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Sheffield Wednesday vs Bradford City Prediction: Early Season Test at Hillsborough

Sheffield Wednesday host Bradford City at Hillsborough on Thursday 20 August 2026, with both clubs arriving in matchweek 2 off the back of opening day wins that already make this more meaningful than most round two fixtures tend to be.…

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  • Matchweek 2 of the 2026-2027 League One brings Sheffield Wednesday against Bradford City on 2026-08-20 (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
  • With the data available to us, H. Pedersen and Graham Alexander have not met as managers before.
  • Current league positions have Sheffield Wednesday 6th on 3 points and Bradford City 3rd on 3 points.
  • There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Sheffield Wednesday or Bradford City.
  • Forecasting a three-man defense for Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3), while Bradford City are predicted to deploy a 3-4-2-1.
  • In their last outing, Sheffield Wednesday's highest-rated performer was S. Swinkels (8.2), while Bradford City's standout was A. Baldwin (8.5).
  • Sheffield Wednesday came off a win (2-1 vs Leyton Orient) and Bradford City also triumphed (2-0 vs Peterborough United).
  • Sheffield Wednesday (3-1-1) and Bradford City (4-1-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
  • Bradford City hold the upper hand H2H: of 4 meetings, they've triumphed 3 times, conceded 0 times and shared 1 draw.

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Sheffield Wed is going head to head with Bradford City on 20/8/2026 19:00 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 Sheffield Wed v Bradford City H2H statistics!