COLCHESTER. Bradford City and Colchester United draw 1-1. A. Cook scored the first goal (35′) for Bradford City. T. Hopper settled the score (59′). Colchester United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Simpson with the help of Paul Lister and Contall Bartlett. The 4th official was Hugh Gilroy. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.57 degrees Celsius or 40.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Colchester United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bradford City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match​.

Colchester United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 22 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Colchester United has 25 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Bradford City will has 35 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Salford City on the 20th of January with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Colchester United (2 draws).

Bradford City will host Doncaster Rovers on the 20th of January with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Bradford City (3 draws).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Owen Goodman (6.8), Zach Mitchell (7.1), Connor Hall (7.0), Tom Dallison (8.2), Jayden Richardson (7.0), Cameron McGeehan (7.1), Arthur Read (7.8), Jayden Fevrier (6.3), Matt Jay (7.0), Noah Chilvers (6.6) and Tom Hopper (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: William Greenidge, Conor Wilkinson (7.3), Owura Edwards (6.3), John Akinde (7.0), Sam Hornby, Marley Marshall and Bradley Ihionvien.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: Tom Hopper for John Akinde (84′), Matt Jay for Conor Wilkinson (55′) and Jayden Fevrier for Owura Edwards (76′).

Player of the match: Tom Dallison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Tom Dallison.

His rating is 8.2 with 46 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Bradford City – Formation

Also Bradford City adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Graham Alexander played with: Sam Walker (6.7), Jonathan Tomkinson (7.0), Ash Taylor (7.0), Sam Stubbs (7.0), Brad Halliday (7.1), Alex Gilliead (6.8), Richard Smallwood   (7.1), Liam Ridehalgh (7.7), Harry Chapman (6.7), Andy Cook (8.1) and Bobby Pointon (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Matty Platt, Clarke Oduor (7.0), Colin Doyle, Tyler Smith, Ciaran Kelly, Vadaine Oliver (6.4) and Kevin McDonald.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: Harry Chapman for Clarke Oduor (68′) and Bobby Pointon for Vadaine Oliver (68′).

Player of the match: Andy Cook​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Andy Cook.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 22 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Wrexham – AFC Wimbledon – 2-0
• Tranmere Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
• Sutton United – Barrow – 2-2
• Stockport County – Walsall – 3-1
• Morecambe – Mansfield Town – 1-1
• Grimsby Town – Notts County – 5-5
• Forest Green Rovers – Harrogate Town – 0-2
• Doncaster Rovers – Newport County – 0-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Swindon Town – 2-1
• Crawley Town – Salford City – 0-1
• Colchester United – Bradford City – 1-1
• Accrington Stanley – Gillingham – 1-2