Burton Albion vs Bradford City

21 March 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Carl Brook

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Alex Hartridge 41’
Tyrese Shade 58’

Tyreik Wright 90+2’

Match summary

Burton Albion won 2-1 at home to Bradford City. Burton Albion led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Hartridge put Burton Albion ahead with a header in the 41st minute, Tyrese Shade made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, and Tyreik Wright pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burton Albion created 1.01 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Bradford City 1.25 from 10.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%

12 Shots 10

5 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 8

270 Passes 427

57.8% Pass accuracy 68.9%

15 Tackles 17

10 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 5

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Burton Albion Bradford City

Kick-off

3’

Tyreik WrightShot on target

Tyrese ShadeShot on target

9’

18’

Bobby PointonFoul

22’

Tyreik WrightShot on target

35’

Stephen HumphrysAntoni Sarcevic

Alex HartridgeHeader

1-0

41’

Aden BaldwinArgument

Jake BeesleyShot on target

44’

Kyran LofthouseShot on target

45’

Half-time1-0

46’

Lee EvansJosh Neufville

46’

Ethan WheatleyWill Swan

Second half underway

Tyrese ShadeRight foot shot

2-0

58’

66’

Paul MullinBobby Pointon

Dylan WilliamsSulyman Krubally

74’

John Joshua MckiernanAndy Cannon

75’

76’

Ethan WheatleyFoul

77’

Jenson MetcalfeArgument

Kain AdomTyrese Shade

83’

87’

Stephen HumphrysShot on target

90+2’

Tyreik WrightLeft foot shot

2-1

90+4’

Joe WrightJenson Metcalfe

90+7’

Matthew PenningtonFoul

Brad CollinsTime wasting

90+9’

Full-time2-1

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.

Burton Albion 1.01 xGBradford City 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bradford City attacking Burton Albion attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Burton Albion 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Bradford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Brad Collins	90′	3	1	35	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Udoka Godwin-Malife	90′	1	–	1	4	2	26	–	–	–	–
Jasper Moon	90′	1	1	–	8	5	29	1	–	–	–
Alex Hartridge	90′	1	2	–	3	2	33	1	1	–	–
Toby Sibbick	90′	1	2	–	3	1	24	1	–	1	–

Midfielders6 players


Kyran Lofthouse	90′	–	–	24	1	0.15	5	1	8	–	1	–
Sulyman Krubally Taken off	74′	–	–	13	–	0.01	1	–	3	2	1	–
George Evans	90′	–	1	15	2	0.34	2	1	4	–	1	–
Andy Cannon Taken off	75′	–	–	21	–	0.02	1	1	3	3	1	–
Dylan Williams Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	1	2	–	1	–
John Joshua Mckiernan Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Jake Beesley	90′	–	–	5	1	0.53	0.03	2	12	2	20	–
Tyrese Shade Taken off	83′	1	–	2	2	0.26	0.02	1	1	–	19	–
Kain Adom Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Sam Walker	90′	3	2	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Matthew Pennington	90′	1	–	2	7	4	46	2	–	–
Aden Baldwin	90′	–	3	3	4	4	55	1	–	–
Curtis Tilt	90′	2	2	–	11	7	63	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Josh Neufville Taken off	45′	–	–	11	–	0.01	–	1	2	–	–	–
Jenson Metcalfe Taken off	89′	–	–	42	–	0.09	1	–	6	1	1
Max Power	90′	–	–	37	–	0.05	1	–	2	–	–	–
Tyreik Wright	90′	1	–	35	1	0.06	2	1	3	1	1	–
Antoni Sarcevic Taken off	35′	–	–	17	1	0.02	2	–	7	–	1	–
Lee Evans Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	44	2	0.36	3	–	5	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


Bobby Pointon Taken off	66′	–	–	1	–	0.30	0.03	2	3	1	23
Will Swan Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.10	1	2	–	6	–
Stephen Humphrys Came on as a substitute	55′	–	–	1	1	0.03	0.05	1	5	1	19	–
Ethan Wheatley Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	8
Paul Mullin Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

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

Burton Albion win 33% Avg odds 2.81

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21

Bradford City win 38% Avg odds 2.47

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

Form going into the game

Burton Albion L D L W L

Bradford City L W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Bradford City 1-2 Burton Albion, 08 Nov 25 Next meeting: Burton Albion 0-0 Bradford City, 20 Oct 26 All Burton Albion vs Bradford City meetings

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