Bitesize Prediction: Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City – 02/12/25

Competition: EFL Trophy

Market: Bolton Wanderers win

Odds: 19/20 @ 1xBet

Two camps who will get their respective EFL TROPHY knockout stage adventures underway on Tuesday night, Bolton will welcome Bradford to the Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Starting with the hosts, while Bolton might have marked their return from November’s international break with consecutive League One stalemates against Luton and Tuesday’s guests, Steven Schumacher’s men are widely regarded as a standout play-off candidate this season. Extending on their FA Cup adventure last month as they clinched a 2-1 victory against Huddersfield, the Trotters are unbeaten in all of their previous seven appearances across all competitions. Likewise, punching their EFL Trophy knockout stage ticket on November 11th thanks to a stellar 6-2 romp away at Port Vale, the former Plymouth boss has also seen his squad continue to impress on home soil. Including a gritty 1-0 win against fellow promotion dreamers Cardiff on October 25th, Bolton have won eight of their last nine showdowns at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. It should also be highlighted, the Whites have not tasted a single defeat on home soil within 90 minutes since way back in April.

As for the visitors, although Bradford might have come flying out of the traps after making their League One return this season, it is no secret that Graham Alexander’s men are seeking some recent stability. Despite still scrapping it out at the top of the third-tier table, Tuesday’s guests are enduring their most testing period since opening up the 2025/26 campaign. Despite claiming a much-welcomed boost over the weekend as they clinched a hard-fought 1-0 victory at home against Exeter, that is the only win that the Bantoms have recorded from any of their previous eight appearances across all competitions. With their recent issues underlined by a 3-1 EFL Trophy defeat away at Doncaster on November 11th, Bradford have also shown some extended issues away from Valley Parade. In fact, Alexander’s side have failed to win any of their last four consecutive showdowns outside of Yorkshire (three defeats, three draws).

Bet: Bolton Wanderers 19/20 to beat Bradford City in Tuesday’s EFL Trophy matchup @ 1xBet