Bradford City

vs

Port Vale

Preview

Bradford City (home)

• Bradford City sit 3rd in League One with 37 points from 20 matches.
• Graham Alexander has overseen Bradford City’s charge to the top six since his appointment in November 2023, installing a high-tempo 3-4-2-1 system that is designed to play on the transition.
• The Bantams use their wing-backs to provide width, with the midfield four and strikers interchanging to maintain possession and the pressing to cause problems.
• Bradford have scored 1.70 goals per game at home in League One, but conceded just 0.90 per game.

Port Vale (away)

• Port Vale are bottom of the League One 2025-2026 standings with 15 points from 20 games.
• Darren Moore has installed a very different system to Alexander’s, with a back three again, but a more compact, physical approach to the game, with the wing-backs and midfield line helping out in front of the back line, and being dangerous from set pieces.
• The Valiants have one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five, and are winless in two away games, picking up a draw at Wycombe and a defeat to Reading.
• Port Vale average just 0.80 goals per away game in the league, and concede 1.20 per match.

Key Players

• Devante Cole (Port Vale) is a reliable outlet up front, with five goals in 14 appearances in the league, and will make things difficult for the Bantams’ defence.
• Antoni Sarcevic (Bradford) is the line leader with seven goals in 18 league games, with two in his last five.

Betting Insights

• Bradford City have a home record of seven wins, two draws and one loss.
• Bradford are the clear favorites at 1.9, with the visitors at 4.1.
• Under 2.5 goals is available at 1.7.

Prediction

• Bradford City’s superior home record and attacking numbers suggest they will edge it.
• However, with Under 2.5 goals at 1.7, expect a patient, low-scoring affair.