Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Bradford City — Match Stats & Analysis

League One · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC

Sheffield Wednesday

0–1Full-time analysis

Bradford City

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Bradford City won 0–1.

Shots: 1310
Shots on target: 34
Expected goals: 1.360.62
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bradford City beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0. Recorded in this match (Sheffield Wednesday – Bradford City): shots 13–10, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 1.36–0.62, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots13 shots10 shotsSheffield Wednesday 13 shots, Bradford City 10 shots
Shots on target3 shots4 shotsSheffield Wednesday 3 shots, Bradford City 4 shots
Expected goals1.36 xG0.62 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.36 xG, Bradford City 0.62 xG
Possession60%40%Sheffield Wednesday 60%, Bradford City 40%
Corners8 corners9 cornersSheffield Wednesday 8 corners, Bradford City 9 corners
Fouls13 fouls10 foulsSheffield Wednesday 13 fouls, Bradford City 10 fouls
Yellow cards1 card1 cardSheffield Wednesday 1 card, Bradford City 1 card
Passes389 passes252 passesSheffield Wednesday 389 passes, Bradford City 252 passes
Pass accuracy74.6%61.1%Sheffield Wednesday 74.6%, Bradford City 61.1%
Shots inside box9 shots5 shotsSheffield Wednesday 9 shots, Bradford City 5 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks3 blocksSheffield Wednesday 4 blocks, Bradford City 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesSheffield Wednesday 4 saves, Bradford City 3 saves
Offsides3 offsides1 offsideSheffield Wednesday 3 offsides, Bradford City 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Sheffield Wednesday: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.32 xG. Bradford City: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.62 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sheffield Wednesday 1.32 xG · Bradford City 0.62 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Rest before fixture · Both teams: 5.21 days
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4