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

Key match information

Plymouth Argyle played Bradford City in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Plymouth Argyle: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Bradford City: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Plymouth Argyle scores 1.12 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Bradford City scores 1.47 and concedes 1.06. League average: 2.46 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Plymouth Argyle 41%, Bradford City 71%. Over 2.5: Plymouth Argyle 53%, Bradford City 59%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Bradford City has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.23. Plymouth Argyle: 11.1 shots per match, Bradford City: 13.4.

Match halves

Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.71. Bradford City: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Plymouth Argyle: 46-60 (5 goals). Bradford City: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.46 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
14Shots9
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
2Shots on target3
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.26xG1.08
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
5Corners2
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
32Dangerous attacks41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
12Fouls15
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1Cards3
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

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.

Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.12Goals scored / match1.47
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.82Goals conceded / match1.06
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
53%Average possession46%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
3.35Shots on target / match4.12
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.12Shots per match13.41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
3.35Shots on target4.12
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
10.1%Shot conversion11%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
53%Possession46%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.23xG for1.48
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.52xG against1.41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

Shooting quality

Plymouth Argyle: BalancedBradford City: Balanced
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.36

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.

Bradford City is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.2 pts / match - Bradford City

Plymouth Argyle
LLLWL
Season result split
29% W6% D65% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-11
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Bradford City
DDLDW
Season result split
47% W41% D12% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-2
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-5-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.12 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.47 goals / match - Bradford City

Bradford City is 72% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.06 goals / match - Bradford City

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 59% of matches (10 of 17 matches), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 82% of matches (14 of 17 matches), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 18% (3 of 17 matches).

19Goals scored (season)25
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
31Goals conceded (season)18
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
2.94Average goals in match2.53
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
2Goals scored (last 5)3
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
10Goals conceded (last 5)3
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal82%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
24%2 goals47%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
18%3 goals18%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
12%4 goals0%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal71%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
65%2 goals29%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
29%3 goals6%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
6%4 goals0%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time24%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
12%BTTS in both halves6%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
18%Scored in both halves18%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
20%BTTS - last 540%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

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 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.88 pts / match - Plymouth Argyle · 1.47 pts / match - Bradford City

Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
18% leading35% draw47% trailing
Bradford City - half-time state
35% leading41% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per match (1st half)1.47
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.82
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
0.76Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
35%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
76%No goal before half-time47%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.41
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.06Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.12
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
24%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City
47%No goal after half-time53%
Plymouth ArgyleBradford City

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

24% W29% D47% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bradford City - second-half results

29% W53% D18% L
25
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Plymouth Argyle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-3-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Bradford City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.0
Average goals in match1.00.2
1 goal60%20%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% 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.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
4
6
31-45
5
7
46-60
3
3
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Bradford City
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
3
31-45
6
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.74
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
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

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
175%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Bradford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
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.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

Plymouth ArgyleLigaBradford City
Average goals in match 2.942.46 2.53
Both teams scored 41%49% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%47% 59%
Clean sheets 18%28% 29%
Goal before half-time 71%68% 71%
Goal after half-time 94%82% 65%

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

2.46
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Bradford CityGoalAntoni Sarcevic
  2. Bradford CityYellow cardJenson Metcalfe
  3. Plymouth ArgyleYellow cardMalachi Boateng
  4. Bradford CityYellow cardMax Power
  5. Bradford CitySubstitutionOn: Thomas McintyreOff: Jenson Metcalfe
  6. Bradford CityYellow cardBradley Halliday

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Thomas ParsonsMatches officiated: 16
3.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins25%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Plymouth Argyle vs Bradford City?

The EFL League One match finished Plymouth Argyle 0:1 Bradford City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Plymouth Argyle vs Bradford City?

Plymouth Argyle score 1.12 goals per game on average and Bradford City 1.47. The EFL League One average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Plymouth Argyle's matches and 71% of Bradford City's.

What form are Plymouth Argyle and Bradford City in?

Over the last 5 games Plymouth Argyle have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Bradford City 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Plymouth Argyle vs Bradford City — 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.