Bradford City vs Wycombe Wanderers Tips & Preview - Chairboys to avoid defeat in season opener

By Tolu Shotade

31 Jul 2025

Tolu Shotade 31 Jul 2025

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Wycombe aim to overcome last season's playoff heartbreak.
Bradford were promoted after finishing third in League Two.
Expect both teams to score with more action in the second half.

Bradford City vs Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe Wanderers will aim to put last season's playoff disappointment behind them as they begin the new English League One campaign with a trip to Bradford City.

The newly promoted hosts are looking to build on a solid preseason. However, the visitors have a good record in this fixture and having also looked sharp in the build-up to the new campaign, should do enough to avoid defeat here.

Bradford City News

Bradford City enjoyed a solid campaign last season as they finished third in League Two, earning automatic promotion. However, they seemed to lose their way in the final weeks of the season, picking up just two wins from their last eight matches.

The good news for Bradford City is that they appear to have put all of that behind them and looked sharp again in preseason. Graham Alexander’s team are on a five-match unbeaten run, claiming a 1-0 victory over Oldham in their final warm-up game.

Bradford City have no problems going forward and have scored seven of the 10 goals in their last three matches after the break. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last four matches across all competitions.

Wycombe Wanderers News

Wycombe Wanderers endured the heartbreak of the playoffs last season as they fell at the semi-final stage. A 1-0 aggregate defeat to Charlton Athletic saw them miss out on promotion, and manager Mike Dodds will be keen to have another go this term.

The Chairboys were decent in preseason, going unbeaten in three of their four matches. They will take plenty of confidence from the 2-2 draw with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in their final warm-up game.

Wycombe Wanderers often show some attacking quality and have scored their last six League One away goals after the break. However, they are without a clean sheet in four of their last five matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Wycombe Wanderers have seven wins while Bradford City have picked up four victories, with one draw from 12 previous matches. The visitors have won in their last three visits to Valley Parade and claimed a 1-0 victory in an EFL Trophy clash in 2024.

Verdict

Bradford v Wycombe

Bradford City have looked sharp lately but seem to always come up short in this fixture. Wycombe Wanderers will take confidence from the draw with Tottenham and having won in their last three visits to Valley Parade, can avoid defeat here.

Both teams have shown quality going forward and should score here, while their knack for leaving things late could see the second half produce more goals.

Wycombe Wanderers

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