Plymouth vs Bradford City

6 December 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Parsons

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Antoni Sarcevic 57’ (pen)

Match summary

Bradford City won 1-0 away at Plymouth. It was goalless at half-time.

Antoni Sarcevic put Bradford City ahead from the penalty spot in the 57th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Bradford City 1.34 from 9.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%

14 Shots 9

2 Shots on target 3

5 Corners 2

391 Passes 280

69.6% Pass accuracy 59.3%

13 Tackles 15

12 Fouls 15

1 Yellow cards 3

3 Offsides 3

Key events

Plymouth Bradford City

Kick-off

Owen OseniShot on target

1’

10’

Stephen HumphrysShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

57’

Antoni SarcevicPenalty

0-1

61’

Tyreik WrightShot on target

65’

Jenson MetcalfeFoul

Malachi BoatengFoul

67’

68’

Max PowerFoul

Mathias RossJulio Pleguezuelo

71’

Xavier AmaechiOwen Dale

71’

Kornél SzűcsJoe Edwards

78’

Law McCabeJoe Ralls

78’

82’

Will SwanStephen Humphrys

82’

Brad HallidayJosh Neufville

Owen OseniShot on target

90+1’

90+2’

Tom McIntyreJenson Metcalfe

90+5’

Brad HallidayTime wasting

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.

Plymouth 1.07 xGBradford City 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bradford City attacking Plymouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Plymouth 4-4-2 Starting XI

Bradford City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Conor Hazard	90′	2	1	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Joe Edwards Taken off	78′	1	2	1	1	–	33	–	–	–	–
Julio Pleguezuelo Taken off	71′	2	1	2	4	1	25	1	–	–	–
Alex Mitchell	90′	1	2	1	8	4	48	–	–	–	–
Mathias Ross Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	2	1	12	1	–	–	–
Kornél Szűcs Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	1	1	14	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Matthew Sorinola	90′	–	–	39	–	0.01	3	1	5	2	1	–
Owen Dale Taken off	71′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	–	3	1	2	–
Malachi Boateng	90′	–	–	31	1	0.04	2	1	6	3	4
Joe Ralls Taken off	78′	–	–	37	1	0.03	2	–	4	–	–	–
Jamie Paterson	90′	–	–	39	2	0.13	–	–	2	–	2	–
Law McCabe Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Owen Oseni	90′	–	–	4	2	0.29	0.01	–	–	–	16	–
Bali Mumba	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.04	1	5	1	37	–
Xavier Amaechi Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	12	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Sam Walker	90′	2	0	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Joe Wright	90′	1	–	1	3	1	26	–	–	–	–
Aden Baldwin	90′	–	1	1	4	3	38	1	–	–	–
Ciaran Kelly	90′	1	2	1	9	6	30	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Josh Neufville Taken off	82′	–	–	17	–	0.02	2	1	3	2	–	–
Max Power	90′	–	–	28	2	0.07	2	1	4	2	1
Jenson Metcalfe Taken off	89′	–	–	21	–	0.01	5	–	10	3	2
Ibou Touray	90′	–	–	27	1	0.06	1	3	1	1	–	–
Antoni Sarcevic	90′	1	–	21	1	0.01	1	–	4	3	2	–
Tyreik Wright	90′	–	–	19	–	0.03	1	1	6	–	2	–
Brad Halliday Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	9	–	0.00	1	1	3	–	1

Forwards2 players


Stephen Humphrys Taken off	82′	–	–	1	1	0.04	0.06	1	8	1	15	–
Will Swan Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	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

Plymouth win 33% Avg odds 2.80

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.33

Bradford City win 39% Avg odds 2.42

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth L L L W L

Bradford City D D L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Bradford City 1-1 Plymouth, 21 Apr 26 All Plymouth 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.