Bradford v Mansfield Town result

Full-time · Bradford 1–0 Mansfield Town

League One · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 BST · University of Bradford Stadium

Updated 8 Nov 2026, 16:03 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bradford · Mansfield Town · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Bradford 1–0 Mansfield Town — Bradford won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.30 at William Hill

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 78% of 5167 landed (95% range 76.8–79.1%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford beat Mansfield Town 1–0 at University of Bradford Stadium in League One on Saturday 5 September. It is Bradford’s first win over Mansfield Town since 8 November 2022, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Bradford led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bradford: Antoni Sarcevic (18’, assisted by Jake Beesley).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Antoni Sarcevic’s goal on 18 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Bradford 1.03, Mansfield Town 0.48, from 9 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Z. Kennard-Kettle showed four yellow cards — against 5.4 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bradford: Antoni Sarcevic (63’) and George Christopher John Pratt (90+1’); Mansfield Town: Louis Reed (60’) and Elliott Hewitt (87’).

What it changes

Bradford move up from seventh to fourth (five league matches played). Bradford have scored five goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Bradford have conceded four goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Mansfield Town move down from 12th to 13th (five league matches played). Mansfield Town have scored eight goals, the 12th-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Mansfield Town have conceded 11 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Neufville (Bradford) 7.7, Josh Neufville (Bradford) 7.5 and Harry Lewis (Mansfield Town) 5.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

Mansfield Town are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Bradford.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Bradford or Mansfield Town (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78% of the time in the last 90 days (4028 of 5167).

Next up

Bradford next travel to Leicester on 14 November 2026.

Mansfield Town next travel to Stevenage on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Bradford: Leicester v Bradford, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Mansfield Town: Stevenage v Mansfield Town, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Bradford 1–0 Mansfield Town · League One
Venue: University of Bradford Stadium · Bradford, West Yorkshire
Referee: Z. Kennard-Kettle
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Bradford 1 · draws 3 · Mansfield Town 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Bradford 2W 1D 2L · Mansfield Town 2W 0D 3L

Bradford 1–0 Mansfield Town (League One): 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 8 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.75 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.75

over 8 matches

8 / 4.63

Corners

against 4.57 / 5.13 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 2.14 / 4.5 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.14 / 2

Cards

against 1.29 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Bradford for / against	Line	Mansfield Town for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.75our book	2.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.71 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.14 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.25 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Z. Kennard-Kettle.

Bradford

Bradford Goalkeeper

Bradford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Jon McCracken	5	90450 min	81.6 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jon McCracken n 5	90	1.6 3/1

Bradford Defensive

Bradford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Baldwin	5	90449 min	102 /90	112.2 /90	20.4 /90	428.4 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90
M. Gillesphey	5	87434 min	81.7 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90	296 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90
M. Pennington	4	84334 min	123.2 /90	71.9 /90	61.6 /90	267 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90
R. Welch	2	58116 min	75.4 /90	21.6 /90	00 /90	107.8 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90
M. Pennington	1	6464 min	00 /90	34.2 /90	00 /90	22.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 2 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
J. Neufville n 8	89.1	0.8 6/0	0.4 3/0	L. Reed
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.9	0.5 3/1	0.9 5/2	L. Reed
Jon McCracken n 5	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/0	—
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	1.3 8/2	1 4/4	R. Sweeney
C. Connolly n 5	89.2	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0	L. Reed
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Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Neufville n 8	89.1	2.3 6/5
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.9	2.1 7/5
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	1.9 6/5
C. Connolly n 5	89.2	1.2 4/1
M. Gillesphey n 5	86.8	1.7 4/2
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Bradford Attacking

Bradford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Beesley	5	72360 min	00 /90	00 /90	102.5 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	41 /90
B. Pointon	5	52261 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	41.4 /90	31 /90	62.1 /90	31 /90
K. Jackson	5	50252 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	93.2 /90	00 /90
W. Swan	5	41205 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	52.2 /90	20.9 /90	20.9 /90	31.3 /90
A. Sarcevic	5	90450 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90	91.8 /90	40.8 /90
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Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 2 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. Sarcevic n 8	89.9	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
J. Neufville n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Jon McCracken n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
C. Connolly n 5	89.2	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0
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Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bradford before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Jon McCracken n 5	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Neufville n 8	89.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Connolly n 5	89.2	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
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Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town Goalkeeper

Mansfield Town — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Roberts	3	90270 min	82.7 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90
H. Lewis	2	90180 min	21 /90	84 /90	00 /90

Mansfield Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	3 7/6
H. Lewis n 5	90	1.2 1/0

