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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
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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall21144339192046
2Port Vale2210752721637
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster2210663126536
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe219842518735
5AFC Wimbledon21104732181434
6Chesterfield2297636251134
7Notts County219753021934
8Grimsby Town22111103034-434
9Salford City219662519633
10Bradford CityBradford218762623331
11MK Dons209383328530
12Bromley217953025530
13Gillingham219392220230
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham228683131030
15Colchester UnitedColchester2151152522326
16Fleetwood TownFleetwood206862625126
17BarrowBarrow217592021-126
18Newport CountyNewport217592936-726
19Tranmere RoversTranmere205691529-1421
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2263131834-1621
21Swindon TownSwindon2248102736-920
22Accrington StanleyAccrington204792636-1019
23Morecambe2245132038-1817
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2136121533-1815
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