England - EFL League OneData current as of 23 July 2026

Bradford City vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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Bradford City vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bradford City play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 28 March 2026 at 16:00.

Current form

Bradford City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bradford City scores 1.21 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.63 and concedes 1.37. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bradford City 56%, Plymouth Argyle 54%. Over 2.5: Bradford City 50%, Plymouth Argyle 59%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Plymouth Argyle has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.46. Bradford City: 12.6 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 13.8.

Match halves

Bradford City: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.73. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.89.

Goals by minute

Bradford City: 76-90+ (13 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 31-45+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.21Goals scored / match1.63
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.1Goals conceded / match1.37
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
50%Average possession48%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
3.92Shots on target / match4.85
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.63Shots per match13.78
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
3.92Shots on target4.85
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
9.6%Shot conversion11.8%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
50%Possession48%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.46xG for1.53
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.24xG against1.39
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Bradford City: BalancedPlymouth Argyle: Balanced
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Plymouth Argyle is 120% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Bradford City · 2.2 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Bradford City
DDWLL
Season result split
46% W23% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-11-15
1.60 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-5-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Plymouth Argyle
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W15% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-17
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
12-3-8
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Plymouth Argyle is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - Bradford City · 1.63 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Bradford City is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Bradford City · 1.37 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 79% of matches (38 of 48 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 48 matches).

58Goals scored (season)75
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
53Goals conceded (season)63
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
2.31Average goals in match3
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
4Goals scored (last 5)11
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal80%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
35%2 goals39%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
6%3 goals28%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals11%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal74%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
31%2 goals41%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
8%3 goals15%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals7%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time26%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
2%BTTS in both halves4%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
19%Scored in both halves33%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Plymouth Argyle is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / match - Bradford City · 1.37 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle

Bradford City - half-time state
27% leading42% draw31% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
33% leading39% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.37
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.41
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
58%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
63%No goal before half-time50%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)1.59
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.89
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
1.27Average goals (2nd half)1.59
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
50%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle
40%No goal after half-time37%
Bradford CityPlymouth Argyle

Bradford City - second-half results

35% W42% R23% P
59
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
71
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding170%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

43% W28% R28% P
63
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding145%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bradford City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bradford City
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
7
11
16-30
8
10
31-45
12
8
46-60
10
7
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
10
16-30
16
11
31-45
13
13
46-60
16
7
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-62%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bradford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Bradford CityLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals in match 2.312.62 3.00
Both teams scored 56%52% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 59%
Clean sheets 29%27% 26%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 76%
Goal after half-time 81%81% 87%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bradford City 1 - 0 - 0 Plymouth Argyle. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle play?

Bradford City face Plymouth Argyle on 28 March 2026 in EFL League One. 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 Plymouth Argyle?

Bradford City score 1.21 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.63. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Bradford City's matches and 54% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Bradford City and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Bradford City have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bradford City vs Plymouth Argyle?

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