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Exeter vs Bradford Result & Analysis

Date: 02/05/2026
Time: 15:00
Final 1-2
Exeter
Exeter
Vs
29%
29%
42%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Bradford
Bradford
England: League One
Referee: O Yates
Match preview & prediction

This match is expected to be a narrow away win, with Bradford coming off a recent win against Exeter. The model's selection is an away win, and this outcome is forecasted with a 42% probability. Exeter, meanwhile, has been struggling, coming off a defeat against Bradford in their last meeting. The model predicts a 29% chance of a home win and a 29% chance of a draw.

The expected total number of goals is 2.5, with the most likely total number of goals being 2. The most likely scoreline is 1-1, occurring with a 14% probability. Exeter has been averaging 1.5 goals scored and 0.75 conceded at home, while Bradford averages 1 goal scored and 1.58 conceded away from home against similar opponents.

The model's suggested selections include Under 3.5 with a 76.3% probability, and Over 1.5 with a 72.1% probability. Exeter has a 29% chance of winning, a 29% chance of drawing, and a 42% chance of losing.

Results analysis

The win extends Exeter's recent run of draws and losses, but it's Bradford who has come off a win and is now riding a wave of momentum. The final score was 1-2 in favour of the away side, which is the actual result. The model correctly predicted the favourite, Bradford, to win, with a pre-match probability of 42%. The model's selection of an away win was correct.

The model's selections largely came in, with Under 3.5 goals hitting at 76.3%, and Over 1.5 goals also hitting at 72.1%.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Exeter win✗ Miss
28.8%
Avg Implied 27.9% · @ 3.34
Edge
+0.9%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
29.4%
Avg Implied 26.3% · @ 3.54
Edge
+3.0%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Bradford win✓ Hit
41.8%
Avg Implied 45.7% · @ 2.04
Edge
-4.0%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

ExeterExeter

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-401L04L23L02L00D01L30W22D33D11DH·LIN10/03H·CAR14/03A·LUT17/03A·WIG21/03H·LEY28/03A·BLA03/04H·DON06/04A·PLY11/04H·STO18/04A·BUR25/04
Avg total
2.8
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.201.471.211.361.191.56
vs Stronger (6)1.502.331.502.251.502.50
vs Similar (24)1.121.251.101.001.141.43
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %30% (+2pp vs league)
This opponent (Bradford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

