Bradford City vs Burnley Predictions, Picks & Odds – 25/08/2026

Carabao Cup · 2nd Round

26 Aug 2026 University of Bradford Stadium Louis Hecq

Bradford City vs Burnley – Best bets of the match

Bookmaker	1	X	2	Bonus info
BetVictor	3.60	3.30	1.95	View odds

Our prediction

2: Burnley to win

1.95 on BetVictor · Confidence Medium

Odds recorded on 24 Aug 2026 at 22:05 · Odds are subject to change

Bradford City vs Burnley Preview

Bradford City enter this second-round Carabao Cup tie buoyed by a winning start to their League One campaign, though the scale of the challenge steps up considerably here. Manager Graham Alexander, a former Burnley player himself, will relish the chance to pit his side against higher-tier opposition at the University of Bradford Stadium. A doubt over winger Tyreik Wright's fitness adds uncertainty, and the club's search for wing-backs suggests the squad remains a work in progress.

Burnley's early Championship form has been sluggish, with a run of drawn and losing results that includes a 2-2 stalemate against West Ham in their opener under new boss Nicky Hayen. The Clarets scraped past Notts County on penalties in round one, hardly a convincing display. Still, the gulf in resources between a recently relegated Premier League outfit and a League One side remains substantial, and Burnley will expect to impose themselves in this Yorkshire-Lancashire derby.

Burnley's quality edge over their League One hosts is the cornerstone of our away win selection at 1.95. The Clarets, despite a sluggish start to the Championship season with four draws and a defeat from five outings, remain a side packed with superior individual talent. Their head-to-head record since 2003 reads five victories to Bradford's solitary win, a telling disparity that cup upsets rarely overturn.

This fixture marks the first competitive meeting between these two clubs since March 2004, and the intervening years have seen Burnley operate at a far higher level. Graham Alexander's return to Turf Moor in all but name adds spice, yet sentiment rarely dictates results. Bradford's potential absence of Tyreik Wright could blunt their attacking options further against a Clarets defence that conceded just twice in their Championship opener.

We also fancy over 2.5 goals at N/A, given Burnley's recent tendency towards open, high-scoring affairs. The Clarets' penalty shootout victory over Notts County in round one and their 2-2 draw with West Ham suggest goals are rarely in short supply. Bradford will attack with ambition in front of a bumper home crowd, but Burnley should have the firepower to prevail.