Bradford City AFC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Bradford City AFC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Valley Parade.
- Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 21 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D 18 Apr Barnsley FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Stevenage FC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W 03 Apr Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D 18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–3 D 14 Apr Stevenage FC H 5–1 W 11 Apr Cardiff City FC A 0–2 L 06 Apr Stockport County FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Bradford City AFC Bolton Wanderers FC #4 Position #5 77 Points 75 46 Played 46 22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 19 / 18 / 9 58 Scored 70 51 Conceded 52 +7 GD +18 1.67 PPG 1.63 48% Win % 41% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season24% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this seasonBradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bradford City AFC to score. At the same time, Bolton Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bradford City AFC that had 111 games and scored 98 goals.
- 10' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Josh Neufville was booked on 15.
- 20' It’s high time Graham Alexander made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Bolton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Bolton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 36' Joe Wright was booked on 36.
- 41' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Bolton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' It looks surprising Bradford City AFC does not make any changes. Joe Wright has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Bolton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Josh Neufville on 65 minute.
- 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bolton Wanderers FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 72' Goal! Johnny Kenny scores his 4 goal in 406 matches.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Dempsey made 289 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a card on 79.
- 80' What an equalizer from Kayden Jackson!
- 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 87' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thierry Gale is hanging Ibrahim Cissoko on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Johnny Kenny departs to be replaced by John McAtee.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Bradford City AFC
Starting XI- 1
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- 19
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- 26
- 32
- 11
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7
Josh Neufville ↓ Nick Powell 65'
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- 15
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21
Jenson Metcalfe ↓ Will Swan 65'
Bench- 28
- 8
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22
Nick Powell ↑ 65'
- 33
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24
Will Swan ↑ 65'
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Coach Graham AlexanderBolton Wanderers FC
Starting XI-
8
Josh Sheehan ↓ Kyle Dempsey 87'
- 29
- 1
- 18
- 6
- 27
- 3
- 48
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9
Johnny Kenny ↓ John McAtee 90'
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20
Ibrahim Cissoko ↓ Thierry Gale 87'
- 19
Bench-
22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 87'
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45
John McAtee ↑ 90'
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11
Thierry Gale ↑ 87'
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- 15
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Coach Steven Schumacher -
Head to Head
Bradford City AFC Form
2026-04-25 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC WBolton Wanderers FC Form
2026-04-25 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-04-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–3 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2026-04-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–1 Stevenage FC W 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-04-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Stockport County FC D 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W