Manchester City vs Bradford City prediction and preview

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 15 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Manchester City vs Bradford City

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 15 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

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Manchester City vs Bradford City preview

The Carabao Cup fixture between Manchester City and Bradford City is scheduled for Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

Recent form: Manchester City L-W-L-D-L, Bradford City L-W-D-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Bradford City average 0.7 scored and 0.5 conceded across their last 6, with 5 clean sheets.

Head to head, Manchester City have 1 win to Bradford City's 0 across 2 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 16 Mar 2001, ended Bradford City 2-2 Manchester City.

At home this season Manchester City have 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 9 matches; on the road Bradford City have 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 8.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Manchester City 1, draws 1, Bradford City 0.

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Manchester City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guéhi, Rúben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Rayan Cherki, Enzo Fernández, Iliman Ndiaye, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland

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

Jon McCracken, Matthew Pennington, Aden Baldwin, George Pratt, Ibou Touray, Antoni Sarcevic, Callum Connolly, Corey O'Keeffe, Jake Beesley, Will Swan, Kayden Jackson

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