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Bradford vs Gillingham — League Two 2018

Bradford
Bradford
FT
2 – 1
HT: 2 – 1
Gillingham
Gillingham
10/19/2024League TwoLeague Two · Round 12University of Bradford Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 92+ matches

Bradford48%
×Draw28%
Gillingham25%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Bradford
1.36
Gillingham
0.89

Bradford creates 53% more chances

Season form · 134 home / 92 away

creates per match

Bradford
1.36
Gillingham
0.84

allows per match

Bradford
0.94
Gillingham
1.36

finishing

Bradford+0.00on par
Gillingham+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Under
  • Under61
  • Over39

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bradford ↓

Gillingham →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–011%
0–19%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–014%
1–113%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
89%11%1.5
66%34%2.5
39%61%3.5
19%81%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Bradford or draw
75%
Bradford or Gillingham
72%
Draw or Gillingham
52%

Winning margin

Bradford wins by 2+
23%
Gillingham wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Bradford 1+ goals
74%
Bradford 2+ goals
39%
Bradford 3+ goals
16%
Gillingham 1+ goals
59%
Gillingham 2+ goals
22%
Gillingham 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Bradford (draw refunded)
66%
Gillingham (draw refunded)
34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
31%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Bradford at home — creates 1.36, concedes 0.94 · 134 matches

Gillingham away — creates 0.84, concedes 1.36 · 92 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Bradford attack 1.36 + Gillingham defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.36

Gillingham attack 0.84 + Bradford defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.89

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Bradford scores more
48%
level
28%
Gillingham scores more
25%

Bradford at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Bradford will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Bradford vs Gillingham

Bradford beat Gillingham 2-1 in League Two on October 19, 2024.

The match was played at University of Bradford Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire.