Colchester United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League Two match on November 16th, 2024

A League Two match between Colchester United and Bradford City will hold on November 16th, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Colchester United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Colchester United vs Bradford City will occur

The game will be played in the small JobServe Community Stadium stadium, in the city of Colchester, with a capacity for 10105 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Colchester United vs Bradford City betting tip 2024/2025

The League Two has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.98 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.51 goals per match played.

Colchester United last match

Colchester United comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Arsenal U21, valid for the EFL Trophy, ended with a 3-0. The team coached by D. Cowley lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.95.

Bradford City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League Two, Bradford City, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Fleetwood Town team with a final score of 1-0.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Colchester United vs Bradford City h2h

The last time Bradford City went up against Colchester United, it was in League Two. Bradford City, ranked 14th place, started with a 3-4-3 tactic, while Colchester United, then in 22nd place, was charged with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested League Two game during the 2023/2024 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Bradford City team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Colchester United team.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Colchester United thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Arsenal U21, Bradford City lost in a match against Fleetwood Town. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Oscar Thorn, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

Colchester United

League Two leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Colchester United comes into this game with only 13 points. The team occupies 21st place in the League Two, saddled with a negative balance of 2 wins, 5 losses, and 7 draws.

Which means that in the 16th round, the team has 1 point in advantage, over Swindon Town team who is in the position 22.

Colchester United analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Colchester United: at the end of the round 15 it registers 17 goals scored against 21 taken by its goalkeeper.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Colchester United as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Colchester United and Bradford City being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Colchester United

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Lyle Taylor. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Colchester United, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Bradford City

League Two leaderboard now

Bradford City arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 10th place in the League Two, having won 6 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Bradford City analysis

We have reached matchday 15 in League Two and at the moment Bradford City has made 20 goals and conceded 16.

Bradford City is a more offensive team than Colchester United, having 1498 attacks vs. 1175 from Colchester United, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Colchester United converted into goal 17 times.

Best goalscorer from Bradford City

Andy Cook has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 8 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Bradford City to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Colchester United is Lyle Taylor, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bradford City is Andy Cook, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Colchester United 1.14 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Bradford City 1.13 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.04 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.13 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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