Bradford vs Burnley Prediction 26 August 2026
🔊 Bradford City have looked like one of the most solid sides in the lower reaches of English football so far this season. Three consecutive wins without conceding a goal have taken them to the top of League One. In their upcoming EFL Cup tie, though, they face not just a side from a higher division, but a club that was in the Premier League not long ago. Extending their run will be far from straightforward. Whether they can pull off another upset is what we'll look at in this preview.
Head-to-Head
📊 In the 21st century, the two sides have met just eight times - six competitive fixtures and two friendlies. Burnley have the better of the record: five wins, two draws and one defeat. Their most recent meeting came back in 2016, a friendly that Burnley won.
Head-to-head statistics Bradford - Burnley
Bradford City Team Overview
Bradford City's most recent competitive match came on in League One, where they won 1-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday.
Match stats (Bradford City vs Sheffield Wednesday):
- Possession: 40% vs 60%;
- Corners: 9 vs 8;
- Fouls: 10 vs 13;
- Yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- Shots on target: 4 vs 3.
Bradford had a mixed previous season - they finished fourth in League One, which was a strong result, but then lost to Bolton in the first round of the play-offs and missed out on promotion to the Championship. The club responded in the summer with a significant transfer window, and the results have been quick to show.
Pre-season was encouraging, with four wins and a draw from six matches and just one defeat. The start to the competitive season has been even better: Bradford beat Rochdale 2-0 in the first round of the League Cup, then kept clean sheets in both of their opening league fixtures, defeating Peterborough 2-0 and Sheffield Wednesday 1-0. Three straight wins, five goals scored, none conceded - Bradford go into this match against a side from a higher division in excellent form.
Match Results: Bradford City
Burnley Team Overview
Burnley's most recent match came on in the Championship, where they lost away to West Bromwich Albion (1-3).
The stats from that match (Burnley vs West Bromwich Albion):
- Possession: 49% vs 51%;
- Corners: 6 vs 3;
- Fouls: 13 vs 8;
- Yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- Shots on target: 3 vs 7.
A club that was playing Premier League football just one season ago is struggling to find its feet after relegation. In the first round of the tournament, Burnley barely got past Notts County (1-1, 4-3 on penalties), then drew with West Ham (2-2) and lost to West Brom (1-3) in the Championship.
Their pre-season was poor, to put it mildly: two draws, four defeats, and not a single win in six matches. Across their last 27 games overall, the visitors have won just once - a 2-0 home victory over Crystal Palace on 11 February in matchweek 26 of the Premier League. Worth noting is that Burnley are not afraid to play open, attacking football, which means goals tend to come at both ends - both teams scored in 9 of their last 10 matches.
Match Results: Burnley
Total Goals Prediction
Trends- Burnley have scored under 1.5 goals in 13 of their last 14 away matches.
Corner Prediction
Bradford City: Stats
- Season average corners in the competition: 10; at home: 10;
- Last 10 matches: average corners: 6.7; at home: 6.17.
Burnley: Stats
- Season average corners in the competition: 4; away: 0;
- Last 10 matches: average corners: 4.2; away: 3.25.
- Bradford City have seen over 8.5 corners in each of their last nine matches.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
Trends- Burnley have scored and conceded in six of their last seven matches.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
Burnley have the better individual quality, but conceding three against West Brom and winning just once in 27 matches is hardly the form of a side you'd back with confidence away from home. It's also worth noting that Jadon Anthony, Maxime Estève, Lesley Ugochukwu and several other first-team regulars left the club in the summer, so the squad's cohesion is still a work in progress.Bradford City, by contrast, have been in outstanding form - three wins from three to open the season, without conceding a single goal. That doesn't mean a League One side will comfortably beat a former Premier League club, but they are more than capable of making it difficult. We think Bradford City will not lose in normal time, with 1-1 the most likely correct score.
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