BradfordBradford

Last 10 – goals for & against
20-220W02L11D12L10W21W01L22D11D11DA·POR11/03A·WIG14/03H·MAN17/03A·BUR21/03H·NOR03/04A·WYC06/04H·STE11/04A·BAR18/04H·PLY21/04H·BOL25/04
Avg total
2.2
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.1
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.071.071.200.530.931.60
vs Stronger (3)0.670.331.000.500.000.00
vs Similar (23)1.131.131.270.641.001.58
vs Weaker (4)1.001.251.000.001.002.50
Clean sheet %37% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Exeter) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%20%27%10%018%127%221%313%47%54%6+
The model estimates around 2.5 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (27%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
72.1%
Under 1.5
27.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
45.0%
@ 1.77-7.4%
Under 2.5
55.0%
@ 1.95+7.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
23.7%
Under 3.5
76.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
51.2%
No
48.8%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
14.0%
0-1
10.3%
0-0
9.7%
1-2 ✓
8.7%
1-0
8.0%
0-2
7.9%
2-1
7.0%
2-0
5.1%
Exeter goals ↓
Bradford goals →
01234
09.7%10%7.9%3.6%1.2%
18.0%14%8.7%4.0%1.4%
25.1%7.0%4.8%2.2%0.8%
31.9%2.6%1.8%0.8%0.3%
40.5%0.7%0.5%0.2%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Exeter goals (down), columns = Bradford goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Lincoln
2.24
Cardiff
1.98
Bolton
1.71
Stockport
1.69
Luton
1.61
Bradford
1.60
Plymouth
1.59
Stevenage
1.56
Huddersfield
1.46
Mansfield
1.41
Reading
1.37
Wycombe
1.37
Blackpool
1.30
Doncaster
1.30
Barnsley
1.28
Wigan
1.22
Burton
1.17
AFC Wimbledon
1.15
Peterboro
1.15
Leyton Orient
1.13
Exeter
1.07
Port Vale
0.91
Rotherham
0.89
Northampton
0.76
Exeter is 0.54 points worse than Bradford in terms of average points per game (1.07 vs 1.60).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Cardiff
1.96
Lincoln
1.93
Plymouth
1.63
Huddersfield
1.61
Bolton
1.55
Stockport
1.53
Wycombe
1.50
Barnsley
1.48
Luton
1.48
Reading
1.39
Peterboro
1.39
Mansfield
1.35
Leyton Orient
1.28
Bradford
1.21
Blackpool
1.17
Exeter
1.13
AFC Wimbledon
1.11
Doncaster
1.09
Burton
1.09
Wigan
1.07
Stevenage
1.02
Rotherham
0.89
Northampton
0.85
Port Vale
0.78
Exeter is 0.08 goals worse than Bradford in terms of goals scored per game (1.13 vs 1.21).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Lincoln
0.89
Stevenage
1.02
Bolton
1.08
Mansfield
1.09
Cardiff
1.09
Bradford
1.10
Luton
1.22
Wigan
1.26
Wycombe
1.26
Stockport
1.27
Reading
1.30
Burton
1.30
Port Vale
1.33
Exeter
1.33
Plymouth
1.37
Huddersfield
1.39
Blackpool
1.41
Peterboro
1.48
Doncaster
1.50
Leyton Orient
1.54
Rotherham
1.54
AFC Wimbledon
1.57
Barnsley
1.59
Northampton
1.61
Exeter is 0.22 goals worse than Bradford in terms of goals conceded per game (1.33 vs 1.10).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Cardiff
63%
Bolton
59%
Luton
56%
Stockport
55%
Peterboro
55%
Wycombe
54%
Leyton Orient
52%
Barnsley
52%
Exeter
51%
Doncaster
50%
Bradford
50%
Reading
50%
Huddersfield
50%
Plymouth
48%
AFC Wimbledon
46%
Blackpool
46%
Port Vale
46%
Burton
46%
Mansfield
46%
Rotherham
46%
Wigan
45%
Stevenage
45%
Northampton
45%
Lincoln
42%
Exeter is 0.8 percentage points better than Bradford in terms of average possession (51% vs 50%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

ExeterExeter

For 4.2 · Against 6.0 · Total 10.2

🚩 Corners

15013462127410563432710674101411159791013A·BURH·STOA·PLYH·DONA·BLAH·LEYA·WIGA·LUTH·CARH·LIN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.6 · Against 1.4 · Total 3.0

🟨 Cards

601142111233122241161254406A·BURH·STOA·PLYH·DONA·BLAH·LEYA·WIGA·LUTH·CARH·LIN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 12.1 · Against 8.9 · Total 21.0

⚠️ Fouls

25011118516811101311168167121386101022132421242423251420A·BURH·STOA·PLYH·DONA·BLAH·LEYA·WIGA·LUTH·CARH·LIN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

BradfordBradford

For 6.3 · Against 3.4 · Total 9.7

🚩 Corners

16065541051425683115221121191516111116413H·BOLH·PLYA·BARH·STEA·WYCH·NORA·BURH·MANA·WIGA·POR
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.8 · Against 2.4 · Total 5.2

🟨 Cards

60221533234131514224224665546664H·BOLH·PLYA·BARH·STEA·WYCH·NORA·BURH·MANA·WIGA·POR
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 12.6 · Against 13.0 · Total 25.6

⚠️ Fouls

3201311915111312171612151611101012161613824242429283121223221H·BOLH·PLYA·BARH·STEA·WYCH·NORA·BURH·MANA·WIGA·POR
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

ExeterExeter

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.89.89.93.43.13.822.222.222.2
vs Stronger (8)9.19.09.23.42.54.220.920.521.2
vs Similar (42)10.09.910.03.53.23.722.422.622.3
vs Weaker (0)---------
% over line52%62%42%50%38%62%58%54%62%
% under line48%38%58%50%62%38%42%46%38%
This opponent (Bradford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

