League Two match prediction and preview for Colchester United vs Bradford City clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: JobServe Community Stadium (10105 seats)

Colchester United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 21st position in the League Two table. Visiting Bradford City holds 14th place with 48 pts.

Insights:
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Colchester United nor Bradford City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Colchester United form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Colchester United at their home stadium (JobServe Community Stadium) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Colchester United drew their last game, also a home match. Tranmere Rovers (placed 4th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Preceding that match was a defeat to Port Vale (0-1).

Opportunity lost for Colchester in the Tranmere Rovers match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The Colchester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Colchester's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bradford City form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L9 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Bradford City are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

P. O'Connor was the last player to score for the away team. Bradford haven't scored a league goal in the last 206 minutes.

Bradford play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Scunthorpe United (placed 16th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Oldham Athletic.

Bradford have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 26 goals have been conceded by Bradford in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bradford City - Colchester United 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Colchester, five draws and one win for Bradford City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedC. Harriott
C. Harriott
8 goals
ColchesterJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals
Bradford CityL. Novak
L. Novak
6 goals

Colchester United missing players

Bradford City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Colchester United Bradford City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 35
8 7 4 Won W 4 6 13
15 6 1 Drew D 0 3 9
14 5 1 Lost L 2 9 13
35 25 10 Scored S 11 21 38
51 22 6 Conceded C 8 26 40
84% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
70% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 63%
46% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 56% 49%
16% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 20%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
54% 67% 83% BTTS BTTS 83% 56% 49%
24% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 29%
38% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
9.4 9.3 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 10.6 10.8
3 3.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.7 4.1
32% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 34% 31% 26%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Colchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

Bradford City:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.