Bradford City vs Leyton Orient

League One 7 Mar 2026, 15:00
Bradford City
Bradford City
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
🏟 Valley Parade 👤 O. Yates Round 36

Match report

Bradford City edged past Leyton Orient 2-1 in the League One on 7 March 2026.

Bradford City dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 17 shots to Leyton Orient's 5.

A. Baldwin was sent off in the 75th minute.

The match was played at Valley Parade, with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 17 - 5 On target 7 - 1 Corners 11 - 2 Fouls 17 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
9
Player of the match
Antoni Sarcevic
Bradford City · 2 goals
7 Ollie O'Neill 1 goal
7 Matthew Pennington captained the side
7 Aden Baldwin captained the side
7 Curtis Tilt captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–3 6–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–0
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 6–2 5–0
Attacks 82–48 73–45
Match statistics
11 Corners 2
2 Substitution 4
155 Attacks 93
72 Dangerous Attacks 36
7 On Target 2
10 Off Target 3
71% Ball Possession 29%
17 Shots Total 5
7 Shots On Goal 1
7 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 1
1 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 16
11 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
6 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 5
418 Passes Total 252
276 Passes Accurate 131
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
28 M. Pennington 15 A. Baldwin 26 C. Tilt
7 J. Neufville 6 M. Power 21 J. Metcalfe 17 T. Wright
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
27 E. Wheatley
Leyton Orient · 3-4-2-1
12 W. Dennis
16 K. Casey 6 W. Forrester 5 D. Happe
44 T. Archibald 24 D. Levitt 28 S. Clare 3 J. Morris
17 J. Koroma 7 O. O'Neill
32 D. Ballard
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Alexander
Substitutes
  • 14 Paul Mullin
  • 11 Stephen Humphrys
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 33 Harrison Ashby
  • 3 Ibou Touray
  • 8 Lee Evans
  • 24 Will Swan
Leyton Orient
Coach
Richie Wellens
Substitutes
  • 19 Favour Fawunmi
  • 2 Thomas James
  • 4 Jack Simpson
  • 15 Tyreeq Bakinson
  • 33 Killian Cahill
  • 25 Charlie Wellens
  • 11 Demetri Mitchell
Substitutions
  • 40' ↑ F. Fawunmi ↓ J. Koroma Leyton Orient
  • 53' ↑ J. Simpson ↓ D. Happe Leyton Orient
  • 53' ↑ T. James ↓ K. Casey Leyton Orient
  • 71' ↑ P. Mullin ↓ E. Wheatley Bradford City
  • 71' ↑ S. Humphrys ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 74' ↑ T. Bakinson ↓ D. Levitt Leyton Orient
Cards
  • 75' A. Baldwin Bradford City
  • 26' J. Koroma Leyton Orient
  • 44' S. Clare Leyton Orient
  • 54' F. Fawunmi Leyton Orient
  • 59' M. Pennington Bradford City
  • 61' T. Wright Bradford City
  • 61' C. Tilt Bradford City
  • 67' M. Power Bradford City
  • 86' A. Sarcevic Bradford City
  • 87' P. Mullin Bradford City
Head-to-head
Bradford City 3 2 draws 3 Leyton Orient
2026-09-08 Leyton Orient vs Bradford City 1 - 3
2026-03-07 Bradford City vs Leyton Orient 2 - 1
2025-12-20 Leyton Orient vs Bradford City 2 - 1
2022-02-01 Bradford City vs Leyton Orient 1 - 1
2021-08-28 Leyton Orient vs Bradford City 2 - 0
2021-02-23 Bradford City vs Leyton Orient 1 - 0
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Leyton Orient D L D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Leyton Orient?
Bradford City won 2-1 against Leyton Orient on 7 March 2026.
Who won Bradford City vs Leyton Orient?
Bradford City won the match 2-1.
Where was Bradford City vs Leyton Orient played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.
Who had more possession in Bradford City vs Leyton Orient?
Bradford City had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.