Bradford City vs Colchester United

12 August 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee M Edwards

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Clarke Oduor 45’
  • Alex Pattison 58’
  • Joe Taylor 9’

Match summary

Bradford City came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Colchester United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Joe Taylor put Colchester United ahead in the 9th minute, Clarke Oduor equalised with a header in the 45th minute, and Alex Pattison won it in the 58th minute.

Shots finished 19-11 to Bradford City, with 7 on target for Bradford City and 2 for Colchester United.

Match stats

Bradford City Colchester United
19 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bradford City Colchester United
Kick-off
9’
Joe Taylor0-1 (Colchester United)
Clarke Oduor1-1 (Bradford City)
45’
Half-time1-1
Alex Pattison2-1 (Bradford City)
58’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bradford City
  • Matthew Platt
  • Jamie Walker
Colchester United
  • Tom Dallison
  • Joe Taylor

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Colchester United attacking Bradford City attacking 
3’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 9’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, goal 9’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 12’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, saved 12’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 12’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 15’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 20’ Arthur Read (Colchester United), open play, off target 32’ Tom Dallison (Colchester United), open play, off target 40’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, off target 42’ Matthew Platt (Bradford City), set piece, saved 45’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, goal 47’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 48’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), open play, off target 49’ Connor Hall (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 50’ Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 48’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 49’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), from a corner, hit the woodwork 52’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 58’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, goal 61’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 68’ Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City), open play, off target 70’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, blocked 72’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 78’ Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 85’ Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United), open play, saved 87’ Matt Jay (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 90+8’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, off target 90+9’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 90+10’ Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United), open play, blocked 3’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 9’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, goal 9’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 12’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, saved 12’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 12’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 15’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, saved 20’ Arthur Read (Colchester United), open play, off target 32’ Tom Dallison (Colchester United), open play, off target 40’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, off target 42’ Matthew Platt (Bradford City), set piece, saved 45’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), open play, goal 47’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 48’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), open play, off target 49’ Connor Hall (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 50’ Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 48’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 49’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), from a corner, hit the woodwork 52’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, blocked 58’ Alex Pattison (Bradford City), open play, goal 61’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 68’ Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City), open play, off target 70’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, blocked 72’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 78’ Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 85’ Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United), open play, saved 87’ Matt Jay (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 90+8’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, off target 90+9’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, blocked 90+10’ Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ciaran Kelly Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Richard Smallwood Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
Alex Gilliead Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Clarke Oduor Taken off
68′ 1 – 4 – – – –
90′ – – 7 – – – –
Jamie Walker Taken off
28′ – – – – – –
Tyler Smith Came on as a substitute
62′ – – 3 – – – –
Emmanuel Osadebe Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Liam Ridehalgh Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Brad Halliday Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Kevin McDonald Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bradford City win 51% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Colchester United win 22% Avg odds 4.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.