Bradford City vs Peterborough: live score, stats and AI analysis
EFL Cup · · Status: Full time
Bradford City and Peterborough met on 27 October 2026 (EFL Cup); the match ended 2-0.
Final score: Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough · Half-time: 1-0
Goals: Bradford City — Macauley Gillesphey 13', Adam Phillips 67'
AI preview and result
Published: · 49 h before kick-off
What the pre-match AI preview said
We expect a low-scoring match between Bradford City and Peterborough. Total Goals Under 3.5 71%, HT Total Goals Under 1.5 67%, and Away Team Goals Over 0.5 63% are the main predictions.
How the pre-match analyses turned out
Total goals: Under 3.5 (confidence 71%)Actual: 2Correct
1st-half total goals: Under 1.5 (confidence 67%)Actual: 1Correct
Away team goals: Over 0.5 (confidence 63%)Actual: 0Incorrect
68'SubstitutionIn: D. Frith · Out: O. Edwards (Peterborough)
69'SubstitutionIn: K. Morgan · Out: A. Sarcevic (Bradford City)
73'Yellow cardH. Mills (Peterborough)
86'Yellow cardK. Morgan (Bradford City)
Team statistics
Full match
Bradford City
Peterborough
Total shots
15
15
Shots on target
7
1
Corners
8
6
Yellow cards
6
2
Lineups
Bradford CityFormation: 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
21J. McCracken
2R. Welch
28M. Pennington
5M. Gillesphey
27C. O'Keeffe
32G. Lapslie
6C. Connolly
3I. Touray
10A. Sarcevic
23B. Pointon
9J. Beesley
Substitution
53'In: A. Baldwin · Out: R. Welch
53'In: K. Jackson · Out: C. O'Keeffe
60'In: A. Phillips · Out: G. Lapslie
61'In: W. Swan · Out: B. Pointon
69'In: K. Morgan · Out: A. Sarcevic
Substitutes
1C. Dawson
16G. Pratt
14H. Matthews
20H. Cartwright
PeterboroughFormation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1A. Bass
2C. Johnston
18L. Mendonca
12J. Feeney
14H. Mills
8B. Khela
45H. Ashfield
17V. Masara
10E. Williams
11O. Edwards
27D. Ormerod
Substitution
57'In: J. Dornelly · Out: C. Johnston
57'In: M. Garbett · Out: H. Ashfield
57'In: B. Shofowoke · Out: V. Masara
66'In: H. Jones · Out: B. Khela
68'In: D. Frith · Out: O. Edwards
Substitutes
23C. Andeng Ndi
3E. Weir
4L. Kelly
21P. Sykut
Player ratings
1J. BeesleyPlayer of the matchBradford City · Forward · 90'7.66
2A. PhillipsBradford City · Midfielder · 30'7.24
3A. BassPeterborough · Goalkeeper · 90'7.04
4K. JacksonBradford City · Forward · 37'7.03
5C. ConnollyBradford City · Midfielder · 90'6.96
Referee
T. KirkCareer totals · all matches71 matches · 4.34 yellow cards per match · 0.1 red cards per match
Key moments from the commentary
0'Kick-off. Referee: T. Kirk.
13'Macauley Gillesphey scores in the 13th minute. Assist by Callum Connolly. Bradford City lead 1-0.
45+13'Half-time: Bradford City 1-0 Peterborough. Macauley Gillesphey scored in the 13th minute with an assist from Callum Connolly. Shots 0-2, on target 0-0.
46'The second half is under way.
67'Adam Phillips scores the goal. The assist is by Jake Beesley. Bradford City lead 2-0.
90+1'Full-time: Bradford City 2-0 Peterborough. Macauley Gillesphey scored in the 13th minute and Adam Phillips in the 67th minute. Shots 15-15, shots on target 7-1.