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League Two | Gameweek 20
Dec 8, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Valley Parade
Colchester United

Bradford
0 - 0
Colchester


Watt (85')
FT

Chilvers (77'), Smith (87')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Bradford City 0-1 Colchester United

After a draining FA Cup journey this season having to play Exeter three times, travelling down to St James' Park twice last month, all to end up being knocked out of the competition, that may have negatively impacted the Bradford camp. Colchester will be looking to take advantage of that and it is a good opportunity for the visitors to record just their third league away win of the season against a side which is not in terrific form. 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 41.95%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 30.22% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (8.01%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 0-1 (10.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.

Result
Bradford CityDrawColchester United
41.95%27.82%30.22%
Both teams to score 47.12%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.47%58.53%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.89%79.1%
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.47%27.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.97%63.03%
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.02%34.98%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.28%71.72%
Score Analysis
    Bradford City 41.95%
    Colchester United 30.22%
    Draw 27.81%
Bradford CityDrawColchester United
1-0 @ 12.42%
2-1 @ 8.42%
2-0 @ 8.01%
3-1 @ 3.62%
3-0 @ 3.45%
3-2 @ 1.9%
4-1 @ 1.17%
4-0 @ 1.11%
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 41.95%
1-1 @ 13.04%
0-0 @ 9.63%
2-2 @ 4.42%
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 27.81%
0-1 @ 10.11%
1-2 @ 6.85%
0-2 @ 5.31%
1-3 @ 2.4%
0-3 @ 1.86%
2-3 @ 1.55%
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 30.22%

How you voted: Bradford vs Colchester

Bradford City
47.4%
Draw
28.9%
Colchester United
23.7%
38
Head to Head
Mar 27, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Colchester
1-2
Bradford
Nouble (42')
Smith (90+4')
Scales (10'), Cook (58')
Scales (75')
Sep 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 1
Bradford
0-0
Colchester
Staunton (19')
Welch-Hayes (68'), Eastman (76'), Smith (90+5')
Apr 4, 2020 3pm
Jan 21, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Colchester
0-0
Bradford
Harriott (36'), Pell (77'), Clampin (86'), Comley (90')
McCartan (45'), Mellor (88')
Mar 1, 2016 7.45pm
Bradford
1-2
Colchester
Thomas (17')
Thomas (45')
Ambrose (23', 57')
Massey (20'), Ambrose (70'), Garvan (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall18114334191537
2Port Vale1910542619735
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster199642822633
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe188732216631
5Grimsby Town1910182728-131
6AFC Wimbledon1893630161430
7MK Dons1793530191130
8Chesterfield1977533231028
9Notts County187742518728
10Gillingham188281916326
11Bradford CityBradford186752319425
12Salford City186661719-224
13BarrowBarrow186571817123
14Bromley185852323023
15Cheltenham TownCheltenham196582528-323
16Fleetwood TownFleetwood175752322122
17Newport CountyNewport186482128-722
18Colchester UnitedColchester184952322121
19Harrogate TownHarrogate1963101628-1221
20Accrington StanleyAccrington184682533-818
21Tranmere RoversTranmere184681225-1318
22Swindon TownSwindon193792333-1016
23Morecambe1935111934-1514
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1835101530-1514


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