Burton vs Bradford City

League One 21 Mar 2026, 15:00
Burton
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 Pirelli Stadium 👤 C. Brook Round 39

Match report

Burton edged past Bradford City 2-1 in the League One on 21 March 2026.

Bradford City dominated possession with 79% of the ball and had 11 shots to Burton's 10.

The match was played at Pirelli Stadium, with C. Brook in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 21% - 79% Shots 10 - 11 On target 5 - 4 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Alex Hartridge
Burton · 1 goal
8 Lee Evans 1 assist
7 Tyrese Shade 1 goal
7 Tyreik Wright 1 goal
7 Bradley Collins 3 saves
First half vs second half
Bradford City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 4–8
Shots On Goal 4–2 1–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–4 1–4
Attacks 49–47 41–68
Match statistics
3 Corners 8
3 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 115
47 Dangerous Attacks 64
5 On Target 3
4 Off Target 10
21% Ball Possession 79%
10 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 4
0 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 9
3 Corners 8
0 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 3
274 Passes Total 429
161 Passes Accurate 292
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Burton · 3-4-1-2
24 B. Collins
2 U. Godwin-Malife 18 J. Moon 16 A. Hartridge
15 K. Lofthouse 41 S. Krubally 12 G. Evans 6 T. Sibbick
42 A. Cannon
9 J. Beesley 10 T. Shade
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
28 M. Pennington 15 A. Baldwin 26 C. Tilt
7 J. Neufville 21 J. Metcalfe 6 M. Power 17 T. Wright
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
24 W. Swan
Burton
Coach
Gary Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 19 Dylan Williams
  • 7 John Joshua Mckiernan
  • 29 Kain Adom
  • 27 Kamil Dudek
  • 3 Jack Armer
  • 11 Fábio Tavares
  • 22 Julian Larsson
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Alexander
Substitutes
  • 11 Stephen Humphrys
  • 8 Lee Evans
  • 27 Ethan Wheatley
  • 14 Paul Mullin
  • 4 Joe Wright
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 3 Ibou Touray
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ S. Humphrys ↓ A. Sarcevic Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ L. Evans ↓ J. Neufville Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ E. Wheatley ↓ W. Swan Bradford City
  • 66' ↑ P. Mullin ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 74' ↑ D. Williams ↓ S. Krubally Burton
  • 75' ↑ J. J. McKiernan ↓ A. Cannon Burton
  • 83' ↑ K. Adom ↓ T. Shade Burton
  • 90+4' ↑ J. Wright ↓ J. Metcalfe Bradford City
Cards
  • 18' B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 41' A. Baldwin Bradford City
  • 76' E. Wheatley Bradford City
  • 77' J. Metcalfe Bradford City
  • 90+7' M. Pennington Bradford City
  • 90+9' B. Collins Burton
Head-to-head
Burton 2 0 draws 0 Bradford City
2026-03-21 Burton vs Bradford City 2 - 1
2025-11-08 Bradford City vs Burton 1 - 2
Recent form
Burton D W D W L
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Burton vs Bradford City?
Burton won 2-1 against Bradford City on 21 March 2026.
Who won Burton vs Bradford City?
Burton won the match 2-1.
Where was Burton vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at Pirelli Stadium.
Who had more possession in Burton vs Bradford City?
Bradford City had 79% of possession, compared to 21% for the other side.