BradfordBradford

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.010.59.54.64.64.625.025.524.5
vs Stronger (4)10.28.512.04.54.54.525.026.024.0
vs Similar (37)10.010.79.44.74.94.525.125.324.8
vs Weaker (9)9.710.68.54.23.25.524.826.023.2
% over line56%56%56%68%72%64%78%88%68%
% under line44%44%44%32%28%36%22%12%32%
This opponent (Exeter) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Plymouth
11.2
Wigan
10.8
Barnsley
10.6
Luton
10.6
Huddersfield
10.5
Cardiff
10.3
Peterboro
10.3
Port Vale
10.3
Bolton
10.2
Burton
10.2
Bradford
10.0
Northampton
9.9
Wycombe
9.9
Exeter
9.8
AFC Wimbledon
9.8
Blackpool
9.8
Stockport
9.7
Doncaster
9.6
Mansfield
9.6
Leyton Orient
9.5
Rotherham
9.5
Lincoln
9.5
Reading
9.3
Stevenage
8.4

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Plymouth
4.9
Bradford
4.6
Peterboro
4.2
Huddersfield
4.2
Leyton Orient
4.1
Lincoln
4.1
Rotherham
4.0
Doncaster
3.9
Bolton
3.8
Luton
3.8
Stevenage
3.8
Port Vale
3.7
Blackpool
3.7
Wycombe
3.6
Reading
3.6
Burton
3.6
Cardiff
3.5
Stockport
3.5
Barnsley
3.5
Exeter
3.4
Mansfield
3.4
Northampton
3.4
AFC Wimbledon
3.3
Wigan
3.1

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Bradford
25.0
Huddersfield
25.0
Stevenage
24.5
Plymouth
24.0
Rotherham
23.9
Luton
23.9
Blackpool
23.8
Peterboro
23.7
Doncaster
23.6
Wigan
23.3
AFC Wimbledon
23.2
Lincoln
23.1
Reading
22.8
Leyton Orient
22.6
Bolton
22.6
Mansfield
22.3
Burton
22.2
Exeter
22.2
Northampton
22.0
Port Vale
21.7
Stockport
21.6
Wycombe
21.6
Cardiff
21.0
Barnsley
20.9
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Over
Over 9.5
53.7%
Under 9.5
46.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
62.3%
Under 3.5
37.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Over
Over 21.5
61.5%
Under 21.5
38.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🔥 6. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Under 3.576.3%-------✓ Hit
Over 1.572.1%-------✓ Hit

💰 7. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (25)
€31m
LUT (28)
€29m
HUD (27)
€16m
BOL (24)
€14m
LO (28)
€13m
STO (27)
€13m
PLY (27)
€12m
BLA (23)
€12m
REA (26)
€11m
LIN (27)
€10m
WYC (25)
€10m
STE (25)
€9m
WIG (27)
€9m
PV (31)
€8m
ROT (28)
€8m
PET (26)
€8m
BUR (27)
€8m
BRA (23)
€7m
BAR (20)
€7m
DON (27)
€7m
MAN (27)
€6m
AW (23)
€5m
EXE (22)
€5m
NOR (23)
€4m
Exeter's squad is €3m less valuable than Bradford's (€5m vs €7m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LUT (13)
€16m
CAR (10)
€13m
BOL (9)
€8m
STO (8)
€6m
LO (7)
€6m
HUD (9)
€5m
BLA (8)
€4m
LIN (9)
€4m
PLY (8)
€4m
STE (9)
€3m
PET (10)
€3m
WYC (8)
€3m
BRA (9)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
AW (10)
€2m
REA (6)
€2m
MAN (9)
€2m
ROT (8)
€2m
DON (7)
€2m
EXE (7)
€2m
PV (7)
€2m
BUR (7)
€2m
BAR (5)
€1m
NOR (7)
€1m
Exeter's attack is €1m less valuable than Bradford's (€2m vs €3m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (4)
€7m
LUT (7)
€5m
HUD (5)
€4m
REA (7)
€4m
LO (8)
€3m
BRA (6)
€3m
PLY (7)
€3m
ROT (9)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
LIN (6)
€3m
WYC (5)
€2m
BOL (4)
€2m
BLA (5)
€2m
DON (9)
€2m
PV (9)
€2m
STE (6)
€2m
STO (5)
€2m
MAN (5)
€2m
PET (5)
€2m
BUR (7)
€2m
BAR (5)
€2m
NOR (6)
€1m
EXE (6)
€1m
AW (6)
€1m
Exeter's midfield is €2m less valuable than Bradford's (€1m vs €3m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (11)
€12m
LUT (8)
€8m
HUD (13)
€7m
BLA (10)
€6m
PLY (12)
€6m
STO (14)
€5m
PV (15)
€5m
REA (13)
€5m
WYC (12)
€4m
BUR (13)
€4m
LO (13)
€4m
LIN (12)
€4m
BOL (11)
€4m
BAR (10)
€4m
STE (10)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
ROT (11)
€3m
PET (11)
€3m
DON (11)
€2m
MAN (13)
€2m
AW (7)
€2m
EXE (9)
€2m
NOR (10)
€2m
BRA (8)
€2m
Exeter and Bradford have a similar defence value (both €2m).

