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GuiseleyAFC

Bradford (ParkAvenue)
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Over 2.5 goals
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Guiseley have home advantage and a recent threat on the flanks, in transitions and from set pieces. Bradford counter with a run of nine league matches unbeaten, a FA Cup run of three victories and a resilient defence.
Read the full analysisGuiseley have home advantage and a recent threat on the flanks, in transitions and from set pieces. Bradford counter with a run of nine league matches unbeaten, a FA Cup run of three victories and a resilient defence.
The decisive limitation remains uncertainty over the line-ups, updated absences and the goalkeeper.
Guiseley beat Hebburn Town 4-1 away on 19 September, then Bamber Bridge 4-2 at home on 26 September. These matches show effectiveness in transitions, overlapping runs, low crosses and set pieces, but also two goals conceded from balls in behind and a weak clearance.
The result of the away match at Alfreton on 29 September is not established. Bradford beat Lancaster City 1-0 at home on 19 September, after FA Cup victories of 4-0 at Mossley and 2-1 at Curzon Ashton, then drew 1-1 with Garforth Town on 26 September and won 1-0 at Matlock Town on 29 September.
Bradford therefore arrive with a probably more demanding schedule, with no fatigue measurement available.
Guiseley beat Bradford 3-0 in the FA Trophy at Nethermoor Park in December 2023. The club also states that it have not lost the last six meetings, without publishing the full scores for each one.
There is no first leg or aggregate score in this FA Cup tie. The previous 3-0 is old relative to 2026, and its prédictive valeur is limited by changes in squads, coaches and context.
As of September 26, Guiseley had played without Lebrun Mbeka, Kyle White, Adam Lund, Jordan Thewlis, Aaron Martin and Will Longbottom; Rollins, Sinfield and Boyle had received playing time, and Longbottom had resumed warming up. Aaron Martin was also absent with a leg injury on September 19, while Lebrun Mbeka could play despite having a bandaged hand.
These details are dated and do not confirm their situation on October 3. Bradford’s absences, suspensions and the goalkeeper’s final status have not been announced.
The match is the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup, on October 3, 2026 at 14:00 UTC, at Nethermoor Park, Guiseley’s home ground; the club announced the time as 15:00 British time on September 30. Guiseley scenario: home advantage, wing attacks and set pieces could stretch a Bradford défense that recently held out against Matlock with ten men.
Bradford scenario: its penalty-area organization, goalkeeper Lambton and ability to close out matches could exploit the space behind Guiseley’s full-backs and its build-up errors. The stakes are qualification for the next round.
No official starting XI has been published for October 3. Jack Hall kept goal for Guiseley in the two reported matches, without confirming his starting status.
Bradford has published recent lineups, but no complete pre-match announcement confirms its XI.
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RecordGuiseley AFC · 2W · 1D · 0L
This fixture is over and appears in the public ledger with its result, even though no bet was recommended here.