Exeter City FC vs Bradford City AFC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Exeter City FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at St. James Park.
- Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- Bradford City AFC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Yates
- Assistant 1 Ollie Williams
- Assistant 2 Thomas Staten (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 02 May Bradford City AFC H 1–2 L 25 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D 18 Apr Stockport County FC H 3–3 D 11 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–2 D 06 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC H 3–0 W 03 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Exeter City FC A 2–1 W 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 Season Stats
Exeter City FC Bradford City AFC #21 Position #4 49 Points 77 46 Played 46 12 / 13 / 21 W / D / L 22 / 11 / 13 52 Scored 58 61 Conceded 51 -9 GD +7 1.07 PPG 1.67 26% Win % 48% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Exeter City FC this season30% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this seasonExeter City FC are 21st (49 pts). Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Bradford City AFC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Graham Alexander made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edward James on 15.
- 20' Exeter City FC is showing some good football. However, Exeter City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' What a strike from Kayden Jackson! The score is 0-1.
- 32' Liam Oakes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' 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.
- 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Andrew on 43.
- 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bradford City AFC that had 112 games and scored 105 goals.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Max Power. He receives a card.
- 56' 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.
- 61' It looks surprising Exeter City FC does not make any changes. Pierce Sweeney has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jenson Metcalfe made 306 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 79' Goal! Antoni Sarcevic scores his 11 goal in 323 matches.
- 84' George Lapslie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 86' The referee calls foul for Ryan Rydel. He receives a card.
- Full Time. Bradford City AFC beats Exeter City FC
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Exeter City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 21
- 26
- 12
- 7
- 2
- 14
- 23
- 40
- 9
- 34
- 45
Bench- 29
- 27
- 5
- 3
- 10
- 20
- 28
Coach Matt TaylorBradford City AFC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 1
- 6
- 19
- 4
- 26
- 32
- 10
- 7
- 3
- 15
- 21
Bench- 28
- 22
- 11
- 18
- 33
- 24
- 25
Coach Graham Alexander -
Head to Head
Exeter City FC Form
Bradford City AFC Form
2026-05-02 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 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