Harrogate Town v Bradford result

Full-time · Harrogate Town 2–1 Bradford

League Two · Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:30 BST

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Harrogate Town 2–1 Bradford — Harrogate Town won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Harrogate Town beat Bradford 2–1 in League Two on Saturday 28 September.

The goals

Harrogate Town led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Harrogate Town: Stephen Dooley (11’, assisted by Toby Sims) and E. Taylor (23’, assisted by J. Daly); Bradford: Andrew Cook (28’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Harrogate Town 0.00, Bradford 0.00, from 11 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Coy showed three yellow cards — against 2.7 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Harrogate Town: James Belshaw (89’) and L. Sutton (90+3’); Bradford: James Walker (40’).

What it changes

Bradford are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Andrew Cook (Bradford) 6.7, Stephen Dooley (Harrogate Town) 6.1 and Toby Sims (Harrogate Town) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Harrogate Town next host Sutton Utd on 24 October 2026.

Bradford next travel to Oxford United on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Harrogate Town: Harrogate Town v Sutton Utd, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bradford: Oxford United v Bradford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Harrogate Town 2–1 Bradford · League Two
Referee: M. Coy
Head-to-head (last 6): Harrogate Town 3 · draws 1 · Bradford 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Harrogate Town 1W 0D 4L · Bradford 2W 1D 2L

Harrogate Town 2–1 Bradford (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.75 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 6.5

Corners

against 5.5 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.25 / 6

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 2.75

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Harrogate Town for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	8.5 for · 14.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	15.75 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15.5 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: M. Coy.

Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. 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. Falkingham n 8	27.9	2.8 4/2	1.2 3/0	J. Walker
J. March n 8	54	2.1 4/3	2.1 4/3	—
S. Folarin n 8	50.5	1.8 7/1	0.9 3/1	—
W. Burrell n 8	56.6	1.4 5/1	0.6 2/1	—
L. Gibson n 8	54.9	1.4 4/2	0.6 2/1	J. Shepherd

Harrogate Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. March n 8	54	1.9 6/3	1 4/1
S. Duke-McKenna n 8	33.5	1.7 3/1	1.3 2/1
S. Folarin n 8	50.5	1.6 4/2	1.1 4/1
E. Taylor n 8	79.9	1.3 7/2	0.7 4/1
J. Daly n 8	77	1.2 5/3	0.7 4/1

Harrogate Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Duke-McKenna n 8	33.5	0.7 1/1	0.3 1/0
E. Taylor n 8	79.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Daly n 8	77	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
S. Folarin n 8	50.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
D. Cornelius n 8	71	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Harrogate Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Falkingham n 8	27.9	3.2 5/1
L. Gibson n 8	54.9	2.7 5/2
W. Burrell n 8	56.6	2.4 5/2
S. Duke-McKenna n 8	33.5	2.4 4/2
Stephen Dooley n 8	58.6	2.3 6/3

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. 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. Walker n 8	57.4	2.9 8/5	2.2 6/2	J. Falkingham
V. Oliver n 8	29.8	2.6 5/2	1.5 3/1	—
J. Young n 8	51.1	2.2 4/4	2.6 4/3	—
C. Kelly n 8	84.4	2.1 8/5	0.7 3/2	—
J. Shepherd n 8	47.9	2.1 4/3	2.6 3/3	L. Gibson

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Cook n 8	80.8	2.9 8/5	1.8 7/3
V. Oliver n 8	29.8	2.3 4/2	1.1 2/1
J. Walker n 8	57.4	2 5/4	1 3/2
O. Sanderson n 8	57.3	2 5/4	1.6 5/2
A. Sarcevic n 8	78.8	1.6 5/4	0.4 3/0

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Walker n 8	57.4	0.6 2/1	0.6 3/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	78.8	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
A. Cook n 8	80.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
O. Sanderson n 8	57.3	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Joseph Anthony Adams n 7	38.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Walker n 8	57.4	3.5 6/6
R. Smallwood n 8	90	2.8 8/6
C. Oduor n 8	42.4	2.7 4/3
L. Richards n 8	37.4	2.7 4/2
B. Halliday n 8	90	2.1 6/5

The day’s free picks, by email

Every morning at 07:30 UK: the model’s free picks, each with its confidence tier and that tier’s settled record, misses included. No tips, no guarantees, one click to leave.

Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Harrogate Town		Bradford
40%	Possession	60%
11	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	2
3	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	3
238	Passes	360
59%	Pass accuracy	74%

Harrogate Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Belshaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Toby Sims	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Moon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Gibson	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
Stephen Dooley	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
J. Muldoon	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
J. Daly	89	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	7.2
J. Falkingham	81	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
E. Taylor	81	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.2
D. Cornelius	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Sutton sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
W. Burrell sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Folarin sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Z. Asare sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Diabate	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Shepherd	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Richards	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
R. Smallwood	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
A. Cook	90	1	3	1	1	1	0	7.9
J. Walker	80	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
B. Pointon	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
B. Halliday	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
A. Pattison	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Sanderson	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Benn sub	45	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
C. Oduor sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Kavanagh sub	45	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Wright sub	21	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
V. Oliver sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

Harrogate TownLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

BradfordWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Harrogate Town 3 · 1 draw · Bradford 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-03-23 Harrogate Town 3–0 Bradford
2023-09-16 Bradford 1–1 Harrogate Town
2022-12-29 Bradford 1–0 Harrogate Town
2022-11-05 Bradford 0–1 Harrogate Town
2022-10-01 Harrogate Town 1–2 Bradford
2022-02-22 Bradford 1–3 Harrogate Town

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Harrogate Town#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Bradford#3 pos78 pts46 pl+19 GD

Goals per game

Harrogate Town scored0.93

Bradford scored1.39

Harrogate Town conceded1.33

Bradford conceded0.98

The full post-match picture

Pro members see this match shot by shot — every attempt with its expected-goals value, the situation and shot-type breakdowns, the xG timeline, and how the model’s pre-match probabilities compared with what happened. Plus every market the model graded for this fixture.

Try Pro for £1.00 — the full match analysis

£1.00 for 14 days, then £9.99/month. Cancel in the trial and pay nothing more.

Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Harrogate Town and Bradford?: In their last 6 meetings, Harrogate Town won 3, Bradford won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Harrogate Town and Bradford?: Recent form — Harrogate Town 1W 0D 4L; Bradford 2W 1D 2L.

Today’s boards

Every fixture kicking off in the UK day, and the fixtures where the free pick leads with each market.

Predictions today Tomorrow BTTS board Over 2.5 board Under 2.5 board Over 1.5 board Home win board Away win board Double chance board

This page is generated from TACTIX’s match data by our software and checked automatically; data as of 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK. How it works → · Report an error

How our model works · Live track record · Predictions are model output, not betting advice.