Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford

League One · Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00 BST · Hillsborough

Updated 8 Nov 2026, 10:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Wednesday · Bradford

The model’s pre-match pick

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford — Bradford won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Under 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Under 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.87 at Betfair

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Under 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 55.7% of 140 landed (95% range 47.4–63.7%); it had given them 77.6% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford won 1–0 at Hillsborough in League One on Thursday 20 August. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sheffield Wednesday out-shot Bradford 13 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.36 xG to 0.62 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Bradford: Aden Baldwin (47’, assisted by Matthew Pennington).

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 Aden Baldwin’s goal on 47 minutes.

Discipline

T. Parsons showed two yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: Billy Mitchell (61’); Bradford: Matthew Pennington (77’).

What it changes

Sheffield Wednesday move down from fifth to eighth (two league matches played).

Bradford stay first after this result (two league matches played).

Bradford have won their last three matches in all competitions. Bradford have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Aden Baldwin (Bradford) 11.4, Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) 5.5 and Matthew Pennington (Bradford) 5.1 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Under 2.5 goals, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Oldham on 8 November 2026.

Bradford next travel to Leicester on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Oldham v Sheffield Wednesday, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Bradford: Leicester v Bradford, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford · League One
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: T. Parsons
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 3W 0D 2L · Bradford 3W 0D 2L

Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 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

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7.13

Corners

against 5.63 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.1 yellows

Referee · T. Parsons

21 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 10 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 15 August 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	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.13 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.63 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.63 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Parsons — 3.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21 fouls over 10 matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Goalkeeper

Sheffield Wednesday — 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
J. Lumley	2	94187 min	31.4 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 15 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lumley n 4	91.8	2.7 3/1

Sheffield Wednesday Defensive

Sheffield Wednesday — 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
G. Otegbayo	2	94187 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	62.9 /90	62.9 /90	10.5 /90
S. Swinkels	2	89178 min	21 /90	73.5 /90	31.5 /90	147.1 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90
L. Palmer	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90	44 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Y. Valery	1	8585 min	33.2 /90	22.1 /90	00 /90	66.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. Lowe	2	94187 min	41.9 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	125.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 15 August 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
G. Otegbayo n 8	87.4	1.7 5/5	1.2 4/4	A. Baldwin
M. Lowe n 8	90.8	1.2 3/2	0.2 2/0	M. Pennington
J. Lumley n 4	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
B. Bannan n 8	88.4	0.4 3/0	0.6 4/1	A. Sarcevic
Jarvis Thornton n 8	66.1	1.2 4/3	0.3 2/0	—
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Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 15 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	90.8	1.7 7/4
G. Otegbayo n 8	87.4	1.4 6/2
B. Bannan n 8	88.4	1 5/2
Jarvis Thornton n 8	66.1	1.5 6/2
J. Lowe n 8	72.9	0.6 4/0
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Sheffield Wednesday Attacking

Sheffield Wednesday — 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
C. Slattery	2	94187 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.4 /90	10.5 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90
H. Gray	2	80160 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.1 /90	21.1 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90
J. Lowe	2	62124 min	21.5 /90	00 /90	42.9 /90	32.2 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90
L. Barry	2	4079 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.1 /90	11.1 /90	22.3 /90	00 /90
Mason Paul James Burstow	1	6363 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 15 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	90.8	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
G. Otegbayo n 8	87.4	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Lumley n 4	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	88.4	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
Jarvis Thornton n 8	66.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
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Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 15 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Otegbayo n 8	87.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Lumley n 4	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Lowe n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Jarvis Thornton n 8	66.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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	2	90180 min	42 /90	00 /90	00 /90

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
M. Gillesphey	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	136.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90
M. Pennington	2	90180 min	84 /90	42 /90	42 /90	189 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
A. Baldwin	2	90179 min	21 /90	42 /90	00 /90	136.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90
A. Sarcevic	2	90180 min	63 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	147 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
J. Neufville	2	90180 min	73.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	105 /90	21 /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 15 August 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	82.4	1 7/0	0.4 3/0	—
A. Sarcevic n 8	78.9	1 5/2	0.6 3/1	B. Bannan
M. Pennington n 8	85.8	0.7 4/1	0.9 5/2	M. Lowe
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	1.4 7/3	0.9 5/2	G. Otegbayo
K. Jackson n 8	77	2 6/5	1.2 5/2	—
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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 15 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Neufville n 8	82.4	2.9 7/6
M. Pennington n 8	85.8	2.6 6/5
A. Sarcevic n 8	78.9	1.6 7/2
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	1.5 6/5
K. Jackson n 8	77	1.2 5/2
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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	2	73145 min	00 /90	00 /90	63.7 /90	21.2 /90	21.2 /90	10.6 /90
K. Jackson	2	64127 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	42.8 /90	00 /90
W. Swan	2	59117 min	10.8 /90	00 /90	32.3 /90	21.5 /90	10.8 /90	21.5 /90
B. Pointon	2	3263 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	00 /90	22.9 /90	22.9 /90
A. Sarcevic	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90	21 /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 15 August 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	78.9	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0
M. Pennington n 8	85.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Neufville n 8	82.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Jackson n 8	77	0.7 4/1	0.4 3/0
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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 15 August 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	78.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Pennington n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Neufville n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Baldwin n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
K. Jackson n 8	77	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Bradford
60%	Possession	40%
1.36	Expected goals (xG)	0.62
13	Shots	10
3	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	9
3	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
389	Passes	252
75%	Pass accuracy	61%

Sheffield Wednesday Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Y. Valery	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Lowe	90	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
B. Bannan	90	2	1	3	1	0	6.6
H. Gray	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.6
C. Slattery	90	1	0	1	5	0	6.9
J. Lowe	90	4	2	0	1	0	6.7
G. Otegbayo	81	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Cooper	69	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Mitchell	69	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
L. Barry	69	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
S. Swinkels sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Mason Paul James Burstow sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
K. Morrison sub	21	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Ricardo sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

Bradford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jon McCracken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
M. Pennington	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	Y	7
A. Baldwin	90	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	9
M. Gillesphey	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Neufville	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7
A. Sarcevic	90	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	7.2
I. Touray	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
C. Connolly	89	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
J. Beesley	78	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
K. Jackson	64	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
B. Pointon	63	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
W. Swan sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Phillips sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Powell sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
H. Cartwright sub	1	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 Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

BradfordWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Sheffield Wednesday#9 pos20 pts13 pl+8 GD

Bradford#7 pos22 pts13 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.69

Bradford scored0.77

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.08

Bradford conceded0.62

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford was Under 2.5 goals (best price 1.87 at Betfair).
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 3W 0D 2L; Bradford 3W 0D 2L.

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