Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bradford City play Wigan Athletic in EFL League One (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Bradford City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Wigan Athletic: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bradford City scores 1.21 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Wigan Athletic scores 1.07 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bradford City 56%, Wigan Athletic 43%. Over 2.5: Bradford City 50%, Wigan Athletic 35%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Bradford City has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.21. Bradford City: 12.6 shots per match, Wigan Athletic: 10.3.

Match halves

Bradford City: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.73. Wigan Athletic: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Bradford City: 76-90+ (13 goals). Wigan Athletic: 0-15 (10 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
14Shots5
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
5Shots on target1
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.81xG0.57
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
7Corners2
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
78Dangerous attacks24
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
9Fouls19
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
2Cards5
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

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 CityWigan Athletic
1.21Goals scored / match1.07
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.1Goals conceded / match1.26
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
50%Average possession45%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
3.92Shots on target / match3.35
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.63Shots per match10.33
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
3.92Shots on target3.35
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
9.6%Shot conversion10.3%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
50%Possession45%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.46xG for1.21
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.24xG against1.41
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

Shooting quality

Bradford City: BalancedWigan Athletic: Balanced
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

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.

Wigan Athletic is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Bradford City · 1.4 pts / match - Wigan Athletic

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%
Wigan Athletic
WWDLL
Season result split
30% W30% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-14-18
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-10-10
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Bradford City is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - Bradford City · 1.07 goals / match - Wigan Athletic

Bradford City is 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Bradford City · 1.26 goals / match - Wigan Athletic

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 79% of matches (38 of 48 matches), while Wigan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 28% (13 of 46 matches).

Wigan Athletic scoring profile: strong

Wigan Athletic scores in 65% of matches (30 of 46 matches), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 29% (14 of 48 matches).

58Goals scored (season)49
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
53Goals conceded (season)58
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
2.31Average goals in match2.33
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
4Goals scored (last 5)5
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
5Goals conceded (last 5)3
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal65%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
35%2 goals30%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
6%3 goals11%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0%4 goals0%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal72%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
31%2 goals30%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
8%3 goals13%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0%4 goals7%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

* 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-time11%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
2%BTTS in both halves0%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
19%Scored in both halves20%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
60%BTTS - last 520%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

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-time70%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

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.

Bradford City is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / match - Bradford City · 1.15 pts / match - Wigan Athletic

Bradford City - half-time state
27% leading42% draw31% trailing
Wigan Athletic - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.15
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.11
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
58%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
63%No goal before half-time63%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)1.3
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
1.27Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic
40%No goal after half-time52%
Bradford CityWigan Athletic

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.

Wigan Athletic - second-half results

33% W33% R35% P
53
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

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
Wigan Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Wigan Athletic
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
7
8
16-30
5
11
31-45
9
7
46-60
8
9
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 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%

Wigan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
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.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
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 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 CityLigaWigan Athletic
Average goals in match 2.312.62 2.33
Both teams scored 56%52% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 35%
Clean sheets 29%27% 28%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 70%
Goal after half-time 81%81% 78%

^ 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 0 - 0 - 1 Wigan Athletic. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic?

The EFL League One match finished Bradford City 2:1 Wigan Athletic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic?

Bradford City score 1.21 goals per game on average and Wigan Athletic 1.07. 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 43% of Wigan Athletic's.

What form are Bradford City and Wigan Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Bradford City have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Wigan Athletic 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic?

The statistical background for Bradford City vs Wigan Athletic — 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.