Bradford City vs Gillingham Prediction

The League Two promotion race hasn’t exactly been full of quality this season, but nevertheless we are bringing you the best expert tips and predictions for this weekend.

Graham Alexander’s Bradford City host Mark Bonner’s Gillingham team this weekend.

Key Stats

• Bradford City haven’t lost in their last three games
• Gillingham have lost their last three games
• Gillingham have scored one in their last three games

Team Previews, Form, and Standout Players

Both sides have had mostly positive starts to the EFL League Two season, Bradford sit in seventh with 18 points, whilst Gillingham are in fifth with 19 points.

Both teams will be desperate to win this one, so they can progress past their opponents and push toward the automatic promotion spots.

Bradford City Preview

Bradford City Predicted Line-up - Sam Walker; Lewis Richards, Cheick Diabate, Brad Halliday; Tyreik Wright, Jamie Walker, Richard Smallwood, Clarke Oduor, Jay Benn; Calum Kavanagh, Andy Cook

Bradford have had a really impressive start to the season, and have stayed around the play-off spots with really solid form in the past few weeks.

They’ve had impressive wins over Newport and Tranmere in their last two matches.

Andy Cook will be key, he’s already notched a whopping seven goals in League Two this season.

Gillingham Preview

Gillingham Predicted Line-up - Luca Ashby Hammond; Max Clark, Shadrach Ogie, Max Ehmer, Remeao Hutton; Armani Little, Ethan Coleman; Jayden Clarke, Marcus Wyllie, Jack Nolan; Elliot Nevitt

Whilst Gillingham did have a strong start to the season, recent downturn in form has seen them drop out of the top three. It’s been a similar story for most of the top teams in the division, and Gillingham will be desperate to stop the trend.

Whilst Gillingham had a positive movement off the pitch the other day, the results haven’t been great on the field.

A win over Barrow earlier in the season is the only result keeping them above their upcoming opponents in the table. However, their downturn has been hinged on a failure to create good chances, something that needs to change soon.

Elliot Nevitt will need to sharpen up in front of goal if they’re to find a result here.

Head To Head Stats: Bradford City vs Gillingham

The two sides have faced each other 30 times since 2003. Bradford City have won 10 of these meetings, while Gillingham have won 11.

Nine of these meetings have resulted in a draw.

Only one match has resulted in a draw.

6th April 2023 - Bradford 1-0 Gillingham - League Two

16th December 2023 - Gillingham 0-2 Bradford - League Two

22nd April 2023 - Bradford 2-2 Gillingham - League Two

25th February 2023 - Gillingham 0-2 Bradford - League Two

22nd April 2019 - Bradford 1-1 Gillingham - League Two

Betting Tips For Bradford City vs Gillingham

Despite how close these teams are in the table, we can’t see this fixture ending in a draw. Bradford have looked really exciting in their past two fixtures.

On the other hand, Gillingham have looked pretty poor in the same time frame, they’ve scored just one in their last three. Also, they haven’t even looked like scoring at many points, struggling to create chances.

We think overall the best value tip is Bradford City to win, backed up by our research.

Odds of 23/20 on BetFred mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21.50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Bradford City vs Gillingham

Bradford City 2-0 Gillingham

Bradford won’t have any struggle against Gillingham’s weak attacking line.

Elsewhere in League Two, Swindon Town take on Doncaster Rovers.