Leyton Orient v Bradford result

Full-time · Leyton Orient 1–3 Bradford

League Cup · Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:45 BST · Brisbane Road

Updated 22 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Leyton Orient · Bradford · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Leyton Orient 1–3 Bradford — Bradford won this League Cup match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Under 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Under 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.80 at Betano

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Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford won 3–1 at Brisbane Road in the League Cup on Tuesday 8 September.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Bradford: an own goal by Macaulay Gillesphey (38’), Will Swan (45’, assisted by Stephen Humphrys), Stephen Humphrys (58’, assisted by Kayden Jackson) and Nick Powell (88’, assisted by Macaulay Gillesphey).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Leyton Orient 1.62, Bradford 2.67, from 16 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Duckworth showed four yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 25 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Leyton Orient: Theodore Archibald (23’), Idris El Mizouni (44’) and Phillip Chinedu (49’); Bradford: George Lapslie (40’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Stephen Humphrys (Bradford) 9.3, Will Swan (Bradford) 7.2 and Idris El Mizouni (Leyton Orient) 6.7 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Under 2.5 goals, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call.

Next up

Leyton Orient next travel to Reading on 21 October 2026.

Bradford next travel to Burton Albion on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Leyton Orient: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Bradford: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Leyton Orient 1–3 Bradford · League Cup
Venue: Brisbane Road · London
Referee: E. Duckworth
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Leyton Orient 3 · draws 2 · Bradford 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Leyton Orient 2W 2D 1L · Bradford 2W 1D 2L

Leyton Orient 1–3 Bradford (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 22 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 7.63

Corners

against 4.25 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 2.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.38

Cards

against 2 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Leyton Orient for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	0.88 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.63 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.13 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.25 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Duckworth.

Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Oyekunle n 8	22	4.1 3/2	2 2/1	—
Jaze Kabia n 8	61.6	2.9 7/4	2.7 8/5	—
T. Archibald n 8	50.9	2.9 6/4	1.5 3/1	G. Lapslie
P. Chinedu n 8	71.5	2.4 6/5	1.3 5/3	—
S. Clare n 8	37.9	2.4 3/1	1.2 4/0	K. Jackson

Leyton Orient — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Connolly n 8	72.8	2.8 8/6	1.1 5/2
Y. Akhamrich n 8	75.5	2.2 6/3	1.3 4/2
Jaze Kabia n 8	61.6	2.2 6/3	1.3 4/1
D. Ballard n 8	46.5	1.9 7/1	0.7 3/0
D. Mitchell n 8	54.9	1.8 5/3	0.6 3/0

Leyton Orient — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jaze Kabia n 8	61.6	0.7 3/1	0.4 2/0
T. Springett n 8	33.3	0.3 1/0	0.7 2/0
A. Connolly n 8	72.8	0.5 3/0	0.3 1/1
D. Mitchell n 8	54.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
D. Ballard n 8	46.5	0.7 3/0	0 0/0

Leyton Orient — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. El Mizouni n 8	76.3	3.8 8/6
F. Stevens n 8	72.3	3.3 7/4
S. Clare n 8	37.9	2.7 6/3
T. Springett n 8	33.3	2.4 4/2
T. Archibald n 8	50.9	2.2 6/2

Leyton Orient — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Noah Phillips n 4	79.5	3.1 4/2
N. Baxter n 8	84.6	2.4 6/3

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Powell n 8	21.8	3.6 6/1	3.1 5/1	—
H. Cartwright n 8	22.8	2.5 4/1	0.5 1/0	—
G. Lapslie n 8	62.6	2.3 6/4	2 6/3	T. Archibald
B. Pointon n 8	50.8	2.2 6/2	1.6 4/2	—
K. Jackson n 8	53.5	2.1 7/2	1.5 5/2	S. Clare

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Powell n 8	21.8	5.2 5/3	2.6 4/1
A. Phillips n 8	51.1	2.6 6/3	1.3 3/2
W. Swan n 8	40.1	2.2 4/3	0.8 3/0
J. Beesley n 8	75.1	1.9 6/4	0.9 4/2
T. Wright n 8	74.8	1.8 5/5	1.4 4/4

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Wright n 8	74.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
H. Cartwright n 8	22.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
N. Powell n 8	21.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
A. Phillips n 8	51.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Welch n 8	29	4.7 5/2
H. Cartwright n 8	22.8	3.5 4/2
G. Lapslie n 8	62.6	3.4 8/5
B. Pointon n 8	50.8	2.7 6/4
A. Sarcevic n 8	79.1	2.6 8/5

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jon McCracken n 8	87	2.5 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Leyton Orient		Bradford
43%	Possession	57%
1.62	Expected goals (xG)	2.67
16	Shots	17
4	Shots on target	9
6	Shots off target	3
6	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	14
8	Corners	12
3	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
373	Passes	334
71%	Pass accuracy	67%

Leyton Orient player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Springett	90	1	0	1	0	0	5.5
S. Clare	90	0	0	3	2	0	6.3
I. El Mizouni	90	1	0	0	5	Y	6.1
J. Morris	90	1	1	0	4	0	5.9
N. Oyekunle	90	2	1	1	0	0	6.4
Noah Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
P. Chinedu	67	0	0	0	1	Y	5
A. Dobra	66	3	1	1	3	0	6.4
T. Archibald	66	2	0	1	0	Y	5.6
W. Forrester	45	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
I. Hayden	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Olowu	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
F. Stevens	45	0	0	1	0	0	5.3
D. Scarlett	24	2	0	0	1	0	6.5
Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens	24	1	0	1	0	0	5.8
Y. Akhamrich	23	2	1	0	0	0	6.7

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Welch	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.1
M. Gillesphey	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5.9
K. Jackson	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
G. Lapslie	90	0	0	0	0	3	6	Y	6.3
C. O'Keeffe	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.3
Jon McCracken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
W. Swan	89	1	0	2	2	2	3	0	7.8
Kieran Morgan	83	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.4
Henry Cartwright	62	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Humphrys	62	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	8.8
H. Matthews	62	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
A. Baldwin	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. Connolly	28	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.7
N. Powell	28	1	0	5	4	2	0	0	7.7
A. Phillips	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
I. Touray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Leyton Orient v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Leyton OrientWDLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BradfordWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Leyton Orient 3 · 2 draws · Bradford 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-03-07 Bradford 2–1 Leyton Orient
2025-12-20 Leyton Orient 2–1 Bradford
2023-05-08 Bradford 1–1 Leyton Orient
2022-12-03 Leyton Orient 3–0 Bradford
2022-02-01 Bradford 1–1 Leyton Orient
2021-08-28 Leyton Orient 2–0 Bradford

Goals per game

Leyton Orient scored1.8

Bradford scored0.6

Leyton Orient conceded0.8

Bradford conceded0.8

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Leyton Orient v Bradford?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Leyton Orient v Bradford was Under 2.5 goals (best price 1.80 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Leyton Orient and Bradford?: In their last 6 meetings, Leyton Orient won 3, Bradford won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Leyton Orient and Bradford?: Recent form — Leyton Orient 2W 2D 1L; Bradford 2W 1D 2L.

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