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​

Bradford City

2 - 1

Colchester United

  • 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

Jamie Walker- Yellow
7'
9'
Tyler Smith- sub ->Jamie Walker
28'
40'
Tom Dallison- Yellow
Clarke Oduor(goal)
45'
Matty Platt- Yellow
45'
57'
Alex Pattison(goal)
58'
65'
Jayden Fevrier- sub ->Tom Hopper
66'
John Akinde- sub ->Mauro Bandeira
68'
73'
Brad Halliday- sub ->Ciaran Kelly
79'
Liam Ridehalgh- sub ->Alex Gilliead
79'
Kevin McDonald- sub ->Richard Smallwood
80'
84'
85'
Matt Jay- sub ->Ellis Iandolo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

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

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.0
D
Matty Platt 5.England
7.2
45'
D
Sam Stubbs 15.England
7.3
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
79'
M
Richard Smallwood 6.England
7.2
80'
M
Alex Pattison 10.England
7.1
58'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.0
79'
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
8.4
68' 45'
M
Daniel Oyegoke 22.England
7.5
F
Jamie Walker 7.Scotland
6.7
28' 7'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.5
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Brad Halliday 2.England
6.7
79'
D
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
6.6
79'
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
6.6
68'
M
Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland
6.6
80'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
7.0
28'
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England

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 (6.0), Matthew Platt (7.2), Sam Stubbs (7.3), Ciaran Kelly (6.8), Daniel Oyegoke (7.5), Alex Gilliead (7.0), Richard Smallwood (7.2), Clarke Oduor (8.4), Alexander Pattison (7.1), Jamie Walker (6.7) and Andy Cook (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Brad Halliday (6.7), Liam Ridehalgh (6.6), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.6), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith (7.0), Kevin McDonald (6.6) 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 (8.4) 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

Colchester United
G
O. Goodman 1.England
7.8
D
Connor Hall 5.England
7.0
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
6.7
84' 40'
D
Nico Lawrence 23.England
6.8
M
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
6.8
85'
M
Mauro Bandeira 8.Portugal
6.7
66'
M
Noah Chilvers 10.England
7.1
M
Arthur Read 16.England
7.0
M
J. Tchamadeu 22.Cameroon
6.6
F
Tom Hopper 14.England
6.8
65'
F
Joe Taylor 25.Wales
7.3
73' 57' 9'
Substitutes
G
S. Hornby 29.England
D
W. Greenidge 2.England
84'
D
Al-Amin Kazeem 30.England
M
Matt Jay 7.England
85'
F
John Akinde 24.England
6.8
66'
F
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
6.5
65'
F
B. Ihionvien 48.England
6.6
73'

Colchester United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ben Garner played with: Owen Goodman (7.8), Nico Lawrence (6.8), Tom Dallison (6.7), Connor Hall (7.0), Junior Tchamadeu (6.6), Mauro Bandeira (6.7), Noah Chilvers (7.1), Arthur Read (7.0), Ellis Iandolo (6.8), Tom Hopper (6.8) and Joe Taylor (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: William Greenidge, Matt Jay, John Akinde (6.8), Sam Hornby, Al-Amin Kazeem, Jayden Fevrier (6.5) and Bradley Ihionvien (6.6).

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.​