🤝 8. Games History

Head-to-head

Exeter vs Bradford · H/A from EXE
DateH/AGameScore
29/11/25ABradford Vs EXE1-0
12/02/22ABradford Vs EXE0-1
07/08/21HEXE Vs Bradford0-0
06/02/21HEXE Vs Bradford3-2
14/11/20ABradford Vs EXE2-2

ExeterExeter

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
25/04/26ABurton Vs EXE1-1
18/04/26HEXE Vs Stockport3-3
11/04/26APlymouth Vs EXE2-2
06/04/26HEXE Vs Doncaster3-0
03/04/26ABlackpool Vs EXE1-0
28/03/26HEXE Vs Leyton Orient0-0
21/03/26AWigan Vs EXE2-0
17/03/26ALuton Vs EXE3-2
14/03/26HEXE Vs Cardiff0-4
10/03/26HEXE Vs Lincoln0-1

BradfordBradford

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
25/04/26HBRA Vs Bolton1-1
21/04/26HBRA Vs Plymouth1-1
18/04/26ABarnsley Vs BRA2-2
11/04/26HBRA Vs Stevenage0-1
06/04/26AWycombe Vs BRA1-2
03/04/26HBRA Vs Northampton1-0
21/03/26ABurton Vs BRA2-1
17/03/26HBRA Vs Mansfield1-1
14/03/26AWigan Vs BRA2-0
11/03/26APort Vale Vs BRA0-2

📊 9. Overall Statistics

Exeter
Exeter
England: League One
Recent: 1 Wins / 4 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWDDD1.12
HomeLLDWD1.46
AwayLLLDD0.81
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %28%38%19%
AVG goals2.482.502.46
Over 1.5 %66%71%62%
Over 2.5 %48%46%50%
Over 3.5 %26%25%27%
Scored1.141.330.96
Conceded1.341.171.50
BTTS44%38%50%
Clean Sheet28%42%15%
Corners9.849.759.92
Cards3.443.083.77
Bradford
Bradford
England: League One
Recent: 3 Wins / 4 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLDDD1.58
HomeDWLDD2.16
AwayWLLWD1.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %44%64%24%
AVG goals2.542.083.00
Over 1.5 %72%60%84%
Over 2.5 %52%36%68%
Over 3.5 %20%12%28%
Scored1.321.361.28
Conceded1.220.721.72
BTTS60%52%68%
Clean Sheet30%44%16%
Corners9.9810.489.48
Cards4.604.564.64

