10 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Bradford vs Leyton Orient League One prediction & result

Valley Parade, Bradford
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Full time0 – 0

Final score: Bradford 0-0 Leyton Orient.

Before kick-off the model made it 44% Bradford, 31% draw, 25% Leyton Orient — fair odds of 2.27, 3.23 and 4.00.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Bradford at 44%: of 2,925 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Bradford4%Draw94%Leyton Orient2%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

26'
James Morris
🔁Jake Beesleyout: Nick Powell
58'
60'
Jaze Kabia
61'
🔁Yusuf Akhamrichout: Aaron Connolly
68'
🔁Jaze Kabiaout: Idris El Mizouni
🔁Adam Phillipsout: Will Swan
71'
Matthew Pennington
80'
82'
Alexander George Henry Gilbert
83'
🔁Alfie Gilchristout: Phillip Chinedu
🔁Ibou Tourayout: Corey O'Keeffe
88'

Match stats — Bradford vs Leyton Orient

70%Possession30%
9Shots9
0On target1
11Corners2
1.3xG0.35

Goals against chances

Bradford0 from 1.30 xGless than the chances were worth
Leyton Orient0 from 0.35 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Bradford 3-4-2-1
  • 21J. McCrackenG
  • 28M. PenningtonD
  • 15A. BaldwinD
  • 16George Christopher John PrattD
  • 19K. JacksonM
  • 10A. SarcevicM
  • 6C. ConnollyM
  • 3I. TourayM
  • 8A. PhillipsM
  • 23B. PointonM
  • 9J. BeesleyF
Substitutes
  • 24W. SwanF
  • 22Kieran MorganM
  • 27C. O'KeeffeD
  • 25N. PowellM
  • 1C. DawsonG
  • 5M. GillespheyD
  • 32G. LapslieM
Coach: M. Duff
Leyton Orient 3-4-2-1
  • 1N. BaxterG
  • 5J. OlowuD
  • 6W. ForresterD
  • 12A. GilchristD
  • 2F. StevensM
  • 20A. GilbertM
  • 14I. HaydenM
  • 3J. MorrisM
  • 22Y. AkhamrichM
  • 9J. KabiaM
  • 18D. ScarlettF
Substitutes
  • 10A. ConnollyF
  • 17A. DobraF
  • 8I. El MizouniM
  • 27T. SpringettF
  • 25Charlie Gerard Richard WellensM
  • 34P. ChineduD
  • 33Killian CahillG
Coach: R. Wellens

Form going into Bradford vs Leyton Orient

Bradford

All competitions we cover

  • D1-1away to Reading3 October 2026

Leyton Orient

All competitions we cover

  • L0-2Plymouth3 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

League One table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
7Bradford13643108+222
14Leyton Orient135261914+517

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Bradford vs Leyton Orient

  • 8 September 2026Leyton Orient 1–3 BradfordLeague Cup
  • 7 March 2026Bradford 2–1 Leyton OrientLeague One
  • 20 December 2025Leyton Orient 2–1 BradfordLeague One
  • 8 May 2023Bradford 1–1 Leyton OrientLeague Two
  • 3 December 2022Leyton Orient 3–0 BradfordLeague Two

Leading scorers: Bradford and Leyton Orient

Bradford

No player in League One's leading scorers — 10 league goals as a side.

Leyton Orient

GoalsAssists

  • J. Kabia42

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Bradford and Leyton Orient drew 0–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Bradford at 44% and given a draw 31%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. On expected goals it finished 1.30–0.35.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Bradford a 32.2% chance to finish in the top four: 35.1% after a win, 30.4% after a draw, 27.4% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 30.4%, 1.8 points lower than before the match.

For Leyton Orient the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 10.5% going in: 7.5% after a win, 10.1% after a draw, 11.8% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure about where it was, at 10.1%.

Read from our League One season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Bradford v Leyton Orient has moved

First published on 26 Sep at 41% / 31% / 28% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 4 updates, it read 44% / 31% / 25%: the biggest move is Bradford's chance of winning, up 3 points.

  1. Bradford win44%▲ +3
  2. Draw31%=
  3. Leyton Orient win25%▼ −3

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.