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League Two
Bradford City
League Two | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
The Utilita Energy Stadium
Colchester United

Bradford
2 - 1
Colchester

Odour (45'), Pattison (58')
Walker (7'), Hughes (8'), Platt (45+5')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Taylor (9')
Dallison (40'), Taylor (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League Two clash between Bradford City and Colchester United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Accrington 1-2 Bradford (1-4 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Colchester United

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Cardiff 2-2 Colchester (2-0 pen.)
Wednesday, August 9 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Bradford City 1-0 Colchester United

 Bradford City finished far higher than Colchester United in League Two last season, and while they did not put in a very good performance on the opening day, they should have enough to get their first win on the board this weekend. Colchester United put up a good fight away against Cardiff in midweek, which indicates they could be an improved side this season, but they are unlikely to take anything from this Saturday's game. Read more.

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 43.99%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.24% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (9.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bradford City would win this match.

Result
Bradford CityDrawColchester United
43.99% (0.0019999999999953 0) 26.77%29.24%
Both teams to score 49.69% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.96% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)55.04% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.7% (-0.004999999999999 -0)76.3% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.14%24.86% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.54% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)59.46% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.13% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)33.88% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.46% (-0.004999999999999 -0)70.54% (0.0069999999999908 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 43.99%
    Colchester United 29.24%
    Draw 26.76%
Bradford CityDrawColchester United
1-0 @ 11.72% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.83%
2-0 @ 8.16% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 4.1% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 3.79%
3-2 @ 2.22%
4-1 @ 1.43%
4-0 @ 1.32%
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 43.99%
1-1 @ 12.68%
0-0 @ 8.42% (0.0019999999999989 0)
2-2 @ 4.78% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.88%
Total : 26.76%
0-1 @ 9.12% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 6.87%
0-2 @ 4.93%
1-3 @ 2.48% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.78% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.73%
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 29.24%

Head to Head
Mar 4, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 35
Bradford
2-0
Colchester
Cook (90+3'), Banks (90+6')
Aug 16, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 4
Colchester
1-0
Bradford
Eastman (90+7')

Platt (44'), Angol (74'), Halliday (78'), Cook (90+2')
Apr 18, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 43
Colchester
3-0
Bradford
Kenlock (16'), Wiredu (33'), Sears (75')

O'Connor (52')
O'Connor (66')
Dec 8, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 20
Bradford
0-0
Colchester
Watt (85')
Chilvers (77'), Smith (87')
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Mar 27, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Colchester
1-2
Bradford
Nouble (42')
Smith (90+4')
Scales (10'), Cook (58')
Scales (75')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall37209867432469
2Bradford CityBradford37199948311766
3AFC Wimbledon371891049262363
4Doncaster RoversDoncaster371891054441063
5Notts County3717101056391761
6Port Vale361613747371061
7Colchester UnitedColchester371416745331258
8Crewe AlexandraCrewe37141584538757
9Grimsby Town37175155154-356
10Salford City371411124441353
11Bromley371313114845352
12Chesterfield361491358441451
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham371311135154-350
14Fleetwood TownFleetwood371213124946349
15Swindon TownSwindon371114125555047
16Newport CountyNewport37137174861-1346
17BarrowBarrow36128164043-344
18MK Dons36126184653-742
19Gillingham36119163139-842
20Accrington StanleyAccrington371010174555-1040
21Harrogate TownHarrogate37117192948-1940
22Tranmere RoversTranmere37812172855-2736
23Morecambe3786233356-2330
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle3669212653-2727
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