), open play, blocked 48’ Richard Smallwood (Bradford City), penalty, goal 50’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 51’ Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town), from a corner, goal 53’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 60’ Jordan Davies (Grimsby Town), open play, saved 61’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 66’ Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City), open play, off target 69’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, goal 74’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), from a corner, off target 74’ Lewis Richards (Bradford City), from a corner, blocked 78’ Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford City), open play, off target 87’ Danny Rose (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+1’ Vadaine Oliver (Bradford City), from a corner, blocked 90+3’ Callum Ainley (Grimsby Town), open play, off target 90+5’ Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
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90′ – – 2 – – – –
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90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – –
Bobby Pointon Taken off
89′ – – 2 – – – –
Calum Kavanagh Taken off
89′ – – 4 – – – –
Vadaine Oliver Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 – – – –
George Lapslie Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – –
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 50% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44
Grimsby Town win 23% Avg odds 4.17

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.