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Bradford City play host to Colchester United at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1981, the Bantams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1981/1982 | Fri 19 Feb | Colchester U. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 26 Sep | Bradford City | 2-1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 07 Jan | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Colchester U. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 23 Aug | Colchester U. | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 14 May | Colchester U. | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 18 Dec | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 27 Apr | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Colchester U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bantams in those games, with 7 conceded.
Colchester U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bradford City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 28 points from 16 games. Colchester U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Colchester U. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Bantams being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Won 3 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 16 . |
| Colchester U. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |