England - EFL League OneThe Kassam StadiumData current as of October 22, 2026

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

Game details

Oxford United plays Bradford City in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: The Kassam Stadium.

Recent form

Oxford United has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Bradford City has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Oxford United scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 1.11. Bradford City scores 0.91 and allows 0.45. Games in this league average 2.84 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 78% of Oxford United's games and 18% of Bradford City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 78% and 9%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Oxford United has the higher season xG average, 1.42 to 1.38 per game. Oxford United takes 12.2 shots per game, while Bradford City takes 11.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Oxford United leads at halftime in 56% of its games and scores 1.33 goals per game after halftime. Bradford City leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Oxford United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Bradford City, it is minutes 46-60 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.84 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 54% 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

(2.50)
(3.10)
(2.65)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Oxford UnitedBradford City
2Goals scored / game0.91
Oxford UnitedBradford City
1.11Goals allowed / game0.45
Oxford UnitedBradford City
56%Average possession52%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
4.56Shots on target / game3.09
Oxford UnitedBradford City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.22Shots per game11.36
Oxford UnitedBradford City
4.56Shots on target3.09
Oxford UnitedBradford City
16.4%Shot conversion8%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
56%Possession52%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
1.42xG for1.38
Oxford UnitedBradford City
1.61xG against1.13
Oxford UnitedBradford City

Shooting quality

Oxford United: Efficient finishingBradford City: Balanced
Oxford UnitedBradford City
Accuracy (shots on target)37%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.29

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Oxford United is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Oxford United · 1.8 pts / game - Bradford City

Oxford United
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
56% W33% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
DWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Bradford City
WDDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
55% W27% D18% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-2
1.91 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

Goals— how 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.

Oxford United is 120% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Oxford United · 0.91 goals / game - Bradford City

Bradford City is 147% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.11 goals / game - Oxford United · 0.45 goals / game - Bradford City

Oxford United scoring profile: strong

Oxford United scores in 100% of games (9 of 9 games), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 73% (8 of 11 games).

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 73% of games (8 of 11 games), while Oxford United keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 games).

18Goals scored (season)10
Oxford UnitedBradford City
10Goals conceded (season)5
Oxford UnitedBradford City
3.11Average goals per game1.36
Oxford UnitedBradford City
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Oxford UnitedBradford City
4Goals conceded (last 5)1
Oxford UnitedBradford City

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal73%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
67%2 goals18%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
22%3 goals0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
11%4 goals0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal27%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
22%2 goals18%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
11%3 goals0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0%4 goals0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

* 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.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
44%Scored in both halves0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS9%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
80%BTTS - last 520%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time36%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
44%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Oxford United is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / game - Oxford United · 1.45 pts / game - Bradford City

Oxford United - half-time state
56% leading33% draw11% trailing
Bradford City - half-time state
27% leading64% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)1.45
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.09
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0.89Average goals (1st half)0.36
Oxford UnitedBradford City
89%Clean sheet before half-time91%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
33%No goal before half-time73%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per game (2nd half)1.45
Oxford UnitedBradford City
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Oxford UnitedBradford City
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.36
Oxford UnitedBradford City
2.22Average goals (2nd half)1
Oxford UnitedBradford City
33%Clean sheet after half-time73%
Oxford UnitedBradford City
22%No goal after half-time55%
Oxford UnitedBradford City

Oxford United - second-half results

44% W22% D33% L
18
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 56% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bradford City - second-half results

36% W36% D27% L
16
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding204%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Oxford United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.00
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.8
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bradford City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.00.2
Average goals per game0.40.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Oxford United
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.24
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Oxford United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
44% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
44%

Bradford City

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.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
30%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Oxford UnitedLigaBradford City
Average goals per game▲ 3.112.84▼ 1.36
Both teams scored▲ 78%57%▼ 18%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 78%54%▼ 9%
Clean sheets▼ 22%26%▲ 73%
Goal before half-time• 67%67%▼ 36%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%84%▼ 64%

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

2.84
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.33
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Oxford United and Bradford City play?

Oxford United face Bradford City on October 24, 2026 in EFL League One at The Kassam 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 Oxford United vs Bradford City?

Oxford United score 2.00 goals per game on average and Bradford City 0.91. The EFL League One average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 78% of Oxford United's matches and 18% of Bradford City's.

What form are Oxford United and Bradford City in?

Over the last 5 games Oxford United have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Bradford City 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Oxford United vs Bradford City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.