Luton vs Bradford City

19 September 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee R Martin

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bobby Pointon 4’

Match summary

Bradford City took a 1-0 win at Luton. Bradford City led 1-0 at half-time.

Bobby Pointon put Bradford City ahead with a header in the 4th minute.

Luton can feel hard done by, creating 1.03 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Bradford City's 0.29 from 5. Luton had a player sent off.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
15 Shots 5
3 Shots on target 3
14 Corners 3
56 Attacks 33
49 Dangerous attacks 22
498 Passes 285
80.7% Pass accuracy 64.6%
6 Tackles 15
17 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0

Key events

Luton Bradford City
Kick-off
4’
Bobby PointonHeader0-1 (Bradford City)
10’
Callum ConnollyShot on target
Kasey PalmerShot on target
15’
Corner
22’
24’
Corner
Emilio LawrenceShot on target
28’
Corner
28’
Corner
28’
33’
Corner
Corner
37’
Corner
38’
Corner
38’
42’
Corner
Half-time0-1
46’
Callum ConnollyFoul
Second half underway
Corner
48’
Corner
53’
Corner
53’
Daniel GoreFoul
60’
62’
Nick PowellJake Beesley
62’
Kieran MorganJosh Neufville
Jordan ClarkKasey Palmer
66’
67’
Antoni SarcevicFoul
72’
Kieran MorganFoul
Corner
73’
Nahki WellsDaniel Gore
75’
Isaiah JonesEmilio Lawrence
75’
Jamie DonleyJake Richards
75’
76’
Kayden JacksonShot on target
Corner
77’
Corner
78’
Corner
80’
Harrison AshbyArgument
83’
84’
Corey O'KeeffeBobby Pointon
84’
Macauley GillespheyAden Baldwin
Gideon KoduaHakeem Odofin
84’
Gideon KoduaShot on target
90+1’
90+4’
Macauley GillespheyFoul
Corner
90+4’
Harrison AshbySecond yellowArgument
90+5’
Full-time0-1

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 0.29 4’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), 0-1 4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 0.29 4’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), 0-1 Pointon 4’
Luton 1.03 xGBradford City 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bradford City attacking Luton attacking 
90+5’ Mads Andersen (Luton), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 38’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 31’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Liam Walsh (Luton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Mads Andersen (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Kayden Jackson (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Harrison Ashby (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Callum Connolly (Bradford City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nick Powell (Bradford City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Mads Andersen (Luton), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 38’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), from a corner, 0.15 xG, blocked 31’ Ibou Touray (Bradford City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 21’ Liam Walsh (Luton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Mads Andersen (Luton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Kayden Jackson (Bradford City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Gideon Kodua (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Kasey Palmer (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Harrison Ashby (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Callum Marshall (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+7’ Jordan Clark (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Emilio Lawrence (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Callum Connolly (Bradford City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nick Powell (Bradford City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Luton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Shea
Odofin 84’
Andersen
Johnston
Ashby
Gore 75’
Walsh
Lawrence 75’
Palmer 66’
Richards 75’
Marshall
Bradford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
McCracken
Pennington
Baldwin 84’
Pratt
Touray
Pointon 84’
Connolly
Neufville 62’
Sarcevic
Jackson
Beesley 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
James Shea
90′ 2 1 32 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Harrison Ashby Sent off
90′ – – – 5 1 51 2 – –
Hakeem Odofin Taken off
84′ 1 2 – 4 2 39 1 – – –
Mads Andersen
90′ – 1 – 4 3 56 2 – – –
George Johnston
90′ 1 1 – 7 6 68 – – – –
Isaiah Jones Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – 2 1 8 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Daniel Gore Taken off
75′ – – 44 – 0.01 2 – 6 1 2
Liam Walsh
90′ – – 80 2 0.66 – – – 1 – –
Jake Richards Taken off
75′ – – 26 2 0.10 – – 3 – 3 –
Kasey Palmer Taken off
66′ – – 26 4 0.16 – – 5 3 2 –
Emilio Lawrence Taken off
75′ – – 26 1 0.09 – 1 1 1 – –
Jordan Clark Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 13 – 0.02 1 – 2 1 – –
Jamie Donley Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 10 1 0.08 – – – – – –
Gideon Kodua Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 2 – 0.01 1 – 2 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Callum Marshall
90′ – – 3 – 0.16 0.02 1 2 2 14 –
Nahki Wells Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.00 – 1 – 3 –
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

Luton win 45% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Bradford City win 28% Avg odds 3.32

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

Form going into the game

Luton DLWDL
Bradford City WLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Luton 2-1 Bradford City, 07 Feb 26 Next meeting: Bradford City vs Luton, 17 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Luton vs Bradford City 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.