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League Two
Colchester United
League Two | Gameweek 16
Nov 16, 2024 at 3pm UK
JobServe Community Stadium
Bradford City

Colchester
1 - 1
Bradford

McDonnell (90+9')
McDonnell (64'), Tovide (90+10')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Cook (30')
Cook (70'), Shepherd (71'), Richards (78'), Halliday (82')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Colchester United

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Colchester 3-0 Arsenal U21s
Tuesday, November 12 at 7.45pm in EFL Trophy

Bradford City

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Fleetwood 1-0 Bradford
Saturday, November 9 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Colchester United 1-1 Bradford City

 Having lost momentum following a pair of losses, Bradford City could find it tough against a Colchester United side who are well versed in avoiding defeat despite their lack of victories this term. 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 41.52%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 32.68% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bradford City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.79%) and 0-2 (7.07%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 1-0 (8.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Colchester UnitedDrawBradford City
32.68% (0.067999999999998 0.07) 25.79% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02) 41.52% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Both teams to score 54.22% (0.088999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.11% (0.104 0.1)49.88% (-0.11 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.12% (0.091999999999999 0.09)71.87% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
Colchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.16% (0.093999999999994 0.09)28.83% (-0.1 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.3% (0.12 0.12)64.69% (-0.126 -0.13)
Bradford City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.19% (0.019999999999996 0.02)23.8% (-0.025000000000002 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.02% (0.030000000000001 0.03)57.97% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Colchester United 32.68%
    Bradford City 41.52%
    Draw 25.79%
Colchester UnitedDrawBradford City
1-0 @ 8.54% (-0.014000000000001 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.62% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
2-0 @ 5.31% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.16% (0.014 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.27% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.2% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.98% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 32.68%
1-1 @ 12.25% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.86% (-0.031 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.47% (0.013 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.08% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.79%
0-1 @ 9.85% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 8.79% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 7.07% (-0.022 -0.02)
1-3 @ 4.21% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-3 @ 3.38% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.62% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.51% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 1.21% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 0.94% (0.0039999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 41.52%

How you voted: Colchester vs Bradford

Colchester United
21.1%
Draw
26.3%
Bradford City
52.6%
19
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2-1
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Walker (7'), Hughes (8'), Platt (45+5')
Taylor (9')
Dallison (40'), Taylor (57')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall19124335191640
2Doncaster RoversDoncaster2110653124736
3Port Vale2010642619736
4Crewe AlexandraCrewe209832416835
5AFC Wimbledon19103631161533
6Chesterfield2087535231231
7Grimsby Town2010192730-331
8MK Dons1893630201030
9Gillingham209382218430
10Bradford CityBradford197752419528
11Notts County197752521428
12Salford City197662019127
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham217682930-127
14BarrowBarrow207582018226
15Bromley195952323024
16Colchester UnitedColchester2041152322123
17Fleetwood TownFleetwood195862425-123
18Newport CountyNewport196582128-723
19Harrogate TownHarrogate2063111730-1321
20Tranmere RoversTranmere205691529-1421
21Accrington StanleyAccrington194782634-819
22Swindon TownSwindon2037102334-1116
23Morecambe2035121936-1714
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1935111532-1714
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