Bradford v Southend result

Full-time · Bradford 3–0 Southend

League Two · Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:00 GMT · The Utilita Energy Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Bradford 3–0 Southend — Bradford won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford beat Southend 3–0 at The Utilita Energy Stadium in League Two on Tuesday 3 November. Southend are winless in their last 12 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Bradford led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Bradford: C. Cooke (5’, assisted by B. Clarke), E. Watt (33’, assisted by Clayton Andrew Donaldson) and H. Pritchard (43’, assisted by B. Clarke).

Discipline

The bookings — Bradford: Clayton Andrew Donaldson (77’) and H. Pritchard (80’); Southend: J. Demetriou (43’), Emile Acquah (54’) and T. Dieng (90’).

What it changes

It is Bradford’s first win over Southend since 16 December 2017, after three meetings without one (the 4 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Bradford’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 11, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, P. O'Connor (Bradford) 8.3, B. Clarke (Bradford) 8.2 and E. Watt (Bradford) 7.2 led the match.

Next up

Bradford next travel to Burton Albion on 20 October 2026.

Southend next host FC Halifax Town on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Bradford: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Southend: Southend v FC Halifax Town, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bradford 3–0 Southend · League Two
Venue: The Utilita Energy Stadium · Bradford, West Yorkshire
Referee: M. Edwards
Head-to-head (last 4): Bradford 1 · draws 0 · Southend 3 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Bradford 1W 1D 3L · Southend 0W 0D 5L

Bradford 3–0 Southend (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.83 / 2.38

Corners

against 3.83 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.5 / 2

Shots on target

against 5.83 / 4.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.83 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bradford for / against	Line	Southend for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.83 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	2.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.83 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	7.88 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.67 for · 14.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. 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
K. Guthrie n 8	62.8	3.6 8/7	2.3 6/3	—
L. Sutton n 8	69.8	2.9 8/7	1.3 6/2	—
G. Evans n 8	54.1	2.9 8/4	0.2 1/0	—
D. Mottley-Henry n 8	53.3	1.9 7/2	0.6 3/0	—
F. Cousin-Dawson n 3	47.7	1.9 2/1	2.5 2/1	—

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Evans n 8	54.1	2.5 5/3	0.8 3/1
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	69.5	2.3 7/4	0.6 3/1
H. Pritchard n 8	44.3	2.3 7/1	1 4/0
L. Novak n 8	90	2 8/5	1.5 7/4
K. Guthrie n 8	62.8	1.8 5/2	1.1 4/2

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Pritchard n 8	44.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
L. Novak n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
B. Clarke n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. French n 8	63.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
G. Evans n 8	54.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. O'Connor n 8	76.3	3.2 8/8
L. Sutton n 8	69.8	3.2 7/6
D. Mottley-Henry n 8	53.3	2.5 6/4
C. Wood n 8	90	2.3 8/5
B. Clarke n 8	70.9	2.1 7/3

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. O'Donnell n 8	90	3.6 6/5

Southend

Southend — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. 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
Kenny Coker n 3	12	2.5 1/0	0 0/0	—
E. Acquah n 8	58.4	2.3 6/4	1.5 4/3	—
L. Gard n 6	49.5	2.1 4/2	1.2 2/1	—
T. Dieng n 8	77	1.8 6/4	0.4 2/1	—
James Olayinka n 5	84	1.7 5/2	1.9 4/4	—

Southend — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rush n 8	15	2.3 1/1	0.8 1/0
C. Kelman n 8	81.3	1.5 5/4	0.8 4/2
L. Gard n 6	49.5	1.5 3/2	0.6 2/0
J. Green n 8	71.9	1.1 5/1	0.3 2/0
E. Acquah n 8	58.4	1 5/0	0.4 2/0

Southend — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+
L. Gard n 6	49.5	0.3 1/0
H. Lennon n 8	75	0.2 1/0
J. Green n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0
T. Clifford n 8	71.1	0.2 1/0
B. Goodship n 8	65	0.2 1/0

Southend — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Rush n 8	15	3.8 3/1
L. Gard n 6	49.5	2.7 3/2
Kenny Coker n 3	12	2.5 1/0
James Olayinka n 5	84	2.4 4/3
N. Ralph n 8	76.5	2.2 5/4

Southend — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Oxley n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bradford		Southend
57%	Possession	43%
12	Shots	14
6	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	6
7	Offsides	1
2	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
535	Passes	391
78%	Pass accuracy	72%

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. O'Donnell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
A. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.6
P. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8.5
R. Staunton	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Hosannah	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Cooke	90	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.5
C. Wood	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. Pritchard	90	1	0	5	2	0	0	Y	7.9
B. Clarke	90	0	2	1	1	5	0	0	8.2
E. Watt	89	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8
Clayton Andrew Donaldson	78	0	1	1	1	2	0	Y	6.9
D. Mottley-Henry sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Cousin-Dawson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Southend player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Oxley	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
E. Bwomono	90	0	0	3	1	0	6.7
S. Hobson	90	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
T. Dieng	90	2	1	2	2	Y	6.7
H. Lennon	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
T. Clifford	90	0	0	2	2	0	7
J. Demetriou	90	1	0	2	1	Y	6.5
James Olayinka	90	3	1	0	0	0	6.6
E. Acquah	89	3	1	0	0	Y	6.2
A. Nathaniel-George	85	0	0	2	0	0	5.9
B. Goodship	84	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
Terrell Evieoghene Oluwatoby Egbri sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Rush sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Sterling sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

BradfordWDLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

SouthendLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Bradford 1 · 0 draws · Southend 3 · 2.75 goals/game

2019-01-19 Bradford 0–4 Southend
2018-08-18 Southend 2–0 Bradford
2018-04-28 Bradford 0–2 Southend
2017-12-16 Southend 1–2 Bradford

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bradford#15 pos59 pts46 pl-5 GD

Southend#23 pos45 pts46 pl-29 GD

Goals per game

Bradford scored1.04

Southend scored0.63

Bradford conceded1.15

Southend conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Bradford and Southend?: In their last 4 meetings, Bradford won 1, Southend won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bradford and Southend?: Recent form — Bradford 1W 1D 3L; Southend 0W 0D 5L.

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