Comments and predictions for Bradford City vs Wycombe: Home field is not enough
The match between Bradford City vs Wycombe in League One takes place at 22:00 on August 2. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Bradford City vs Wycombe team information
Bradford will be without defender Neill Byrne for the next few months due to a knee injury, while key striker Andy Cook will also miss the first round.
In that situation, manager Graham Alexander may use a three-man central defence with Joe Wright, Curtis Tilt and Matthew Pennington – two of whom are summer recruits.
On the attack line, the rookie duo Stephen Humphrys and Will Swan will likely be given the opportunity to start from the beginning.
On Wycombe's side, midfielder Josh Scowen is likely to be out for the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in May.
Several new signings such as Mikki van Sas, Taylor Allen, Dan Casey, James Tilley and Armando Quitirna could make their debuts in this match.
Daniel Udoh is expected to lead the attack, while Richard Kone is on his way out of the club with interest from Swansea City and Preston North End.
Latest predicted lineup for Bradford City vs Wycombe
Bradford City:
Walker; Wright, Tilt, Pennington; Halliday, Pattison, Metcalfe, Power, Touray; Humphrys, Swan
Wycombe Wanderers:
Van Sas; Back, Allen, Casey, Harvie; Westergaard, Leahy; Quitirna, Mullins, Tilley; Udoh
Latest football commentary Bradford City vs Wycombe
Bradford City are set to return to League One after a six-year absence, and they have done so in dramatic fashion – with a 96th-minute goal in their final game against Fleetwood Town to leapfrog Walsall into third place and automatic promotion.
Manager Graham Alexander, who guided the club to promotion, has been active in the summer transfer window, bringing in nine new players for the League One campaign – notably Curtis Tilt, Matthew Pennington, Max Power, Will Swan and Stephen Humphrys.
Bradford have enjoyed a good run of form with four wins and two draws in pre-season, including an impressive 2-0 win over Championship side Middlesbrough on 23 July.
They ended their preparation period with a 1-0 victory over Oldham Athletic, creating good psychological momentum before the opening day of the new season.
Despite failing to win in their last four meetings with Wycombe, Bradford will be hoping to end that run and claim their first win over their opponents since March 2013.
On the other side of the front line, Wycombe Wanderers coach Mike Dodds is under a lot of pressure, after being unable to maintain the impressive achievements left by his predecessor Matt Bloomfield.
Wycombe were second in League One when Dodds took over in February, but they have since slipped to fifth after winning seven, drawing four and losing six of their final 17 games of the season, before losing 1-0 to Charlton over two legs in the play-off semi-finals.
This summer, Wycombe witnessed a strong change in force, with 10 new contracts brought in to replace a series of names leaving.
Their friendly results have been inconsistent: losing to Sutton United, winning against Cheltenham Town, then drawing consecutively with Barnet and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Wycombe still have reason to be confident on the opening day, because they have won all three of their most recent away matches at Bradford's field, including a 1-0 victory in the EFL Trophy semi-final in February 2024.
Latest Bradford City vs Wycombe score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bradford City vs Wycombeas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bradford City 2-1 Wycombe
- WhoScore:Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe
- Our newspaper predicts:Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe
When and where to watch Bradford City vs Wycombe live?
To watch the Bradford City vs Wycombe match live in League One at 22:00 on August 2, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.