Bradford City vs Port Vale

League One 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Bradford City
Bradford City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 Valley Parade Round 23

Match report

Bradford City edged past Port Vale 1-0 in the League One on 29 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Bradford City had 15 shots to Port Vale's 6.

The match was played at Valley Parade.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 6 On target 2 - 1 Corners 11 - 3 Fouls 6 - 12 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Jenson Metcalfe
Bradford City · 1 goal
8 Ben Heneghan captained the side
7 Sam Walker captained the side
7 Joe Wright captained the side
7 Curtis Tilt captained the side
First half vs second half
Bradford City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 9–2
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–1
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 4–2 7–1
Attacks 67–74 50–58
Match statistics
11 Corners 3
1 Substitution 3
117 Attacks 132
46 Dangerous Attacks 46
2 On Target 1
12 Off Target 5
52% Ball Possession 48%
15 Shots Total 6
2 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 3
9 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 12
11 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
57% Ball Possession 43%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
372 Passes Total 288
233 Passes Accurate 147
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
4 J. Wright 26 C. Tilt 18 C. Kelly
2 B. Halliday 6 M. Power 21 J. Metcalfe 3 I. Touray
10 A. Sarcevic 17 T. Wright
11 S. Humphrys
Port Vale · 5-3-2
13 B. Amos
2 M. Clark 24 K. John 4 B. Heneghan 25 C. Humphreys 3 J. Headley
18 R. Croasdale 7 G. Byers 26 J. Shipley
9 J. Stockley 44 D. Cole
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 14 Tom McIntyre
  • 5 Neill Byrne
  • 7 Josh Neufville
  • 24 Will Swan
  • 8 Calum Kavanagh
  • 20 Tommy Leigh
Port Vale
Coach
Darren Mark Moore
Substitutes
  • 36 Mo Faal
  • 33 George Hall
  • 11 Ronan Curtis
  • 46 Joe Gauci
  • 22 Jesse Debrah
  • 12 Rhys Walters
  • 19 Ben Waine
Substitutions
  • 77' ↑ M. Faal ↓ J. Stockley Port Vale
  • 78' ↑ G. Hall ↓ J. Shipley Port Vale
  • 88' ↑ R. Curtis ↓ Kyle John Port Vale
  • 90+11' ↑ T. McIntyre ↓ T. Wright Bradford City
Cards
  • 12' Kyle John Port Vale
  • 14' J. Headley Port Vale
  • 49' J. Stockley Port Vale
  • 54' C. Tilt Bradford City
  • 90+5' A. Sarcevic Bradford City
  • 90+8' I. Touray Bradford City
Head-to-head
Bradford City 3 3 draws 3 Port Vale
2026-03-11 Port Vale vs Bradford City 0 - 2
2025-12-29 Bradford City vs Port Vale 1 - 0
2025-04-01 Port Vale vs Bradford City 2 - 0
2024-12-26 Bradford City vs Port Vale 2 - 1
2022-03-19 Bradford City vs Port Vale 1 - 2
2021-11-13 Port Vale vs Bradford City 1 - 1
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Port Vale?
Bradford City won 1-0 against Port Vale on 29 December 2025.
Who won Bradford City vs Port Vale?
Bradford City won the match 1-0.
Where was Bradford City vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.
Who had more possession in Bradford City vs Port Vale?
Bradford City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.