League Two

League Two | Gameweek 2

Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK

The Utilita Energy Stadium

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')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

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

Goals
for

Colchester United

All competitions

League Two

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

Goals
for

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 City	Draw	Colchester United
43.99% ( 0)	26.77%	29.24%

Both teams to score 49.69% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.96% (

-0.01)

55.04% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.7% (

-0)

76.3% (

0.01)

Bradford City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.14%

24.86% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.54% (

-0)

59.46% (

0.01)

Colchester United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.13% (

-0)

33.88% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.46% (

-0)

70.54% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Bradford City 43.99%

Colchester United 29.24%

Draw 26.76%

Bradford City	Draw	Colchester United
1-0 @ 11.72% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 8.83% 2-0 @ 8.16% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.1% ( -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) 2-2 @ 4.78% ( -0) Other @ 0.88% Total : 26.76%	0-1 @ 9.12% ( 0) 1-2 @ 6.87% 0-2 @ 4.93% 1-3 @ 2.48% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.78% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.73% Other @ 2.34% Total : 29.24%