🏆 10. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1LincolnLincoln46103
67%
2.2
8941+48
2.8
78%
54%
33%
9.3
41%
4.0
54%
22.8
61%
10
4341.90.9
42%
2CardiffCardiff4691
59%
2.0
9050+40
3.0
78%
54%
37%
10.5
61%
3.5
52%
20.6
30%
31
137122.01.1
63%
3BoltonBolton4984
45%
1.7
7653+23
2.6
76%
47%
27%
10.5
59%
3.8
52%
22.5
59%
14
8241.61.1
59%
4StockportStockport4983
49%
1.7
7562+13
2.8
80%
59%
24%
9.9
52%
3.5
54%
21.1
46%
13
6251.51.3
55%
5BradfordBradford4877
46%
1.6
5853+5
2.3
69%
50%
17%
9.9
52%
4.5
70%
25.2
78%
7
3321.21.1
50%
6StevenageStevenage4875
44%
1.6
4949+0
2.0
52%
35%
19%
8.5
43%
3.8
57%
24.4
76%
9
3231.01.0
45%
7LutonLuton4674
46%
1.6
6856+12
2.7
76%
54%
28%
10.4
57%
3.7
54%
24.0
63%
29
16581.51.2
56%
8PlymouthPlymouth4673
48%
1.6
7563+12
3.0
76%
59%
39%
11.3
74%
5.2
80%
24.5
67%
12
4361.61.4
48%
9HuddersfieldHuddersfield4667
39%
1.5
7464+10
3.0
76%
59%
43%
10.5
59%
4.1
61%
25.0
76%
16
5471.61.4
50%
10MansfieldMansfield4665
35%
1.4
6250+12
2.4
74%
46%
20%
9.5
39%
3.6
46%
22.4
57%
6
2221.31.1
46%
11WycombeWycombe4663
37%
1.4
6958+11
2.8
80%
52%
28%
10.2
54%
3.7
57%
21.5
41%
10
3241.51.3
54%
12ReadingReading4663
35%
1.4
6460+4
2.7
83%
48%
26%
9.3
39%
3.6
50%
22.4
57%
11
2451.41.3
50%
13BlackpoolBlackpool4660
37%
1.3
5465-11
2.6
65%
48%
33%
9.9
57%
3.7
52%
24.0
76%
12
4261.21.4
46%
14DoncasterDoncaster4660
37%
1.3
5069-19
2.6
72%
50%
22%
9.7
35%
3.9
52%
23.3
63%
7
2221.11.5
50%
15BarnsleyBarnsley4659
33%
1.3
6873-5
3.1
83%
63%
46%
10.9
57%
3.5
50%
21.0
43%
7
1241.51.6
52%
16WiganWigan4656
30%
1.2
4958-9
2.3
70%
35%
17%
10.8
61%
3.1
39%
23.6
63%
9
3331.11.3
45%
17BurtonBurton4654
28%
1.2
5060-10
2.4
70%
50%
22%
10.4
52%
3.6
52%
22.0
41%
8
2241.11.3
46%
18PeterboroPeterboro4653
33%
1.2
6468-4
2.9
80%
57%
26%
10.3
50%
4.2
67%
23.6
61%
8
3231.41.5
55%
19AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon4653
33%
1.2
5172-21
2.7
67%
50%
30%
9.7
50%
3.2
46%
23.2
65%
5
2121.11.6
46%
20Leyton OrientLeyton Orient4652
30%
1.1
5971-12
2.8
76%
61%
33%
9.6
52%
4.1
61%
23.0
65%
13
6341.31.5
52%
21ExeterExeter4649
26%
1.1
5261-9
2.5
65%
46%
24%
10.1
54%
3.3
50%
22.0
57%
5
2121.11.3
51%
22Port ValePort Vale4642
22%
0.9
3661-25
2.1
54%
39%
22%
10.2
59%
3.6
52%
21.3
48%
8
2250.81.3
46%
23RotherhamRotherham4641
22%
0.9
4171-30
2.4
67%
52%
24%
9.8
52%
4.2
65%
23.9
65%
8
2330.91.5
46%
24NorthamptonNorthampton4635
20%
0.8
3974-35
2.5
70%
48%
26%
10.1
61%
3.4
43%
21.9
54%
4
1120.81.6
45%
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