Bradford vs Colchester Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Walker, Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 22, 21:00 | 4 min read

Bradford City AFC

Football England - EFL League Two The University of Bradford Stadium Sat 22 Mar 22:00

Colchester United FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Side With U's and a Goals Start

When Colchester clash against Bradford, we will take the former at 2.03 on the Asian Handicap +0.25. With our stake divided between 0 and +0.5, the visitors look as though they can land a return by swerving defeat.

Last H2H Clash Ended 1-1

Bradford City lost their last game, being beaten at home to Tranmere Rovers 1-0 at The University of Bradford Stadium.

Colchester United secured a 3-0 home win over Fleetwood Town at JobServe Community Stadium in their previous game.

Bradford are unbeaten in the past four games against Colchester, with the last clash ending in a 1-1 draw at JobServe Community Stadium. The past 10 H2H games have included three Bradford wins, two Colchester victories and five draws.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 Bradford logo Bradford 45 21 12 12 63 45 18 63:45 75
10 Colchester logo Colchester 45 16 18 11 52 47 5 52:47 66
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Confirmed Lineups

Bradford confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Sam Walker (GK), Aden Baldwin, Neill Byrne, Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Bradley Halliday, Brandon Khela, Richard Smallwood, Omotayo Adaramola, George Lapslie, Calum Kavanagh, Tyreik Samuel Wright.

Colchester confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matt Macey (GK), Mandela Egbo, Fiacre Kelleher, Tom Flanagan, Rob Hunt, Harry Anderson, Arthur Read, Jack Payne, Ellis Iandolo, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor.

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Expert League Two Analysis

Team news plays a valuable role and we’re always monitoring the players who have an injury concern. We’ve also got a handle on the form guide, with plenty of data provided which puts you in the picture in terms of stats.

Key Bradford vs Colchester league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colchester in all of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colchester in all of their last 5 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colchester in 13 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Bradford in 2 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colchester in 2 consecutive games against Bradford.

Bradford vs Colchester Prediction

Colchester have a good chance of winning this League Two clash and we’ll wager them on the Asian Handicap. Take the visitors at 2.03 with a +0.25 goal start in then expectation that they can perform well.

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Colchester +0.25 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 49.4% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Bradford Bradford logo 0 - 1 Colchester logo Colchester

Our correct score prediction is a 1-0 win for Colchester which is available at odds of 8.00. We think they’ll achieve victory and this is a way of getting bigger odds and more excitement.

Bradford vs Colchester Odds

For this League Two match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Bradford City are the 2.20 favourite to win and that means a 45% chance of winning. Colchester United are regarded as the least likely winner at 3.40.

The odds suggest that Under 2.5 Goals is the likelier outcome in this match. If you’re expecting at least one team to keep a clean sheet, you might be interested in the 1.57 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 9 wins, 1 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 7 wins, 0 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 1 defeats and 5 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Bradford vs Colchester team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Bradford vs Colchester Lineups

Bradford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Bradford Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Sam Walker
15 Aden Baldwin 5 Neill Byrne 30 R. Crichlow-Noble 2 Bradley Halliday
11 Brandon Khela 6 Richard Smallwood 45 Omotayo Adaramola 32 George Lapslie
8 Calum Kavanagh 17 Tyreik Samuel Wright
1 Matt Macey
18 Mandela Egbo 4 Fiacre Kelleher 6 Tom Flanagan 19 Rob Hunt
7 Harry Anderson 16 Arthur Read
10 Jack Payne 3 Ellis Iandolo 21 Owura Edwards
33 Lyle Taylor

Colchester Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Bradford Substitutes

  • 7Jamie Walker
  • 16Alexander Pattison
  • 18Ciaran Kelly
  • 20Paul Huntington
  • 23Bobby Pointon
  • 25Joe Hilton
  • 26Michael Mellon

Colchester Substitutes

  • 11John-Kymani Gordon
  • 12Tom Smith
  • 17Tyreece Simpson
  • 17Anthony Scully
  • 22Jack Tucker
  • 30Kane Vincent-Young
  • 31Oscar Thorn

Previous Bradford Lineups

15 Mar League Two
Bradford 0-1 Tranmere
08 Mar League Two
Gillingham 1-0 Bradford
05 Mar League Two
Bradford 3-0 Cheltenham
01 Mar League Two
Salford 1-2 Bradford
26 Feb League Two
Bromley 0-1 Bradford
22 Feb League Two
Bradford 2-0 MK Dons

Previous Colchester Lineups

15 Mar League Two
Colchester 3-0 Fleetwood
12 Mar League Two
Colchester 2-1 Port Vale
08 Mar League Two
Cheltenham 0-1 Colchester
05 Mar League Two
Colchester 1-0 Chesterfield
01 Mar League Two
MK Dons 0-1 Colchester
22 Feb League Two
Colchester 1-1 Wimbledon

Team Squads

Bradford Squad

Colchester Squad

England FlagLeague Two Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Doncaster 45 23 12 10 71:49 81
2 Port Vale 45 22 14 9 65:45 80
3 Bradford 45 21 12 12 63:45 75
4 Walsall 45 20 14 11 74:54 74
5 Notts County 45 20 12 13 67:47 72
6 Wimbledon 45 19 13 13 55:35 70
7 Salford 45 18 14 13 62:52 68
8 Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61:66 68
9 Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72:54 67
10 Colchester 45 16 18 11 52:47 66
11 Bromley 45 16 15 14 61:59 63
12 Crewe 45 15 17 13 49:47 62
13 Swindon 45 15 16 14 71:63 61
14 Fleetwood 45 15 15 15 60:59 60
15 Cheltenham 45 16 12 17 60:67 60
16 Barrow 45 15 13 17 52:50 58
17 Gillingham 45 13 16 16 40:46 55
18 MK Dons 45 14 9 22 52:66 51
19 Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53:68 50
20 Harrogate 45 13 11 21 41:60 50
21 Newport 45 13 10 22 51:72 49
22 Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41:64 48
23 Carlisle 45 10 11 24 42:69 41
24 Morecambe 45 10 6 29 39:70 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bradford 22 16 4 2 38:13 52
2 Wimbledon 23 13 5 5 35:16 44
3 Port Vale 22 12 7 3 34:17 43
4 Doncaster 23 12 7 4 38:23 43
5 Walsall 23 12 6 5 46:32 42
6 Chesterfield 23 10 10 3 41:27 40
7 Colchester 22 10 7 5 28:15 37
8 Barrow 23 10 7 6 34:22 37
9 Cheltenham 23 10 6 7 32:31 36
10 Notts County 22 10 5 7 30:19 35
11 Salford 23 10 5 8 32:28 35
12 Gillingham 23 10 5 8 24:20 35
13 Newport 22 10 5 7 31:28 35
14 Swindon 22 9 7 6 39:33 34
15 Harrogate 23 10 4 9 26:31 34
16 Crewe 22 9 6 7 30:26 33
17 Fleetwood 23 7 12 4 24:21 33
18 Tranmere 23 8 9 6 24:22 33
19 Grimsby 22 10 3 9 30:34 33
20 Bromley 22 8 7 7 32:26 31
21 MK Dons 23 8 6 9 25:25 30
22 Accr. Stanley 22 5 11 6 29:30 26
23 Carlisle 22 5 7 10 23:33 22
24 Morecambe 22 6 4 12 23:34 22

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