Mansfield Town Defensive

Mansfield Town — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Oshilaja	5	90450 min	51 /90	102 /90	30.6 /90	244.8 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90
R. Sweeney	5	77383 min	71.6 /90	122.8 /90	30.7 /90	296.8 /90	61.4 /90	20.5 /90
F. Blake-Tracy	5	63316 min	41.1 /90	30.9 /90	51.4 /90	174.8 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
E. Hewitt	4	45178 min	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	21 /90	157.6 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
O. Dodgson	3	46138 min	21.3 /90	42.6 /90	21.3 /90	32 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90
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Mansfield Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 2 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
A. Oshilaja n 8	82	1 4/3	0.4 2/1	—
L. Reed n 8	81.9	1.2 7/1	0.1 1/0	C. Connolly
R. Sweeney n 8	81.6	1.1 5/1	1.2 6/3	A. Baldwin
L. Thompson n 5	68	1.6 4/1	2.1 4/3	—
R. Oates n 8	60.9	2.2 7/4	1.1 5/1	—
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Mansfield Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Oshilaja n 8	82	0.7 4/1
L. Reed n 8	81.9	2.7 7/6
R. Sweeney n 8	81.6	1.8 7/4
L. Thompson n 5	68	0.8 2/1
R. Oates n 8	60.9	1.3 5/2
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Mansfield Town Attacking

Mansfield Town — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Oates	5	64322 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	51.4 /90	30.8 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90
M. Smith	4	61242 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	31.1 /90
D. McGoldrick	3	55164 min	00 /90	00 /90	63.3 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90
T. Roberts	2	3366 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	00 /90
L. Reed	5	78391 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	81.8 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	20.5 /90
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Mansfield Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 2 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. Oshilaja n 8	82	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Reed n 8	81.9	1.4 6/1	0.5 3/1
R. Sweeney n 8	81.6	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
L. Thompson n 5	68	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
R. Oates n 8	60.9	1.5 5/3	0.7 4/0
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Mansfield Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 2 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Oshilaja n 8	82	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Reed n 8	81.9	0.3 2/0	0.4 1/1
R. Sweeney n 8	81.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Thompson n 5	68	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Oates n 8	60.9	0.4 2/0	0.6 2/1
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bradford		Mansfield Town
46%	Possession	54%
1.03	Expected goals (xG)	0.48
9	Shots	8
7	Shots on target	2
1	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	3
19	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
348	Passes	405
62%	Pass accuracy	69%

Bradford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jon McCracken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Pennington	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Baldwin	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
George Christopher John Pratt	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.1
J. Neufville	90	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	6.6
C. Connolly	90	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.3
J. Beesley	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
J. Neufville	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6.6
I. Touray	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
B. Pointon	71	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	6.4
A. Phillips	66	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.5
A. Sarcevic	65	1	0	2	2	2	1	Y	7.7
Henry Cartwright	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
K. Jackson	24	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.8
N. Powell	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Gillesphey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mansfield Town Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Oshilaja	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
G. Maris	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
L. Thompson	90	0	0	1	4	0	6
F. Blake-Tracy	90	2	0	0	0	0	5.6
H. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
M. Smith	80	2	2	0	2	0	5.9
L. Reed	66	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
K. Knoyle	64	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
N. Moriah-Welsh	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
R. Oates	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. McGoldrick	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Hendry	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
E. Hewitt	26	0	0	0	0	Y	6
L. Bolton	24	1	0	0	0	0	6.1
T. Roberts	10	0	0	0	1	0	6.4

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 Bradford v Mansfield Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BradfordWWDLL

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

Mansfield TownLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bradford 1 · 3 draws · Mansfield Town 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-03-17 Bradford 1–1 Mansfield Town
2026-01-01 Mansfield Town 3–0 Bradford
2024-03-16 Bradford 1–5 Mansfield Town
2023-09-02 Mansfield Town 0–0 Bradford
2023-02-04 Bradford 1–1 Mansfield Town
2022-11-08 Mansfield Town 1–2 Bradford

League standing · 2026/27

Bradford#7 pos22 pts13 pl+2 GD

Mansfield Town#11 pos19 pts13 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Bradford scored0.77

Mansfield Town scored1.54

Bradford conceded0.62

Mansfield Town conceded1.38

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Bradford v Mansfield Town?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Bradford v Mansfield Town was Home or Away (best price 1.30 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Bradford and Mansfield Town?: In their last 6 meetings, Bradford won 1, Mansfield Town won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bradford and Mansfield Town?: Recent form — Bradford 2W 1D 2L; Mansfield Town 2W 0D 3L.

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