Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 15 March 2025

Result

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Saturday 15 March 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Bradford City · Tranmere Rovers · League Two predictions

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Bradford City were beaten by Tranmere Rovers 0-1 in the League Two on Saturday 15 March 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Josh Hawkes of Tranmere Rovers in the 56th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Bradford City received 3 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bradford City were 2nd on 66 points from 36 and Tranmere Rovers 22nd on 33 points from 36. Bradford City went on to finish that season 5th with 78 points, and Tranmere Rovers 20th with 51.

Bradford City lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordan Turnbull of Tranmere Rovers (7.6), level with Richard Smallwood (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Bradford City wins, 0 draws and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Going into the match Bradford City's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Tranmere Rovers's W-D-D-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · George LapslieBradford City
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Neill ByrneBradford City
  • 50'Yellow card · Lee O'ConnorTranmere Rovers
  • 56'Penalty goal · Josh HawkesTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Aden BaldwinBradford City

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Bradford City 4, draws 0, Tranmere Rovers 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Ciarán KellyBradford City · injury (Ankle Injury)
  • Andy CookBradford City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Bradford City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Sam Walker, Neill Byrne, Aden Baldwin, Jack Shepherd, Brad Halliday, Brandon Khela, Richard Smallwood, Tayo Adaramola, Jamie Walker, George Lapslie, Michael Mellon

Tranmere Rovers line-up (3-4-2-1)

Luke McGee, Lee O'Connor, Jordan Turnbull, Connor Wood, Cameron Norman, Sam Finley, Regan Hendry, Omari Patrick, Josh Hawkes, Kieron Morris, Kristian Dennis