BRADFORD. Bradford City succeeded in turn the tables against Colchester United to win 2-1. It was Colchester United to strike first with an early goal of Joe Taylor at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, gave the win to Bradford City in the 45′ minute.
The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Marc Edwards who had the assistance of Bradley Hall and . The 4th official was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 7 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 108
- 50 Dangerous attack 41
- 91 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 11
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Bradford City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Colchester United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Bradford City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Walker, Mark Hughes and Matthew Platt). On the other side, Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (Tom Dallison and Joe Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bradford City has 4 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United stays with 0 points (24th).
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Sutton United on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).
Colchester United will host Accrington Stanley on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
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Bradford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis
, Matthew Platt , Sam Stubbs , Ciaran Kelly , Daniel Oyegoke , Alex Gilliead , Richard Smallwood , Clarke Oduor , Alexander Pattison , Jamie Walker and Andy Cook .The home team had on the bench: Brad Halliday
, Liam Ridehalgh , Emmanuel Osadebe , Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith , Kevin McDonald and Matt Derbyshire.Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Tyler Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 5 changes: Jamie Walker for Tyler Smith (28′), Clarke Oduor for Emmanuel Osadebe (68′), Ciaran Kelly for Brad Halliday (79′), Alex Gilliead for Liam Ridehalgh (79′) and Richard Smallwood for Kevin McDonald (80′).
Best player: Clarke Oduor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Clarke Oduor.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Colchester United – Formation
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Colchester United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ben Garner played with: Owen Goodman
, Nico Lawrence , Tom Dallison , Connor Hall , Junior Tchamadeu , Mauro Bandeira , Noah Chilvers , Arthur Read , Ellis Iandolo , Tom Hopper and Joe Taylor .The following players were sitting on the bench: William Greenidge, Matt Jay, John Akinde
, Sam Hornby, Al-Amin Kazeem, Jayden Fevrier and Bradley Ihionvien .Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Tom Hopper for Jayden Fevrier (65′), Mauro Bandeira for John Akinde (66′), Tom Dallison for William Greenidge (84′) and Ellis Iandolo for Matt Jay (85′).
Best player: Owen Goodman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was the goalkeeper: Owen Goodman. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Stockport County – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Salford City – Crawley Town – 1-1
- Notts County – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Newport County – Doncaster Rovers – 4-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
- Mansfield Town – Morecambe – 3-0
- Harrogate Town – Forest Green Rovers – 0-1
- Gillingham – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
- Bradford City – Colchester United – 2-1
- Barrow – Sutton United – 2-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Wrexham – 1-1