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Bradford vs Harrogate TownLeague Two 2018

Bradford
Bradford
FT
10
HT: 10
Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town
12/29/2022League TwoLeague Two · Round 24University of Bradford Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 134+ matches

Bradford46%
×Draw27%
Harrogate Town27%
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
1.40
Harrogate Town
1.02

Bradford creates 37% more chances

Season form · 134 home / 138 away

creates per match

Bradford
1.36
Harrogate Town
1.11

allows per match

Bradford
0.94
Harrogate Town
1.44

finishing

Bradford+0.00on par
Harrogate Town+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bradford

Harrogate Town
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
019%
025%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1113%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Bradford or draw
73%
Bradford or Harrogate Town
73%
Draw or Harrogate Town
54%

Winning margin

Bradford wins by 2+
22%
Harrogate Town wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Bradford 1+ goals
75%
Bradford 2+ goals
41%
Bradford 3+ goals
17%
Harrogate Town 1+ goals
64%
Harrogate Town 2+ goals
27%
Harrogate Town 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Bradford (draw refunded)
62%
Harrogate Town (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
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 homecreates 1.36, concedes 0.94 · 134 matches

Harrogate Town awaycreates 1.11, concedes 1.44 · 138 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 + Harrogate Town defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.40

Harrogate Town attack 1.11 + Bradford defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 46%?"

Bradford scores more
46%
level
27%
Harrogate Town scores more
27%

Bradford at 46% 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 46% 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

League Two: Bradford 1–0 Harrogate Town

Bradford beat Harrogate Town 1-0 in League Two on December 29, 2022.

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