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Football England - FA Cup The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Sat 1 Nov 10:00
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  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

FA Cup Betting Preview: Cheltenham vs Bradford

League Two club Cheltenham host League One outfit Bradford in this FA Cup match at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 1 November. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Expect a Tight Affair

There’s a case for siding with Cheltenham +1 at odds of -100. This Asian Handicap bet has the advantage of money back if they lose to Bradford by a single goal. A win or draw would mean a nice payout.

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3-0 Win for Bradford in Pair’s Previous Clash

Cheltenham Town were victorious when they last played, landing a 1-0 League Two home success against Walsall at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Bradford City drew their previous game which was at home in League One. The action at The University of Bradford Stadium ended 0-0 against Lincoln City.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Bradford have not lost any of the past three games against Cheltenham. In the last encounter, Bradford claimed a 3-0 League Two victory when hosting at The University of Bradford Stadium. The past 6 H2H games have involved two wins apiece along with two draws.

Confirmed Lineups

Cheltenham confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Joe Day (GK), Arkell Jude-Boyd, Sam Sherring, James Wilson, Jonathan Tomkinson, Luke Young, Ben Stevenson, Isaac Hutchinson, Jordan Thomas, Jake Bickerstaff, Ethon Archer.

Bradford confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Sam Walker (GK), Matthew Pennington, Neill Byrne, Tom McIntyre, Bradley Halliday, Max Power, Tommy Leigh, Lewis Richards, Tyreik Samuel Wright, Andy Cook, George Lapslie.

Cheltenham vs Bradford Prediction & Betting Tips

Discover our expert Cheltenham vs Bradford betting tips, featuring a match prediction, correct score suggestion and bet builder advice. Scroll down for full analysis.

Match Prediction

We’re going for Cheltenham on the Asian Handicap +1 and feel confident that the underdogs can win or draw this FA Cup clash. We feel as though there’s plenty of juice in the odds of -100.

Understanding the injured players situation proves useful when assembling football picks. Once we’ve also considered the form guide, we use the latest stats and provide FA Cup betting predictions.

Key Cheltenham vs Bradford FA Cup & league stats:

  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 4 consecutive games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 12 of their last 20 games at home.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Bradford in 4 consecutive games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Bradford in any of their last 5 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Bradford in 7 of their last 8 games on the road.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Cheltenham in 4 of their last 6 games against Bradford.
Cheltenham +1 Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 50% prospect of winning. However, our experts have this number between 55-60% based on their in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Correct Score Prediction

Cheltenham Cheltenham logo 1 - 0 Bradford logo Bradford

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Cheltenham +1 -100
Total Goals Under 2.5 +110
Both Team To Score No -105

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Cheltenham vs Bradford Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Make Bradford Favourites to Win

For this FA Cup clash, Bradford City are the -179 favourites to triumph according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. This reflects that they have a 64% chance of winning. The market suggests that Cheltenham Town are least likely to win at +500.

If you want to back the favourites to be ahead by the break, then Bradford are +110 on the Half-Time Result market. Alternatively, Cheltenham are +450 and the draw is priced at +130.

Under and Over 2.5 Goals backers are able to get similar odds on the Total Goals market. If you think both teams will score, then BTTS Yes could appeal. Otherwise, you can back BTTS No as an alternative.

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Bradford logo Bradford Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 1 defeat and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 8 away matches
Goals
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Cheltenham vs Bradford Lineups & Team News

Be prepared — check the Cheltenham vs Bradford team news before wagering. Expect the predicted and confirmed FA Cup lineups along with timely injury updates.

Cheltenham Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Bradford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Cheltenham Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Joe Day
2 Arkell Jude-Boyd 24 Sam Sherring 5 James Wilson 27 Jonathan Tomkinson
8 Luke Young 26 Ben Stevenson 21 Isaac Hutchinson
11 Jordan Thomas 20 Jake Bickerstaff 22 Ethon Archer
1 Sam Walker
28 Matthew Pennington 5 Neill Byrne 14 Tom McIntyre
2 Bradley Halliday 6 Max Power 20 Tommy Leigh 19 Lewis Richards
17 Tyreik Samuel Wright 9 Andy Cook 32 George Lapslie

Bradford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Cheltenham Substitutes

  • 3George Harmon
  • 4Liam Kinsella
  • 12Darragh Power
  • 14Ryan Broom
  • 15Tom Taylor
  • 16Josh Martin
  • 28Tommy Backwell
  • 30Freddy Willcox
  • 41Mamadou Diallo

Bradford Substitutes

  • 3Ibou Touray
  • 7Josh Neufville
  • 8Calum Kavanagh
  • 11Stephen Humphrys
  • 16Alexander Pattison
  • 18Ciaran Kelly
  • 21Jenson Metcalfe
  • 24Will Swan
  • 25Joe Hilton

Previous Cheltenham Lineups

25 Oct League Two
Cheltenham 1-0 Walsall
18 Oct League Two
Newport 0-2 Cheltenham
11 Oct League Two
Gillingham 1-1 Cheltenham
04 Oct League Two
Cheltenham 2-0 Fleetwood
27 Sep League Two
Grimsby 7-1 Cheltenham
20 Sep League Two
Cheltenham 0-3 Oldham

Previous Bradford Lineups

28 Oct League One
Bradford 0-0 Lincoln
25 Oct League One
Stevenage 1-1 Bradford
18 Oct League One
Bradford 2-2 Barnsley
02 Oct League One
Rotherham 2-2 Bradford
27 Sep League One
Bradford 1-0 Blackpool
24 Sep EFL Cup
Newcastle 4-1 Bradford
Team Squads

