You BetSwansea set for cup stroll in 'biggest mismatch of all time'
Despite Bradford's heroics to reach the final, logic says Premier Leaguers have name on cup
Romantics have their dream final tomorrow when Bradford and Swansea do battle for the League Cup in one of the most unlikely match-ups in the long history of England's competitions.
Hard-nosed logic suggests Swansea will win comfortably and a Swansea win-win on the HaFu looks the best bet. Over 2.5 goals also looks a decent bet, as this competition's final tends to be higher scoring than FA Cup finals.
Swansea are eighth in the Premier League, which makes them of the usual standard to have reached the final in recent years. Although they have never won a major trophy, this is a perfect opportunity as Bradford are 71 places below them on the league ladder.
Bradford have won a trophy but it was beyond living memory - 1911 - when they lifted the FA Cup. At the time they were in the top flight of English football, but now they are in the fourth tier and are only the second team from that level to reach the final of this competition.
The first was Rochdale, who lost 3-0 against Norwich in a two-legged final in 1962. Norwich were in the second tier at the time, which means tomorrow's final is a bigger mismatch and arguably the biggest of all time.
Victory for Bradford would rival the feat of Tottenham Hotspur in winning the FA Cup as a non-league side in 1901. Spurs defeated Sheffield United of the top flight in a replay, but the gulf was not as big as it may appear because there were only two divisions of the Football League and Spurs were one of the best sides outside the league.