Bradford City vs Grimsby

EFL Trophy - Regular season 2 Sep 2025, 18:30
Bradford City
Bradford City
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Grimsby
Grimsby
🏟 Valley Parade

Match report

Bradford City edged past Grimsby 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Regular season on 2 September 2025.

Bradford City dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 25 shots to Grimsby's 4.

H. Brown was sent off in the 26th minute.

The match was played at Valley Parade.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 25 - 4 On target 9 - 2 Corners 10 - 0 Fouls 17 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Andy Cook
Bradford City · 2 goals
8 Aden Baldwin 77 passes (87% accurate)
8 Bobby Pointon captained the side
7 Danny Rose 1 goal
7 Brad Halliday captained the side
First half vs second half
Bradford City stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 16–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 6–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 4–0 6–0
Attacks 49–36 85–33
Match statistics
10 Corners 0
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 69
107 Dangerous Attacks 12
9 On Target 2
16 Off Target 2
25 Shots Total 4
9 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 2
16 Shots Outside Box 2
17 Fouls 16
10 Corners 0
2 Offsides 1
72% Ball Possession 28%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 7
607 Passes Total 245
517 Passes Accurate 152
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
25 J. Hilton
15 A. Baldwin 4 J. Wright 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 21 J. Metcalfe 16 A. Pattison 17 T. Wright
32 G. Lapslie 23 B. Pointon
11 S. Humphrys
Grimsby · 4-2-3-1
41 S. Auton
27 F. Onoh 17 C. McJannett 26 A. Graham 16 R. Staunton
20 G. McEachran 8 E. Khouri
14 J. Amaluzor 23 H. Brown 10 J. Soonsup-Bell
32 D. Rose
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 7 Josh Neufville
  • 6 Max Power
  • 24 Will Swan
  • 9 Andy Cook
  • 3 Ibou Touray
  • 1 Sam Walker
  • 26 Curtis Tilt
Grimsby
Coach
David John Artell
Substitutes
  • 21 Tyrell Warren
  • 5 Harvey Rodgers
  • 18 Darragh Burns
  • 9 Jaze Kabia
  • 3 Jayden Sweeney
  • 34 Charlie Hatton
  • 35 Eliot Smith
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Power ↓ J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ J. Neufville ↓ J. Wright Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ T. Warren ↓ C. McJannett Grimsby
  • 58' ↑ H. Rodgers ↓ G. McEachran Grimsby
  • 59' ↑ D. Burns ↓ J. Soonsup-Bell Grimsby
  • 65' ↑ A. Cook ↓ S. Humphrys Bradford City
  • 65' ↑ W. Swan ↓ G. Lapslie Bradford City
  • 72' ↑ J. Kabia ↓ D. Rose Grimsby
  • 74' ↑ I. Touray ↓ C. Kelly Bradford City
  • 80' ↑ J. Sweeney ↓ E. Khouri Grimsby
Cards
  • 26' H. Brown Grimsby
  • 3' F. Onoh Grimsby
  • 31' J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 61' G. Lapslie Bradford City
Head-to-head
Bradford City 5 2 draws 2 Grimsby
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2024-08-31 Grimsby Town vs Bradford City 2 - 1
2024-08-13 Grimsby Town vs Bradford City 2 - 1
2023-10-10 Grimsby Town vs Bradford City 1 - 2
2023-09-09 Bradford City vs Grimsby Town 1 - 1
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Grimsby D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Grimsby?
Bradford City won 2-1 against Grimsby on 2 September 2025.
Who won Bradford City vs Grimsby?
Bradford City won the match 2-1.
Where was Bradford City vs Grimsby played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.
Who had more possession in Bradford City vs Grimsby?
Bradford City had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.