England - EFL League OneUniversity of Bradford StadiumData current as of September 01, 2026

Bradford City vs Cambridge United: match statistics

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Bradford City vs Cambridge United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bradford City plays Cambridge United in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: University of Bradford Stadium.

Recent form

Bradford City has 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Cambridge United has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Bradford City scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 0.67. Cambridge United scores 1.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.03 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 0% of Bradford City's games and 100% of Cambridge United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 67%, compared with league averages of 69% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cambridge United has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.29 per game. Bradford City takes 10.3 shots per game, while Cambridge United takes 12.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Bradford City leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Cambridge United leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bradford City's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (2 goals). For Cambridge United, it is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 3.03 goals. Both teams score in 69% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.79)
(3.50)
(4.10)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Bradford CityCambridge United
1Goals scored / game1.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
0.67Goals allowed / game1.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
50%Average possession48%
Bradford CityCambridge United
3Shots on target / game5.33
Bradford CityCambridge United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.33Shots per game12
Bradford CityCambridge United
3Shots on target5.33
Bradford CityCambridge United
9.7%Shot conversion13.9%
Bradford CityCambridge United
50%Possession48%
Bradford CityCambridge United
1.29xG for1.51
Bradford CityCambridge United
1.16xG against1.26
Bradford CityCambridge United

Shooting quality

Bradford City: BalancedCambridge United: Efficient finishing
Bradford CityCambridge United
Accuracy (shots on target)29%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Bradford City is 50% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Bradford City · 1.33 pts / game - Cambridge United

Bradford City
WWL
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Cambridge United
WDL
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cambridge United is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Bradford City · 1.67 goals / game - Cambridge United

Bradford City is 149% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.67 goals / game - Bradford City · 1.67 goals / game - Cambridge United

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

Cambridge United scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 meczów).

3Goals scored (season)5
Bradford CityCambridge United
2Goals conceded (season)5
Bradford CityCambridge United
1.67Average goals per game3.33
Bradford CityCambridge United
3Goals scored (last 5)5
Bradford CityCambridge United
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
Bradford CityCambridge United

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
Bradford CityCambridge United
33%2 goals33%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%3 goals33%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
Bradford CityCambridge United

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal100%
Bradford CityCambridge United
33%2 goals67%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%3 goals0%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
Bradford CityCambridge United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

69%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%Scored in both halves33%
Bradford CityCambridge United

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%BTTS - last 5100%
Bradford CityCambridge United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Bradford CityCambridge United

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Bradford CityCambridge United
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Bradford CityCambridge United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time67%
Bradford CityCambridge United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cambridge United is 149% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Bradford City · 1.67 pts / game - Cambridge United

Bradford City - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Cambridge United - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)1.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
0Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0
Bradford CityCambridge United
0.33Average goals (1st half)0.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
67%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Bradford CityCambridge United
100%No goal before half-time67%
Bradford CityCambridge United

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per game (2nd half)0.33
Bradford CityCambridge United
1Goals scored (2nd half)1
Bradford CityCambridge United
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
1.33Average goals (2nd half)2.67
Bradford CityCambridge United
67%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Bradford CityCambridge United
33%No goal after half-time0%
Bradford CityCambridge United

Bradford City - second-half results

67% W0% R33% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cambridge United - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+1.7

Allows 1.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bradford City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.672.00
Goals scored / game0.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game0.31.3
1 goal33%100%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal100%33%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 0% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Cambridge United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.670.33
Goals scored / game0.71.0
Goals allowed / game0.01.7
Average goals per game0.72.7
1 goal33%100%
2 goals33%100%
3 goals0%67%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal67%0%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bradford City
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cambridge United
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bradford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
51%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Bradford CityLigaCambridge United
Average goals per game 1.673.03 3.33
Both teams scored 0%69% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%57% 67%
Clean sheets 67%20% 0%
Goal before half-time 33%60% 33%
Goal after half-time 100%89% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.03
Average goals per game
69%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Bradford City and Cambridge United play?

Bradford City face Cambridge United on September 1, 2026 in EFL League One at University of Bradford Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bradford City vs Cambridge United?

Bradford City score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cambridge United 1.67. The EFL League One average is 3.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Bradford City's matches and 100% of Cambridge United's.

What form are Bradford City and Cambridge United in?

Over the last 5 games Bradford City have a 2-0-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Cambridge United 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bradford City vs Cambridge United?

The statistical background for Bradford City vs Cambridge United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.