After a creditable goalless draw against promotion-chasing Shrewsbury Town last Thursday, Simon Grayson's Bantams return to the Northern Commercials Stadium on Tuesday night to take on Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth match is one of three rearranged fixtures for Grayson's men in just a two-week period, and the first of four home matches out of their next five league games.
Kenny Jackett's Pompey were originally due to face the Bantams towards the beginning of March, but snowy conditions brought on by the 'Beast from the East' caused a postponement.
With as many as six matches left in City's league campaign, Grayson's side will believe that anything is still possible between now and the end of the season.
Portsmouth head to Valley Parade just one point and one place outside the Sky Bet League One play-off positions.
Pompey have drawn their last two matches - both coming away from their Fratton Park base.
An injury time own goal from Rochdale's Matt Done rescued Portsmouth a point from an entertaining 3-3 draw at the Crown Oil Arena earlier in the month.
Portsmouth's most recent outing came on Saturday when they drew 0-0 against fellow play-off contenders Plymouth Argyle at Home Park.
Team News
Bradford City
Romain Vincelot will be hoping to be back in contention this Tuesday after missing the draw with Shrewsbury due to a nasty gash on his knee.
Matthew Kilgallon and Charlie Wyke could also be involved against Portsmouth after battling on with knocks during the Shrewsbury match.
After recently receiving further treatment on an on-going ankle problem, Alex Jones is expected to feature with the Development Squad in a Central League fixture at Morecambe on Tuesday afternoon.
Jake Reeves (groin) and Ryan McGowan (knee) continue to be sidelined, however.
Portsmouth
Loanee defender Anton Walkes is expected to miss out after damaging his hamstring during the six-goal encounter at Rochdale.
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain - the younger brother Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - is sidelined after suffering a broken leg in training last week.
Matty Kennedy is a doubt for the visitors after sitting out the weekend draw at Plymouth due to a calf problem.
Pompey are likely to stick with experienced striker Brett Pitman up top.
The 30 year-old has netted twenty-two times for Portsmouth in all competitions so far this season.
Pitman will probably be supported in attack by wide players Jamal Lowe and former Bantam Gareth Evans.
Evans spent two seasons at Valley Parade earlier in his career between 2009 and 2011.
Earlier this season
Saturday 28 October 2017
Sky Bet League One
Portsmouth 0
Bradford City 1 (Kilgallon 81)
PORTSMOUTH LINE UP:
McGee, Thompson, Burgess, Clarke, Donohue (Hawkins 86), Close, O'Keefe, Lowe, Bennett (Chaplin 67), Kennedy, Pitman
Subs not used: Bass, Rose, Naismith, Evans, Haunstrup
BRADFORD CITY LINE UP:
Doyle, McMahon, Thompson, Kilgallon, Field, Gilliead, Reeves, Vincelot, Law, Wyke, Taylor (Dieng 84)
Subs not used: Raeder, Robinson, Patrick, McCartan, Jones, Hendrie
Tickets
Information on how to purchase home match for this season can be found - HERE.
Win The Shirt Off My Back
The Club's prized raffle which gives supporters the chance to claim the Match of the Match's actual match-won shirt will return this Thursday night. Information on the raffle can be found HERE.
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Match Officials
Experienced referee Andy Woolmer is set to take charge of Tuesday's fixture. Woolmer, who has been officiated at EFL level since 2004, has taken charge of twenty-one games so far this season - mainly at League One level. His previous match in the middle involved City came back in November 2016 when the Bantams lost out at Southend United. The two assistant referees for the Portsmouth match will be Akil Howson and Philip Dermott. The fourth official at the Northern Commercials Stadium is set to be Ollie Yates.
Manager's Pre-Match Thoughts
City boss Simon Grayson spoke with iFollow Bantams ahead of Tuesday's match.
Supporters can see snippets of the pre-match interview below:
The FULL pre-match video interview with Grayson can be found at iFollow Bantams - HERE.
Back the Bantams
City supporters can back the Bantams for success at home to Portsmouth with Sky Bet!
City are currently priced at 23/10 to defeat Portsmouth at the Northern Commercials Stadium.
The Bantams are also priced at 11/1 to beat Portsmouth by a 2-1 scoreline.
Kai Bruenker is available at 7/1 to opening the scoring, while Alex Gilliead can be backed at 10/3 to score at anytime during the game.
Fans can place their bets now with Sky Bet by clicking HERE.
Please note, odds are subject to change.
Coverage
For those unable to get to Northern Commercials Stadium on Tuesday, City supporters can follow live updates from the Portsmouth game via the club's official website, plus Facebook and Twitter pages.
City's Facebook and Twitter pages will include game updates on match-day, while the 'Match Centre' on the official website will give supporters all the stats, news and in-game action.
Full audio match commentary of the Portsmouth match can be found via iFollow Bantams. Keep up to date with BBC Radio Leeds' Tim Steere for match action and reaction from the game.
Subscribers of iFollow Bantams will now actually be able to hear post-match interviews from Simon Grayson and the players directly after the game via the extended audio match-day service.
New for this season, iFollow subscribers outside the UK and Ireland will also be able to watch LIVE coverage of the match as it happens!
Video post-match interviews from Simon Grayson and his players, plus extended match highlights over the coming days, are also available via iFollow.
On top of all that, iFollow subscribers can get interviews, action, previous encounters and highlights as well in the build up to Tuesday's match.