Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Bradford City
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.2 – 1.1
- Actual xG
- 1.3 – 0.5
- Goals
- 1 – 2
Footybot saw it as open: Blackburn Rovers 37%, the draw 28%, Bradford City 34%.
Bradford City won although Blackburn Rovers made the better chances (1.3 xG to 0.5): a result the chances didn't back.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Curtis Tilt, 59.6 in 46′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Blackburn Rovers
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 0–1 | at West Bromwich Albion |
Bradford City
No earlier result in Footybot's data.
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Blackburn Rovers
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Cantwell | 27 | 76.0 | – |
| Scott Wharton | 90 | 53.2 | – |
| Dion De Neve | 73 | 49.4 | – |
| Sidnei Tavares | 73 | 48.5 | – |
| Lewis Miller | 90 | 46.9 | – |
| Nicholas Michalski | 90 | 46.0 | – |
| Kristi Montgomery | 90 | 44.2 | – |
| Makhtar Gueye | 90 | 43.8 | – |
| Sondre Tronstad | 59 | 43.2 | – |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | 40.9 | – |
| Yuki Ohashi | 17 | 37.7 | – |
| Axel Henriksson | 59 | 37.6 | – |
| Igor Tyjon | 63 | 34.4 | – |
| John Buckley | 17 | 31.0 | – |
| Augustus Kargbo | 31 | 28.2 | – |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 31 | 24.6 | – |
Bradford City
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Wright | 44 | 61.6 | – |
| Curtis Tilt | 46 | 59.6 | – |
| Sam Walker | 90 | 50.7 | – |
| Antoni Sarcevic | 30 | 49.4 | – |
| Jenson Metcalfe | 81 | 48.7 | – |
| Will Swan | 90 | 48.3 | – |
| George Lapslie | 60 | 44.8 | – |
| Matthew Pennington | 9 | 43.9 | – |
| Tyreik Wright | 60 | 40.8 | – |
| Ibou Touray | 90 | 40.7 | – |
| Max Power | 90 | 39.1 | – |
| Stephen Humphrys | 30 | 37.6 | – |
| Aden Baldwin | 90 | 31.8 | – |
| Josh Neufville | 90 | 30.7 | – |
| Ciaran Kelly | 81 | 29.4 | – |
| Tommy Leigh | 9 | 22.0 | – |