Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Bradford City will be looking to make amends for the EFL Cup defeat to Middlesbrough when they take on Walsall on Matchday 10. The Bantams rolled over Newport County 4-1 in their last league match, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s encounter. Talented forward Rayhaan Rahim Tulloch is widely expected to return the starting XI after he was rested in the midweek defeat.
The Saddlers, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Swindon and AFC Wimbledon, but given their difficulties at the back, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. To make things even worse for the visiting team, midfielder Taylor Allen is banned for the match, while Joe Rilley should replace Priestley Farquharson in the starting XI as the later limped off with injury in the last league match.
Highlighted Team (Bradford):
Founded back in 1903, Bradford City are professional football club that compete in League Two. The Bantams are well known for their claret and amber shirts, whereas white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Bradford City maintain rivalries with Leeds United and Huddersfield Town, with the teams facing each other in the West Yorkshire derby.
The Bantams participated in the Bradford derby with local rivals Bradford Park Avenue in the past. Bradford City did remarkably well to win the FA Cup in 1911, with the team beating Newcastle United in the final. In 2013 the club made it to the League Cup final, where they suffered a heavy 5-0 loss to Swansea City in the title game.
Saint Kitts and Nevis international Ces Poss is the player with most appearances (502) for the club, while former Northern Ireland attacker Bobby Campbell is sitting in the top position in the Bradford City all-time top goalscorers list.