Doncaster 1–3 Bradford: Result & Stats | League Two

Doncaster

FT

1 – 3

HT: 1 – 2

Bradford

J. Ironside 7'

A. Cook 85', 27'

T. Smith 43'

12/22/2023

League Two · Round 23Eco-Power Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 74+ matches

Doncaster42%

×Draw27%

Bradford32%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

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

DoncasterExpected goals in this matchBradford

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.

1.36

1.15

Doncaster

1.36

Bradford

1.15

Doncaster creates 18% more chances

Season form · 74 home / 134 away

1.47

creates per match

1.12

1.18

allows per match

1.26

creates per match

Doncaster

1.47

Bradford

1.12

allows per match

Doncaster

1.18

Bradford

1.26

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Doncaster+0.00on par

Bradford+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Doncaster ↓

Bradford →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

71%29%2.5

46%54%3.5

24%76%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Doncaster or draw

68%

Doncaster or Bradford

73%

Draw or Bradford

58%

Winning margin

Doncaster wins by 2+

19%

Bradford wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Doncaster 1+ goals

74%

Doncaster 2+ goals

39%

Doncaster 3+ goals

16%

Bradford 1+ goals

68%

Bradford 2+ goals

32%

Bradford 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Doncaster (draw refunded)

57%

Bradford (draw refunded)

43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

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

Doncaster at home — creates 1.47, concedes 1.18 · 74 matches

Bradford away — creates 1.12, concedes 1.26 · 134 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Doncaster attack 1.47 + Bradford defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.36

Bradford attack 1.12 + Doncaster defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.15

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 42%?"

Doncaster scores more

42%

level

27%

Bradford scores more

32%

Doncaster at 42% 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 42% does not mean "Doncaster 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.

Player of the match

9

A. Cook

Bradford · F

9.9

Match Events

7'

J. Ironside

27'

A. Cook↳ J. Walker

43'

T. Smith↳ A. Cook

60'

J. Sterry← T. Nixon

60'

L. Molyneux← H. Biggins

65'

Jack Senior

70'

A. Pattison← J. Walker

84'

W. Flint← T. Rowe

84'

J. Goodman← J. Senior

85'

88'

90+5'

90+6'

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

DoncasterBradford

Overview

50%Possession50%

7Total Shots13

9Corners4

9Fouls13

Shots

7Total Shots13

2On Target5

1Off Target3

4Blocked5

5Inside Box9

2Outside Box4

Passing

50%Possession50%

336Total Passes344

187Accurate Passes183

56%Pass Accuracy53%

Goalkeeping

2Saves1

Discipline

9Fouls13

1Yellow Cards1

0Offsides3