Match Info

League One - Round 22

Date: 26 December 2025, Friday

Location: Valley Parade (Bradford)

Referee: Stockbridge S. (Eng)

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	Bradford City		Wigan Athletic

	1	X	2
	2.32	3.2	2.85
	2.48	3.05	2.92	Watch
	2.28	3.2	3.19	Watch
	2.3	3	3.1
	2.33	3.13	3.14	Watch
	2.3	3.1	3.25
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.34 ↑ (1.93)	3.11 ↓ (3.42)	3.08 ↓ (3.84)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 6.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Bradford City
39.9%

Draw
29.9%

Wigan Athletic
30.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

48.4%

27.3%

24.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

50.3%

28.4%

23.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Bradford City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-8.5%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Bradford City's form might have worsened.

Wigan Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Wigan Athletic's recent form is better than expected.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Bradford City than the current prediction. (+10.4%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Bradford City, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Wigan Athletic than the current prediction. (-6.9%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Wigan Athletic, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
57.1%	19%	23.8%

Bradford City - Wigan Athletic Predictions

Users Predictions: 21 users predict this event. Bradford will win (votes: 12 - 57.1%). Wigan will win (votes: 5 - 23.8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 19%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Bradford: 35.9% – 78.3%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 2.25 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Bradford City will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Walker S. (G) 4. Wright J. 15. Baldwin A. 18. Kelly C. 2. Halliday B. 6. Power M. (C) 21. Metcalfe J. 3. Touray I. 10. Sarcevic A. 23. Pointon B. 11. Humphrys S.	1. Tickle S. (G) 4. Aimson W. 23. Carragher J. (C) 3. Fox M. 17. Smith M. 7. Murray F. 6. Weir J. 8. Wright C. 21. Borges Rodrigues R. 43. Bettoni H. 9. Saydee C.
Substitutes
25. Hilton J. (G) 8. Kavanagh C. 14. McIntyre T. 7. Neufville J. 24. Swan W. 26. Tilt C. 17. Wright T.	37. Asamoah M. 11. Costelloe D. 35. Francois T. 44. Hungbo J. 20. McManaman C. 30. Savin T. (G) 5. Sessegnon S.
Coaches
Alexander G.	Lowe R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
27', Weir J. 🟨,
45', 1 - 0, Humphrys S. ⚽, Touray I. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Pointon B. ↓, Wright T. ↑,
46', Metcalfe J. 🟨,
54', Aimson W. 🟨,
63', 1 - 1, Wright C. ⚽, Saydee C. (A),
66', Power M. 🟨,
70', Weir J. 🟨,
72', Bettoni H. ↓, Francois T. ↑,
76', Saydee C. ↓, Costelloe D. ↑,
78', Halliday B. ↓, Neufville J. ↑,
78', Kelly C. ↓, Swan W. ↑,
86', Smith M. 🟥,
90', 2 - 1, Wright J. ⚽,
90+2', Wright C. ↓, Asamoah M. ↑,
90+2', Touray I. ↓, Tilt C. ↑,

Preview

This match features a clash between the league leader and a mid-table team (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 1.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Recently, Wigan has had a series of home games.

Bradford will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Bradford: Pennington M. (Injury) Powell N. (Inactive)

There will not play in Wigan: Mabaya I. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Trevitt R. (Thigh Injury)

There are questionable in Bradford: Richards L. (Injury)

There are questionable in Wigan: Adeeko B. (Inactive) Asamoah M. (Inactive) Hungbo J. (Injury) Rogers J. (Injury)

In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Bradford won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 5:5. (average 0.8:0.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Bradford won 0 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 2:3. (average 0.7:1).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Bradford City
English League One
20.12.25	Leyton Orient - Bradford City	2:1 ✺
13.12.25	Bradford City - Reading	2:0 ✺
06.12.25	Plymouth Argyle - Bradford City	0:1 ✺
English EFL Trophy
02.12.25	Bolton Wanderers - Bradford City	3:0 ✺
English League One
29.11.25	Bradford City - Exeter City	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.9 LWWLW
- Wigan Athletic
English League One
20.12.25	Wigan Athletic - Blackpool	0:2 ✺
13.12.25	Huddersfield Town - Wigan Athletic	1:1 ✺
English FA Cup
06.12.25	Wigan Athletic - Barrow	3:2 penalties ✺
English League One
02.12.25	Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion	1:0 ✺
29.11.25	Wigan Athletic - Stevenage Borough	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.5 LTWWT

Latest Head to Head

Club Friendly
20.07.19	Bradford City - Wigan Athletic	1:1
English League One
14.03.18	Bradford City - Wigan Athletic	0:1
18.11.17	Wigan Athletic - Bradford City	1:2
19.03.16	Wigan Athletic - Bradford City	1:0
24.10.15	Bradford City - Wigan Athletic	1:1
English League Cup
30.10.12	Wigan Athletic - Bradford City	0:1 pen.

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