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Burton Albion vs Bradford City Prediction: Can Bowyer’s Side Stymie League Leaders Duff?

League One Gameweek 12 takes tenth placed Burton Albion, on 13 points from eleven games, home to leaders Bradford City on 20 October 2026. Bradford sit on 20 points from ten matches and Burton's mixed run of D-L-L-W-D has cost…

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  • 2026-10-20 at 19:45 GMT marks a key week 12 encounter between Burton Albion and Bradford City in 2026-2027's League One.
  • Expect 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 17 fouls this match from Referee S. Gill based on their last 4 games.
  • In the past game, Gary Bowyer recorded 1 victory against Graham Alexander, who recorded no wins, with no draws.
  • Burton Albion are 10th in the standings with 13 points, followed by Bradford City in 1st on 20 points.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Burton Albion or Bradford City.
  • We expect Burton Albion to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Bradford City are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
  • The previous match saw M. O'Mahony lead Burton Albion with a 6.6 TheyScored rating, and S. Humphrys top-rating for Bradford City at 8.7.
  • Contrast in results: Burton Albion had to share the points 2-2 with Peterborough United, whereas Bradford City claimed victory 2-0 vs. Stevenage.
  • Burton Albion's form is 1-2-2 recently, but Bradford City are on a roll with 3-2-0 in their last 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Burton Albion: across 18 clashes, they've won 7 games and only lost 5 games to Bradford City, with 6 stalemates.
  • Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Bradford City to win 2-1, despite Burton Albion's 1-3-1 home form - Bradford City's strong 3-1-1 record away with 1.20 goals/game does the trick.

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Burton is going head to head with Bradford City on 20/10/2026 18:45 GMT for the England League One. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Burton v Bradford City H2H statistics!