Bradford vs Barnsley Prediction - 26 September 2026
Correct score1-0Alternative3-1
What is the prediction for Bradford vs Barnsley?
Our correct score is 1-0, then 3-1. Bradford are in better form heading into this match.
Match analysis
Superior's model expects Bradford to beat Barnsley 1-0 on 26 September, with 3-1 as the alternative score. Bradford have won their last five, four of them by a single goal, including 1-0 wins at Notts County and Luton, and Barnsley have lost three of their last five.
Three of Bradford's five wins finished 1-0
Bradford beat Mansfield 1-0, then won 1-0 at Notts County and 1-0 at Luton, and conceded twice in the whole run. The model builds each team's expected goals from measured scoring and conceding, and Barnsley's defence is the weak side of that: they have let in 14 in five, including a 1-5 home defeat by Stevenage and a 3-0 loss at Plymouth.
Barnsley put three past Leeds United's under-21s on 22 September
A 1-0 needs Barnsley to draw a blank, and they scored in four of their last five, and the 3-4 against Leeds was one of two games in that run where they scored at least twice. Both meetings last season finished 2-2, so a Barnsley goal turning this into a draw is the clearest way the forecast is wrong.
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Formations
Expected formations
Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2026 | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Bradford |
| 18 October 2025 | Bradford | 2 - 2 | Barnsley |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | +3 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 7 | +7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 7 | +4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 7 | +5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 7 | +2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 6 | +6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 7 | -2 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 6 | +7 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 7 | +6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 7 | +4 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 7 | +3 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | -2 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 7 | -3 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 16 | 7 | -2 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 7 | -3 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 7 | -5 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 7 | -10 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 7 | -2 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 7 | -1 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 7 | -2 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 7 | -8 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Plymouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 | |
| 8 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 | |
| 11 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| 13 | Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 | |
| 14 | Wycombe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | |
| 16 | Luton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 | |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 8 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 | |
| 21 | Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 | |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 6 | |
| 23 | Peterborough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 | |
| 24 | Wigan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 |