League One: Peterborough vs Bradford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 5 match between Peterborough and Bradford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Peterborough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bradford swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Peterborough have not gained a single point yet from the first four rounds of the League One this campaign. Bradford account for ten points from their opening four games, earning them a place as number 4 in the table.

Form: Peterborough vs Bradford

Peterborough Form

Peterborough endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Accrington, before Wigan won 2-0, while Barnsley claimed a victory in a 0-1 match. Peterborough did not win any of their last six League One matches at the Weston Homes Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.

Bradford Form

In their last three matches, Bradford first beat Blackburn 1-2, then Luton by 2-1 and finally Stockport County by 1-2. Bradford claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Peterborough and Bradford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Peterborough and Bradford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Peterborough vs Bradford

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Abraham Odoh will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Bradford hope Antoni Sarcevic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League One goals in his last six League One games.

Betting markets: Peterborough vs Bradford

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Weston Homes Stadium across all tournaments Peterborough won three times, drew three and lost four times. Bradford claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Peterborough lost their previous 6 matches. Bradford remained unbeaten in their last 7 games on the bounce. Bradford have not lost to Peterborough in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Peterborough scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Bradford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Peterborough have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Bradford should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Peterborough failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Bradford managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Peterborough and Bradford when playing at Weston Homes Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Peterborough, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bradford, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Peterborough failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.