Match Preview: MK Dons vs Bradford City - Expert Analysis

MK Dons face Bradford in matchday one of the League Two season with both sides expected to mount a strong challenge for promotion and even the title this season.

MK Dons vs Bradford City Standings

MK Dons failed to reach automatic promotion to League One last season and had to go into the play-offs after finishing 4th. Their hopes of promotion were cut short by Crawley Town who beat them 8-1 on aggregate before winning themselves promotion in the play-off final.

Bradford City on the other hand missed out on the dissapointment of the playoffs by just a point, finishing 9th in the table. The Bantams will hope this year they can go one step further and have a real push at promotion into League One.

MK Dons vs Bradford City head to head

Bradford City 2-2 MK Dons - 28/02/2017

MK Dons 1-4 Bradford City - 07/10/2017

Bradford City 2-0 MK Dons - 24/04/2018

MK Dons 4-1 Bradford City - 24/10/2023

Bradford City 4-0 MK Dons - 13/02/2024

MK Dons vs Bradford City top scorers

MK Dons 2023/24

Max Dean - 15 goals
Alex Gilbey - 13 goals
Ellis Harrison - 8 goals

Bradford City 2023/24

Andy Cook - 17 goals
Jamie Walker - 8 goals
Calum Kavanagh - 5 goals

MK Dons vs Bradford City Team News

New MK Dons signing Tom Carroll is set to make is competitive debut for the Bantams after leaving Exeter City on a free transfer.

MK Dons vs Bradford City Predicted Line-ups

MK Dons: T. McGill, S. Sherring, J. Tucker, L. Maguire, L Offord, T. Carroll, L. Kelly, J. Tomlinson, A. Gilbey, J. Williams, C. Hendry

Bradford City: S. Walker, N. Byrne, A. Baldwin, C. Kelly, B. Halliday, A. Pattison, R. Smallwood, L. Richards, C. Kavanagh, A. Sarcevic, A. Cook

Andy Cook - Player to Watch

The Bradford City forward is our player to watch after he scored 17 goals and got 8 assists in League Two last season. The veteran EFL striker managed 0.65 goals/assists per 90 last season, giving him a good chance of influencing events on Saturday.