Cheltenham Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Steve Cotterill

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Arkell Jude-Boyd - - - - - - - - - -
Jonathan Tomkinson - - - - - - - - - -
Tom Taylor - - - - - - - - - -
Tom King - - - - - - - - - -
Taine Anderson - - - - - - - - - -

Bradford Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Graham Alexander

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Aden Baldwin - - - - - - - - - -
Joe Wright - - - - - - - - - -
Will Swan - - - - - - - - - -
Tyreik Samuel Wright - - - - - - - - - -
Tommy Leigh - - - - - - - - - -
England FlagFA Cup Table
England FlagLeague Two Table
League Two 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Walsall 20 12 3 5 30:19 39
2 Notts County 20 11 4 5 35:22 37
3 Swindon 20 11 4 5 34:25 37
4 Bromley 20 10 6 4 32:23 36
5 MK Dons 20 9 6 5 38:24 33
6 Salford 20 10 3 7 29:29 33
7 Chesterfield 20 8 8 4 36:31 32
8 Crewe 20 9 4 7 33:27 31
9 Cambridge 20 8 7 5 22:18 31
10 Gillingham 20 7 9 4 28:22 30
11 Fleetwood 20 8 6 6 30:27 30
12 Colchester 20 7 7 6 31:25 28
13 Barnet 20 7 7 6 27:22 28
14 Grimsby 20 7 6 7 33:28 27
15 Tranmere 20 6 8 6 34:31 26
16 Oldham 20 5 9 6 18:16 24
17 Accr. Stanley 20 6 6 8 23:23 24
18 Barrow 20 5 6 9 20:28 21
19 Cheltenham 20 6 3 11 16:33 21
20 Shrewsbury 20 4 7 9 20:33 19
21 Crawley 20 4 6 10 25:35 18
22 Harrogate 20 4 5 11 18:31 17
23 Bristol Rovers 20 5 2 13 15:38 17
24 Newport 20 3 4 13 20:37 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 10 6 4 0 22:12 22
2 Cambridge 10 6 3 1 14:7 21
3 Notts County 10 6 2 2 22:12 20
4 Salford 10 6 2 2 19:16 20
5 Chesterfield 10 5 4 1 21:12 19
6 Fleetwood 10 5 4 1 19:15 19
7 Walsall 10 6 1 3 15:11 19
8 Swindon 10 5 3 2 16:12 18
9 MK Dons 10 5 2 3 19:11 17
10 Crewe 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
11 Gillingham 10 4 4 2 14:10 16
12 Accr. Stanley 10 4 3 3 13:9 15
13 Grimsby 10 4 1 5 16:11 13
14 Colchester 10 3 4 3 15:12 13
15 Crawley 10 3 4 3 15:12 13
16 Shrewsbury 10 3 4 3 10:11 13
17 Cheltenham 10 4 1 5 8:11 13
18 Barnet 10 3 3 4 15:12 12
19 Oldham 10 2 5 3 9:8 11
20 Tranmere 10 2 5 3 14:15 11
21 Bristol Rovers 10 3 1 6 6:16 10
22 Barrow 10 2 3 5 8:16 9
23 Harrogate 10 2 1 7 8:16 7
24 Newport 10 0 2 8 9:21 2
England FlagLeague One Table
League One 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cardiff 19 13 2 4 36:20 41
2 Bradford 19 10 7 2 28:18 37
3 Lincoln 20 10 5 5 28:21 35
4 Bolton 19 9 7 3 27:17 34
5 Stevenage 18 10 4 4 22:13 34
6 Stockport 19 9 5 5 26:24 32
7 Luton 20 8 5 7 24:25 29
8 Barnsley 17 8 4 5 30:24 28
9 Huddersfield 20 8 4 8 32:30 28
10 Wimbledon 19 8 3 8 23:26 27
11 Wigan 19 6 8 5 22:21 26
12 Wycombe 20 6 7 7 26:21 25
13 Leyton Orient 20 7 4 9 32:33 25
14 Northampton 19 7 3 9 18:20 24
15 Rotherham 20 6 6 8 20:24 24
16 Mansfield 19 6 5 8 23:24 23
17 Burton 19 6 5 8 16:24 23
18 Reading 19 5 7 7 21:24 22
19 Peterborough 19 7 1 11 23:27 22
20 Doncaster 20 6 4 10 20:30 22
21 Plymouth 20 7 1 12 21:32 22
22 Exeter 19 6 2 11 18:20 20
23 Blackpool 20 5 5 10 22:30 20
24 Port Vale 19 3 6 10 13:23 15
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bolton 10 7 3 0 20:5 24
2 Cardiff 10 8 0 2 26:14 24
3 Lincoln 10 7 2 1 18:9 23
4 Bradford 10 7 2 1 17:9 23
5 Huddersfield 10 5 3 2 18:11 18
6 Wycombe 10 5 2 3 19:11 17
7 Wigan 9 5 2 2 11:5 17
8 Stevenage 8 5 2 1 9:3 17
9 Barnsley 8 5 1 2 18:11 16
10 Leyton Orient 10 4 4 2 16:10 16
11 Rotherham 10 4 4 2 14:12 16
12 Luton 10 4 3 3 10:10 15
13 Reading 10 4 3 3 10:10 15
14 Stockport 10 4 3 3 11:12 15
15 Exeter 9 4 2 3 13:8 14
16 Mansfield 9 4 2 3 14:10 14
17 Wimbledon 9 4 2 3 10:7 14
18 Northampton 10 4 2 4 10:9 14
19 Doncaster 10 4 2 4 12:12 14
20 Peterborough 10 4 1 5 14:12 13
21 Blackpool 10 3 4 3 15:17 13
22 Burton 10 3 2 5 6:14 11
23 Plymouth 10 3 1 6 9:14 10
24 Port Vale 9 1 3 5 5:11 6