While Bradford have a solid record on home soil and Grimsby have one of the league's finest away records, the latter losing five of 12 matches on their travels indicates their fluctuating away showings.
Thus, the Bantams are backed to record a fourth consecutive success in West Yorkshire despite Cook's potential absence, though both teams are expected to find the back of the net.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bradford City win with a probability of 48.17%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 26.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (8.88%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 0-1 (8.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.
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